poutinegalvaude t1_j5whlqn wrote
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They also had all the power unlike the majority of South Africa’s population
joebro2022 t1_j5wwo0c wrote
What power?
poutinegalvaude t1_j5x8k56 wrote
Are you not aware of who was in control during apartheid?
intheken t1_j5xhmp6 wrote
I think you were supposed to say “the power of voodoo”
TheImperios t1_j5xgkuu wrote
The point here is that white South Africans had more agency over their government's actions than Russians.
poutinegalvaude t1_j5xnb23 wrote
Why would white South Africans want to upset the system that gave them so much money and power?
TheImperios t1_j5xw4ec wrote
The idea I think is exactly that. That while white South Africans could just vote the apartheid government out if they wanted, Russians cannot and their only option is armed insurgency (which is near-impossible while the regime is strong), meaning they are less to blame.
poutinegalvaude t1_j5xym3e wrote
I don't think they could have just voted them out, either. In 1946 it was a response to the foundation of the ANC but by 1948 the Herenigde Nasionale were in control and very authoritarian. White dissenters were treated very harshly, thus discouraging any future support for the dismantling of Apartheid.
TheImperios t1_j5xyng2 wrote
Yeah, it's complicated, IIRC South Africa was effectively ruled by a secret society
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