Story behind De la Rey song
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As the British tried to do a hundred years ago, the black majority government is now trying to suppress the Afrikaner nation 's culture - and in fact all traces of their history. Public funding is being withdrawn from Afrikaner monuments, even though Afrikaners contribute more than their share to tax income. Millions are being spent on changing the names of towns, streets etc. while little is done to maintain infrastructure. The new generation of Afrikaners had nothing to do with Apartheid, yet they are faced with a bleak future, suffering under racial discrimination in the form of affirmative action. Although this excludes them from jobs and promotion beyond a certain level, it also stimulates entrepreneurship and innovative thinking. The Afrikaner nation will rise again to take its place in the country their forefathers helped to build and develop. This song has helped the Afrikaners to regain some of their pride in their history and culture, and this shows that their identity is stronger than many people thought. When people hear the term "Apartheid" they usually see it as a synonym for racial discrimination. Decades of one-sided reporting has obscured the positive aspects of an idea that originated from the wish to ensure a fair share of the country for all its people, in a way that would prevent domination of one group over the other. In retrospect it is easy to criticize and see where things went wrong. Unfortunately, following the assassination of Verwoerd, there was a lack of clear vision and leadership, resulting in so-called "petty Apartheid" , causing unfair treatment of many black people. However, rather than racial hatred, the motivation was born from fear of total loss of political power - the consequences of which were well known through countless examples from decolonised Africa. On balance, European settlers and their descendants probably did more good than bad in Africa. Improved infrastructure and medical care contributed to the massive increase in the black population of South Africa over the last 100 years. (3.5 million in 1900, 35 million 90 years later.)
As the British tried to do a hundred years ago, the black majority government is now trying to suppress the Afrikaner nation 's culture - and in fact all traces of their history. Public funding is being withdrawn from Afrikaner monuments, even though Afrikaners contribute more than their share to tax income. Millions are being spent on changing the names of towns, streets etc. while little is done to maintain infrastructure. The new generation of Afrikaners had nothing to do with Apartheid, yet they are faced with a bleak future, suffering under racial discrimination in the form of affirmative action. Although this excludes them from jobs and promotion beyond a certain level, it also stimulates entrepreneurship and innovative thinking. The Afrikaner nation will rise again to take its place in the country their forefathers helped to build and develop. This song has helped the Afrikaners to regain some of their pride in their history and culture, and this shows that their identity is stronger than many people thought. When people hear the term "Apartheid" they usually see it as a synonym for racial discrimination. Decades of one-sided reporting has obscured the positive aspects of an idea that originated from the wish to ensure a fair share of the country for all its people, in a way that would prevent domination of one group over the other. In retrospect it is easy to criticize and see where things went wrong. Unfortunately, following the assassination of Verwoerd, there was a lack of clear vision and leadership, resulting in so-called "petty Apartheid" , causing unfair treatment of many black people. However, rather than racial hatred, the motivation was born from fear of total loss of political power - the consequences of which were well known through countless examples from decolonised Africa. On balance, European settlers and their descendants probably did more good than bad in Africa. Improved infrastructure and medical care contributed to the massive increase in the black population of South Africa over the last 100 years. (3.5 million in 1900, 35 million 90 years later.)
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