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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 878014" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Apartheid is about "segregation" on the grounds of race and derives from the Afrikaans word for "seperateness" (so I'm told). It is the economic, social and political exclusion of human beings based on their race. That is a far stronger and repugnant version of "racism" than any hypothetical (and unproven) quota system and it is grossly indecent and inappropriate to draw a comparison between the two. </p><p></p><p><em>"a political system in which people of different races are separated"</em></p><p><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apartheid" target="_blank">https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apartheid</a></p><p></p><p>It seems some posters could do with a few history lessons of their own for African affairs. Heck, I think Wikipedia would be a start for some gauging from a couple of posts above. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I find it amusing that posters in an international forum should resort to the old cry of "you aren't from here, what do you know?" rather than engaging in any meaningful discussion, or forwarding any point with a credible reference. </p><p></p><p>The point of my posts, as with most posts in a public forum, is to stimulate discussion and debate. I try not to retread old ground and introduce new evidence into proceedings. But today I've decided to reiterate a fews points, if you'll pardon the indulgence.</p><p></p><p>My end game is that in a few years time, when South African rugby is more representative of their population in terms of race, gender and economic/social background they will be more competitive, and we can all look back and laugh at the folly of those who felt Transformation was an evil bogeyman out to deprive you of your enjoyment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 878014, member: 74121"] Apartheid is about "segregation" on the grounds of race and derives from the Afrikaans word for "seperateness" (so I'm told). It is the economic, social and political exclusion of human beings based on their race. That is a far stronger and repugnant version of "racism" than any hypothetical (and unproven) quota system and it is grossly indecent and inappropriate to draw a comparison between the two. [i]"a political system in which people of different races are separated"[/i] [URL]https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apartheid[/URL] It seems some posters could do with a few history lessons of their own for African affairs. Heck, I think Wikipedia would be a start for some gauging from a couple of posts above. I find it amusing that posters in an international forum should resort to the old cry of "you aren't from here, what do you know?" rather than engaging in any meaningful discussion, or forwarding any point with a credible reference. The point of my posts, as with most posts in a public forum, is to stimulate discussion and debate. I try not to retread old ground and introduce new evidence into proceedings. But today I've decided to reiterate a fews points, if you'll pardon the indulgence. My end game is that in a few years time, when South African rugby is more representative of their population in terms of race, gender and economic/social background they will be more competitive, and we can all look back and laugh at the folly of those who felt Transformation was an evil bogeyman out to deprive you of your enjoyment. [/QUOTE]
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