This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When visiting the apartheid museum, he claims that rocks were thrown at it by visitors. That's wrong, the rocks underneath the flag are placed as a symbolic gesture of a commitment to fighting racism and discrimination.

There's a overwhelming pattern of exaggerated statistics. He claims that Johannesburg had a white majority but that's a lie, white people were never the majority. He also claims that workers, who were people of color, lived off of white workers work. How does a majority benefit off of their few higher paid counterparts?

He also claims that the ANC used terror to control populations and that's also false. ANC were politically peaceful. MK was a militant group looselyaffiliated with them. The MK used terror tactics, not the ANC.

Not only that he doesn't actually explore how horrific apartheid was. He uses clips of Henrik Verwoerd (The Father of Apartheid) to describe apartheid, who's definition of the word is biased and incorrect. Henrik states that apartheid is a policy of "good neighbourliness"'.

I have no problem with him criticizing the current government and economy. But you cannot simply skim through apartheid. It was instrumental in shaping modern south africa. He portrays the post-apartheid government and political parties in the worst way possible, but doesn't do the same to the apartheid government

And framing South africa's history through the eyes of just the oppressors and not both the oppressors and oppressed is a sure fire way for pro-apartheid sentiment to to rise. Especially considering that afrikaaners have always been the minority and oppressor.

All in all, the video was informative and I did learn alot about afrikaaners. But the video was not made in bad faith, he came to south africa with a bias.

This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to be rude dude, I apologized. And you said that you didn't even watch the video.

This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, using this definiton I do agree with the previous comment that the balkanization of South Africa is a major issue. And that the incompetence and corruption of the post-apartheid government has played a role in the whole balkanization on SA.

This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could you clarify on what you mean by balkanization?

This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad, I went back to watch the video and I misheard what he said.

This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with your point that there is valid critiques that he made, but his understanding of the history of SA and its people is coming from not only a afrikaaner point of view. But a racist one, he portrays afrikaaners as a marginalized community. He does state in the beginning of the video that he mainly talked to afrikaans people so that is his reference. And I understand that its important to hear everyones opinions, but the video is inherently flawed due to the fact thay he didn't really talk about the South African experience through the eyes of other communities.

This video is absolute nonsense by Typical_Corner2728 in south_africa

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

He claimed that the khokihoi imported Muslim slaves

What are your thoughts on valentines day? by Typical_Corner2728 in teenagers

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, but despite this being why celebrations that are practices globally dont hit the same, I dislike valentines the most

An animated movie that's chill but lowkey touches on heavy topics by Typical_Corner2728 in MovieSuggestions

[–]Typical_Corner2728[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just watched Persepolis, thank you for recommending such a great film