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From: hijab@CAD.BERKELEY.EDU
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Subject: Re: South Africa
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Date: Sat, 11-Oct-86 15:47:22 EDT
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ametek!walton@csvax.caltech.edu writes:

>
>    Kissinger's answer to South Africa's problem is something
>patterned on the American system.............................
>............  Kissinger suggests a Western-sponsored conference among
>moderates of all races and tribes in South Africa, with the express
>goal of fashioning a federal government for South Africa.  This must
>be coupled with clear statements from the entire West that once such
>a compromise is formed, we will brook no delays in implementing it,
>and that strong pressure will be brought to bear to force the current
>government to acquiesce in the change.
>    Comments?
>
The problem with this approach is that it does not takes into
consideration the right of the black South Africans to self-
determination in their homeland, or majority rule. It presumes
to impose a *Western* solution on South Africa. Why? ... Because
Kissinger would like to stack the decks in favor of the White
Afrikaaners, with whom he empathizes so much. The worst part of
it is that the solution would start from a position of overwhelming
superiority by the Whites, without any obvious way to redress
the balance. The only way for justice to prevail is for the
Afrikaaners to *lose power*, and for the black majority to take
over, just as happened in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Kissinger has
already messed up South East Asia and the Middle East. We do not
need more of his perverted genious.
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