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Fair Exchange

Cape Times, 1 April 2010


As the ANC defends the singing of controversial struggle anthems, accusations of hate speech build up.


The ANC refers to these songs as part of their historical legacy.


Since the birth of our rainbow democracy in 1994, the white minority has been allowed to keep their historical legacy. How many millions of former disadvantaged citizens daily have to travel along a DF Malan Highway, a JG Strydom Road, an HF Verwoerd Boulevard, a John Vorster Avenue, a PW Botha Street, or cross an FW de Klerk cul-de-sac?


Let's make a deal: no more offensive racist songs in exchange for the renaming of these streets that still celebrate the reasons for those songs.


Pieter-Dirk Uys

Darling


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