I watched The Gods Must Be Crazy tonight for the first time since I was a child. It made me surprisingly emotional, but not so much for the explicit content of the film as the context of experiences with which it was juxtaposed. The plot is rather unique - if you haven’t seen the film yet,
I sensed that you were trying to be kind to the Black Revolutionaries here, but they are beyond that. They are animals and should be treated as such, we will push out every Kaffir out of the Cape if we have to. Cape independence is unstoppable.
If it makes you feel any better Robert, then I too dislike the parallels of what’s going in Isreal and what could happen in South Africa. It’s too jarring to contemplate at times but your lovely words will serve as a useful buffer from the existential dread... at least for now.
Thanks for your writing Robert. Ive enjoyed learning about South Africa and the situation it finds itself in. What are the best books about South Africa and its history/culture/politics that you recommend?
I sensed that you were trying to be kind to the Black Revolutionaries here, but they are beyond that. They are animals and should be treated as such, we will push out every Kaffir out of the Cape if we have to. Cape independence is unstoppable.
If it makes you feel any better Robert, then I too dislike the parallels of what’s going in Isreal and what could happen in South Africa. It’s too jarring to contemplate at times but your lovely words will serve as a useful buffer from the existential dread... at least for now.
Thanks for your writing Robert. Ive enjoyed learning about South Africa and the situation it finds itself in. What are the best books about South Africa and its history/culture/politics that you recommend?
Lovely words Robert..