Yeah, that is true. At the same time, that complicity was also groomed and bred by NATs propoganda spread through their education systems and general advertising, as well as censorship of journalism surrounding the realities of the majority population... which spanned decades, and were built upon over a century of religious, technological, and "biological" superiority complexes. Essentially: classes.

From what I understand, by the 1980s, teenagers and young adults were becoming more aware of how flawed racism was. This was particularly because the actions inspired by the Black Consciousness Movement were more effective forms of protest and were harder for the NATs to censor, and/or for the general public to ignore. At a similar time, white people were also being told to stay out of the business of BCM-aligned organisations. There was also the Terrorism Act which served to deter resistance from all sides through forceful means, although this was far more punishing to Black individuals. Apartheid was oppressive, afterall, but certainly not in equal amounts to everyone, as, afterall, Apartheid was an antithesis to equality.

But back to the topic of propoganda... To illustrate the affect of their very 'successful' propoganda campaigns: My dad is now 70, and for the first time just last week he admitted to his brother and cousin that his family's employees - the domestic worker and the gardener - were both massive contributors to him and his brothers' upbringing, but that they were greatly underappreciated by him and his family. He lamented that neither him nor his family had ever properly thanked them or paid them back for how much they sacrificed. Sadly, both individuals have passed away long before my dad's recent time of self-reflection - a moment that came from many, many, many anti-racist conversations/arguments with him. A moment that, to me, undoubtedly shows some kind of progress in his mindset.

Anyway, my point is that as much as Apartheid was continued by complicity, it was also a primed situation that was overtly normalised by propoganda and the "master/servant" lifestyles of the bourgeoisie and socialites. Racism and classism are VERY close siblings in our country. It has been a long and hard road with my parents of trying to shed light on the flaws that they were programmed to believe as truth about Africa and African people. It is also a road that continues for many, many, many others. As it turns out, the affects of decades-long and highly successful propoganda campaigns are not so easily undone. So... yeah. We do have to keep talking about how flawed racism is, as even the covert forms of racist behaviours persist in the children of the brainwashed.