Biko Bunk - The Deep Flaws of Biko and his Followers
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Steve Bantu Biko is today the most popular South African philosopher. While he was a valiant martyr for the anti-apartheid struggle, his philosophy is not only flawed, it is very bad, and feeds racial hatred and ignorant historical revisionism. For most of my life as a South African, I have been at least tangentially aware of Saint Biko. Having learned about his life, it is impossible to ignore the man's courage, charisma and singlemindedness. But having been forced to read his works at university, I can truly say that they are utter trash. Most of the factual claims he makes are false, his theories sophomore, his morality flexible, and his prejudices deep. Where he is not cynical, he is naive, and where he is not wrong, he is only trivially right. That could easily describe anybody at 24, the age of Bantu Biko at the time of having written the bulk of
Biko Bunk - The Deep Flaws of Biko and his Followers
Biko Bunk - The Deep Flaws of Biko and his…
Biko Bunk - The Deep Flaws of Biko and his Followers
Steve Bantu Biko is today the most popular South African philosopher. While he was a valiant martyr for the anti-apartheid struggle, his philosophy is not only flawed, it is very bad, and feeds racial hatred and ignorant historical revisionism. For most of my life as a South African, I have been at least tangentially aware of Saint Biko. Having learned about his life, it is impossible to ignore the man's courage, charisma and singlemindedness. But having been forced to read his works at university, I can truly say that they are utter trash. Most of the factual claims he makes are false, his theories sophomore, his morality flexible, and his prejudices deep. Where he is not cynical, he is naive, and where he is not wrong, he is only trivially right. That could easily describe anybody at 24, the age of Bantu Biko at the time of having written the bulk of