South Africa: Old Boss, New Boss
11th March 2013
Rod Dreher turns over a rock.
Here’s an incredibly well reported New Republic story from South Africa about how the post-apartheid black ruling elite have treated the poor black masses not much better than the whites who ruled them under apartheid. This excerpt comes after the reader meets Cyril Ramaphosa, who had led the black miners to oppose the apartheid government, but who went on to become a wheeler-dealer under ANC government.
March 11th, 2013 at 14:56
Once an example of governance has been set for you, it’s hard to break it. Look at Russia.