You and I are not saints

Waino 2022-04-22 07:01:17

Our impression of "Mandela" is obviously familiar, but we always can't remember his specific period and time. We thought he died long ago, but in fact he died in 2013. People call this "Mandela" The Mandela Effect".

This year's new crown epidemic has indirectly or directly led to the "Floyd Incident", which has led to a global anti-racism march, and the social status of whites and blacks has been talked about for a long time.

South Africa was originally a developed country in the last century and belonged to the Western camp. After Mandela took office as South Africa's first black president, a series of domestic changes have led to South Africa now becoming a developing country.

We are all outsiders. From the perspective of God, South Africa in the post-Mandela era has changed from rich to poor. Mandela is the "sinner" of South Africa.

South Africa has a population of about 57 million, with 8.0% white people, 8.8% people of color (mulatto), 80.7% black people, and 2.5% other people. After independence, South Africa's apartheid became more and more severe. For the black and white family, the forced separation of husband and wife, and the loss of parents or mothers for people of color, it can be said that South Africa during that period was devoid of humanity.

South Africa in the "developed" period was ruled by 8% white people, and the country's wealth was also in the hands of these few people. The country was built on the basis of Western countries. The segregation system is also quite critical, and the United States only verbally scolded mothers, but after all, Western white people have the same origin, and doing real guns and live ammunition is a joke.

In this kind of environment, more than 80% of the people in the country are still suffering, and they have had their last meal but not the next. What kind of developed country is this? Obviously it is a slave society, and the other 10% are highly developed, rich enough to rival the country, and the gap between the rich and the poor is polarized. How long can such a country last?

Some of Mandela's actions after he came to power are indeed controversial. For example, he implemented comprehensive trade liberalization, deindustrialization, and proportional employment of blacks, which led to a drop in the standards of excellent medical and service industries, and finally became an international joke. These are also objective facts.

I remember the moment when Obama was successfully elected as the President of the United States, all the black Americans on the street were full of tears, because that was hope and the progress of history.

Mandela walked from his 27-year prison to the presidential palace, choosing to forgive everyone, as he told the world on his deathbed: "I wish on my tombstone this sentence: 'Buried here is the A man who has done his duty'. I don't ask for anything else."

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  • Nerine: [after Francois returns from his tea with President Mandela] So, what's he like?

    Francois Pienaar: [pauses] He's unlike any person I've ever met.

  • Hendrick Booyens: [after meeting Francois Pienaar for the first time] He's not as big as he looks on TV.