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[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think it's fair to say that at least 90% of white South Africans agree that Apartheid was a bad thing.

I wish. In my personal experience it's simply not true beyond a surface level "apartheid bad". Any deeper conversation or questioning reveals the truth.

[–] the_kid@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

do you know any good history books about apartheid SA? I embarrassingly don't know much about it myself

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I learnt most of it at school, but Max Coleman's analysis of apartheid as a crime against humanity should be a good book explaining just how horrific it was. I think it's available for free here. The same website has lots of good articles too, including a basic summary of what apartheid was .

https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/crime-against-humanity-analysing-repression-apartheid-state-edited-max-coleman

This summary, and the content in the "articles" section at the bottom of the page, is also pretty good.

https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/history-apartheid-south-africa

[–] the_kid@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

![rat-salute](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/94bcb899-8542-45fb-9dd7-b4a49a944346.png "emoji rat-salute")

going to check this out, thanks. I think it's literally not even covered in US schools, I don't remember ever learning about it.

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow they don't cover it at all? Here in South Africa, we even learn about MLK Jr and Malcolm X, the Vietnam war and cold war in general in history. And of course we learn about our own country.

[–] the_kid@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been out of school for a long time so I could be remembering wrong, but I don't remember ever learning about it. everything I do know is from what I've read/watched/heard and it's all very cursory. I mean, we barely even learn about slavery in our own country, so I guess it makes sense.

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I guess so. Part of the US propaganda.