Ethnical Discrimination is a B**** killing S.A. And we ignore it. Hide under covers. Same ish like Xenophobia. I feel ashamed
Right on brother.
When or if all the foreigners leave, it will turn cultural real quick. Its not difficult to see the split within our political leadership already.
It really is just a matter of time.
Not to sound like im justifying it all, but this has happened many times before in other african countries.
People indigeonous to a specific country divided against cultural lines fighting each other for whatever reasons.
There is nothing new under the sun. Our ancestors have been fightning each other for centuries...Those tensions never really died down, they were left dormant and have been festering for ages. I hate to sound like a prophet of doom, but the way it all looks now, civil war is emminant in this country. Economic factors will prolly trigger it all off, and when that happens, God help us all...
So let start a unity as individuals. Let stop focussing on stereotypes enforced in our minds, which also translate to our way of doing. Let embrace our differences openly and cautiously, meaning that we must be aware of other when celebrating ourselves and roots. Less self glorification. Respect and care for ones self, ones neighbor, community, province, and country.
Man...i really hate to sound "Malcom X-esque/Martin Luther King-esque" here but the truth of the matter is the greatest fear of the western world is unity within the african race. They will never allow that to happen. No revolutionary of that nature has ever fought that battle and survived! Lumumba, Nkrumah i could go on for days.
But i hear what you are saying. And that is the stance i have taken on myself. I will not discriminate on a fellow african based on his cultural practices and/or where he/she comes from. Tolerance is a very easy word to use, but it becomes increasingly difficult when you try to put it into practice.
At the end of the day, there is always hope. But i personally believe that our generation will not live to see any form of successfull cultural integration.
I feel you dawg. But, look at it this way, we now have larger tribes known as Xhosa, Sotho, Zulu, Pedi, and etc. And all these were formed by sub-tribes. So I could say I'm not Zulu (even thou I speak Zulu) cos my tribe is the Bhengus and Khumalos. However, I am Zulu cos Bhengu and Khumalo were united under the Zulu tribe. Another cool thing is that we were once a unity-Xhosa, Sotho, Swati, Zulu, and etc: THE NGUNI NATION. And it's possible for us to go back. And like u said, only time will tell
