Why did Western "civilization" destroy South Africa??

Question

What the h**l could they possibly stand to gain from placing the communist ANC in power in South Africa?

South Africa went from powerful democratic economical and military powerhouse to CORRUPT crime ridden third world country controlled by egomaniac racists.

Answer 1

I am finding it unfair to think that Africa should have been worse without colonization. To me the colonizer has cost Africa a lot, because of introducing somethings that do not work for Africa, and now they must deal and live with it.  And I also believe that developing a world today is tougher compared to 100 yrs ago (The years, they were colonized). Today, the world is full of rules and policies, and high inflations.

Answer 2

Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions. This is the problem they want change look for help and when the Garden of Eden is not delivered they moan and groan . I can safely tell you there is not a country in the world where it's all peaches and cream that's called life

Answer 3

michie i agree with you. in 14 yrs to turn around the legacy of apartheid would a real challenge. And that's what we are facing, massive immigration was predicted and the policies would be more liberal which is bad in the long run. SA needs more 5-6 yrs to change dramatically! i dint mind white South Africans leaving and hope they dont come back but always people from other countries will fill the gap.

Answer 4

Sadly Greed, Egoism, Racial "I'm better than you" and Power Hunger are almost always behind these sorts of events. It seems to be the human condition and repeats down through the ages.

Answer 5

Y´know, I have been asking myself that too.  Just think of what a pristine undiscovered continent Africa would have been!!  A little something like those tribes that have just recently been discovered in  South America:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/30...

Can you picture the Zulus throwing their assegais at passing aircraft??  What would happen if someone threw an empty coke bottle down?  Ha, ha!  Like that film The Gods must be Crazy!

Just think that the Hutus and the Tutsis, the Shona and the Matabele, the Xhosas and the Zulus and all the other conflicting tribes might have "eradicated" each other already.  Or they had already made peace and all Africans had managed to find a space for each one to live without wars. A space that they chose for themselves, not those boxes that the colonialists designed with their rulers on the map of Africa.

*Edit*:  Propeller, you say that people from other countries will fill the gap!  Ha, HA!  Haven´t the people from other (african) countries just been shown the back door? Who do you think wants to live in SA with such massive displays of xenophobia going on?  The voodoos from Papua New Guinea? Next joke please!!

Answer 6

All answers are noted as objective, except maybe the one who wish the rest of the whites are gone.

However, the country was in fact a 'powerful democratic economical and military powerhouse' but was destroyed by POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.  Foreign and domestic opponents could not foresee the future and thought by placing the ANC in power would be the nicest thing to do to those under privileged deprived people.  

Good you SOBs voted for it so now live with it, take your political correctness to the ANC and ask them to return the favor