The Expendables

The June outburst of disorder and violence in South Africa did not, of itself, prove that the South African social system is unjust, any more than the 16 years without mass disorder since the Sharpeville episode proved it just. These new disorders did prove, however, that some of the things that South Africa’s apologists say about its system are false.

The apologists state not only that 1) the system is just, and 2) the non-white sectors of the population, in particular the blacks, are materially better off than in any black-ruled nation, but that 3) the non-whites are satisfied with the system and the gradual improvement in their lot occurring under it, and 4) the government chosen by the white electorate has things well in hand.

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The June outburst of disorder and violence in South Africa did not, of itself, prove that the South African social system is unjust, any more than the 16 years without mass disorder since the Sharpeville episode proved it just. These new disorders did prove, however, that some of the things that South Africa’s apologists say about its system are false.

The apologists state not only that 1) the system is just, and 2) the non-white sectors of the population, in particular the blacks, are materially better off than in any black-ruled nation, but that 3) the non-whites are satisfied with the system and the gradual improvement in their lot occurring under it, and 4) the government chosen by the white electorate has things well in hand.