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LettersMay 2001 The tyranny of anti-racism by Sarah Ruden Authoritarian government, media coverage & the new South Africa.
Squinting through the hype surrounding the new South Africa, I reckon
that the country is in the middle, farcical stages of
authoritarianism. On Freedom Day, Women’s Day, Heritage Day, and
so on, heroes of the revolution pop out of limousines
and luxury
planes to dispense social upliftment through speeches to the
“previously disadvantaged.” After the straggly rallies, the
government media either represent them
as heady fests or
convey scoldings for indifference to the creation of a better
life
for all.
Even most blacks have firmly re-designated every new holiday Going to the Beach Day, and their decision seems sound. The absurd evil of apartheid could be summed up in the prohibition of the majority of South Africans from the abundant and beautiful beaches; the freedom for all races to play in the sand together signals the blessings of the post-apartheid era. I began this article on March 21, Human Rights ... This article is available to subscribers and for individual purchaseSubscribe to TNC (Print and Online editions) Subscribe to TNC (Online only) This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 19 May 2001, on page 31 Copyright © 2012 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/southafrica-ruden-2187
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