Comments on: Cries from the beloved country

By: Bob North

Bob North — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:43:03 +0000

I don’t know too many peoples or races that don’t wish to have control of their own destiny.
Aborigines, here in Australia, have that wish.
Jews have that same longing in modern day Israel.
Why do we criticise the Afrikaners for wishing the same as every other group or race on planet Earth?
Was there an alternative for them, other than Apartheid?

By: Ernst Marais

Ernst Marais — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:22:59 +0000

Jews like Nadine Gordimer demonised Afrikaners and got a Nobel Prize for her efforts.
There is even an Anti-Apartheid museum, modelled on a Holocaust Museum that tries to equate Apartheid to the Holocaust. (Under Apartheid, the life expectancy of blacks increased from 38 to 64 years – some Holocaust!) This was financed by the Krok Brothers.
(The Krok Brothers, of Jewish descent, made their initial fortune by selling skin lightener cream to Blacks. They now reside in Australia).

As Wim pointed out, the hatred that was generated against Afrikaners will be directed at any “white” skin.
The first victim of the 1976 riots was a Jewish doctor.
Amy Biehl, an American, worked amongst the blacks and was killed by them.

By: Wim Kotze

Wim Kotze — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:26:33 +0000

So you wonder why this senseless killing? His skin colour marked him as the enemy. After all, all whites look alike, so how could you expect the killer to have know that he was not a dumb Afrikaner. Perhaps now you know why we had Apartheid. ( from what I gather not much different from your attempts to keep the Palestinians out.)

By: Derek Blanckensee

Derek Blanckensee — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:34:43 +0000

I know the name Sheldon Cohen very well from my youth but I can’t remember why. Can anyone who knows his history help? We lived in Gresswold (next to Kew) and attended school at King Edwards. I really need to fill this gap in my memory and to have an even better understanding of why his murder makes me so angry and sad at the same time. You can mail me at derekmail@iafrica.com.