> “For all its faults, South Africa was the richest nation in Africa at the time and was an ally of ours against the Soviets and the spread of communism. SA also maintained a strong alliance with Israel for many years.”
Mandela was ANC and ANC was communist. Reagan was 100% not-give-an-inch anti-communist. Reagan’s response was completely predictable.
Historically Whites had been in S. Africa longer than they had been in America. Attracted by the growing wealth of S. Africa, migrating blacks from other parts of Africa caused black on black violence. The response of whites was natural: separate states. But although these are facts any person espousing such facts is labeled a racist. The truth is a casualty in this.
Indeed. Is South Africa still the richest nation in Africa today? If so, it’s probably a remnant holdover from the earlier era. I have this funny feeling the ANC will squander all that’s left and it’ll be Zimbabwe II which hurts not only the whites but the blacks as well.