President of the United States Ronald Reagan vetoed the anti-apartheid act

[spanone]

Apartheid (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ɐˈpɑːrtɦɛit]; from Afrikaans[1] "the state of being apart&quot was a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation by the National Party (NP) governments, the ruling party from 1948 to 1994, under which the rights of the majority black inhabitants were curtailed and Afrikaner minority rule was maintained. Apartheid was developed after World War II by the Afrikaner-dominated National Party and Broederbond organisations and was practised also in South West Africa, which was administered by South Africa under a League of Nations mandate (revoked in 1966 via United Nations Resolution 2145),[2] until it gained independence as Namibia in 1990.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid_in_South_Africa

during reagan's 1st administration the NP government received both economic and military aid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_engagement


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It is difficult to fully comprehend the evils of apartheid today. Blacks were denied citizenship and the right to vote. They were forcibly relocated into impoverished reservations. People of color were barred from operating businesses or owning land inside white areas, which comprised most of the country. Sexual relations or marriage between people of color and whites was strictly forbidden. Racial segregation was enforced in public areas, including schools, hospitals, trains, beaches, bridges, churches and theaters. To enforce apartheid, the government often resorted to police brutality, the imprisonment and assassination of political dissidents, and the murder of black protesters.

http://www.policymic.com/articles/52029/the-surprising-republican-civil-war-that-erupted-over-nelson-mandela-and-apartheid

[darkangel218]

1. Wow...

[malaise]

2. He said South Africa was a sovereign country and he coulnd't tell them what to do

That line is hilarious.

[spanone]

3. bwahahahahahaaa.... meanwhile he supported the racist government in charge

[mstinamotorcity2]

10. Now, Now Malaise

Remember Ronald Reagan was an actor Playing a President.

[malaise]

12. Forgive me

I forgot

[War Horse]

4. Cold War 101

as long as they aren't Commies...

[napkinz]

5. how Reagan extended Mandela's prison term

read: http://beingliberal.tumblr.com/post/69153904413/how-ronald-reagan-extended-nelson-mandelas-prison

[Cha]

15. Thanks napkinz.. powerful graphic.

What a pathetic sad little man.

[truedelphi]

6. Yes, Reagan did that.

While our current crop of leaders see to it that there is an apartheid between those in America who have good credit, a job and housing, with a chance at providing for a decent future for their children, and those who have fallen between the cracks.

[spanone]

7. i was in south africa during the 70's & 80's. that is a warped comparison.

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apartheid

Prohibited marriages between white people and non-white people.

Prohibited adultery between white and non-white people.

Required every South African to be racially classified.

Forced separation between races through the creation of residential areas designated for certain races.

Outlawed communism and the Community Party in South Africa. The definition of communism was very basic; it included anything that called for a radical change in how the government worked.

Prevented black Africans from performing skilled work in any areas except those designated for black occupation.

Led to the removal of Coloureds from the common voters' roll.

Gave the Minister of Native Affairs the ability to displace blacks from public and privately owned land and to place them in resettlement camps.

Created black homelands, regional authorities and abolished the Native Representative Council.

Limited the amount of blacks who could have permanent residence in towns to those who had been born in a town and had lived or been employed there continuously for no less than 15 years.

Forced black people to carry identification (which included a photograph, place of origin, employment record, tax payments, and encounters with the police) at all times.

Prohibited black people to go on strike.

Established a Black Education Department compiled a curriculum suited to the "nature and requirements of the black people". The aim of this law was to prevent black Africans from receiving an education that would allow them to work in positions that they were not allowed to hold under the previous Apartheid laws.

Enacted segregation in all public areas including buildings and public transport. 1956-Act

Denied black people the ability to appeal to the courts if they were forcefully removed.

Created financial, commercial, and industrial schemes in the areas designated for black people.

Prevented black students from attending white Universities.

Classified black people into eight ethnic groups. Each group had a Commissioner-General who was appointed to create a homeland. In turn, each homeland would be able govern itself without white intervention.

Create BOSS, the Bureau of State Security which was responsible for the internal security of South Africa. It also allowed indefinite detention without trial.

Removed black South African citizenship and required all black people to become a citizen of the homeland designated for his/her ethnic group.

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rrothe/timeline.htm

[truedelphi]

17. Given what is happening day by day in this country

Another ten years, and you will be matching it point for point.

People are already denied ANY help in prosecuting banks for their evils. The judicial system won't even allow a case against a bank to go forward. Even in the case where a fairly well off individual tries to get compensation for a bank, and the jury rules in his favor, the settlement is thrown out by the Appeals Court.

I was accused, for no REASON at all, of forging a check. There was no reason for this. The bank could have asked me who wrote me the check I deposited, and called them and talked to them about it. Instead the bank had the police throw me out of the bank. Someone my doctor heard of had the same thing happen to them, and they were thrown in jail for two days, and by the time they made bail, they had lost their job.

And luckily I work at a small business my husband set up. If I currently tried to get work, being over sixty means insurance premiums are too high, and I would not be hired.

Today it is "merely" a person's ability to own a few possessions, have housing and have a job that is at stake. Over the next ten years it will be our lives. (By "our", I mean those of us on the poorer end of the spectrum. Which is a good seventy percent of the population.)

[truedelphi]

18. And I find this part of your listing to be particularly chilling

Especially given how the POTUS loves the NSA and the drone programs:

[font color=red]Create BOSS, the Bureau of State Security which was responsible for the internal security of South Africa. It also allowed indefinite detention without trial.[/font color=red]


As the NSA program becomes more and more a Dark Overlord over our lives, we will indeed be like South Africa.

[MineralMan]

8. There is no comparison between the two things.

They are not even remotely equivalent.

[SidDithers]

20. No. Not even fucking close to the same thing...

Sid

[whatchamacallit]

9. What a POS he was n/t

[Tikki]

21. reagan was a king sized asshole...

The truth….



Tikki

[Rex]

11. Ugh, Reagan, what a rotten piece of shit.

A huge crap stain on the American tapestry. Just like all Repukes; they shit in their own food bowl and then blame the cat!

[GeorgeGist]

13. Polish that turd Ronnie ...

I see your reflection.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

14. The Great Communicator,

yeah, his message was clear.

[Cha]

16. They were trained as a child not to make direct eye contact, spanone..

We Call Him Madiba

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"Apartheid was the law, a way of life. One of my earliest memories as a child is being trained how to not make direct eye contact with certain individuals. The beautiful protest music that shed light on the bitter reality of South Africa was banned and our news channels were filtered. There were many efforts to keep us ignorant and uninformed, but we refused to be silenced. We continued to sing songs for our Madiba and it was through these songs that the details of our harsh existence were preserved. These songs were the soundtrack to my childhood. Through lyrics of strength and pain, I began to understand the plight of native South Africans under a segregated system of oppression -- first with the British, then with the Dutch."

Much more..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lira/nelson-mandela-birthday_b_1682155.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4140522

[truedelphi]

19. Thank you for those links, Cha. n/t