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It is something of a pity that, by and large, the white community failed to take
advantage of the Truth and Reconciliation process. They were badly let down
by their leadership. Many of them carry a burden of a guilt which would have
been assuaged had they actively embraced the opportunities off e red by the
Commission; those who do not consciously acknowledge any sense of guilt
a re in a sense worse off than those who do. Apart from the hurt that it causes
to those who suff e red, the denial by so many white South Africans even that
they benefited from apartheid is a crippling, self-inflicted blow to their capacity
to enjoy and appropriate the fruits of change. But mercifully there have been
glorious exceptions. All of us South Africans must know that reconciliation is
a long haul and depends not on a commission for its achievement but on all
of us making our contribution. It is a national project after all is said and done.
Little Desmond Tutu...Introduction to the TRC report...(Read this today in the Peter Abrahams Autobiography.....). This dove tails with the South African military types I have encountered..
The elephant in the court room...
advantage of the Truth and Reconciliation process. They were badly let down
by their leadership. Many of them carry a burden of a guilt which would have
been assuaged had they actively embraced the opportunities off e red by the
Commission; those who do not consciously acknowledge any sense of guilt
a re in a sense worse off than those who do. Apart from the hurt that it causes
to those who suff e red, the denial by so many white South Africans even that
they benefited from apartheid is a crippling, self-inflicted blow to their capacity
to enjoy and appropriate the fruits of change. But mercifully there have been
glorious exceptions. All of us South Africans must know that reconciliation is
a long haul and depends not on a commission for its achievement but on all
of us making our contribution. It is a national project after all is said and done.
Little Desmond Tutu...Introduction to the TRC report...(Read this today in the Peter Abrahams Autobiography.....). This dove tails with the South African military types I have encountered..
The elephant in the court room...
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