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Matthew Theunissen

Posted inEquality, News/Politics

White people have much to learn from Eugene de Kock

by Reader Blog 19 May 20166 June 2016

By Natasha Skoryk In the past few days, Eugene de Kock’s presence at the Franschhoek Literary Festival caused a popular furore. “He had no right to be there,” people have insisted, “He should have known better.” I understand what black South Africans mean when they say this. I can only imagine the unspeakable pain of […]

Posted inNews/Politics

Don’t trust people who say they’re not racist

by Louise Ferreira 9 May 201623 May 2016

There just aren’t any racists nowadays. I know, I was shocked too. It would seem to me that if you take to Facebook to call black people k*****s or monkeys, or believe that raping children is part of black culture, you are as racist as they come. But this accusation is categorically denied. White people […]

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