A friend of mine sent me this link because it made her blood boil. I must say that I feel the same way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7526158.stm
So for some reason, the fact that there are poor white people is newsworthy. Why? Does something in their genetic code dictate that they be less susceptible to poverty, to the whims of life on earth than the rest of us?
The fact that someone felt the need to create a charity that specifically caters to the needs of a particular race in a country with so much overwhelming poverty just disgusts me.
"Today, the ANC government provides a safety net of social grants and basic services for all South Africans who need them, but Afrikaners have lost the privileges they once enjoyed."
So white Afrikaners receive help from the government like all other South Africans, and from their own special charity, but this is not enough - the Solidarity Union feels that the government does not realize that poverty isn't just a black problem. Basically, these people want to keep receiving the unfair privileges they had before. My real problem is with the underlying arrogance behind the assumption that they should.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
I'm back!
I took a little break and made the blog private. I've decided to put it back. Hopefully people still come here from time to time . . . ha
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