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Originally Posted by scottbombedout
Have a read of this.
South Africa: "Cameron disowns Thatcher's policy on apartheid" (ANC not terrorists) | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
In case you don't bother I'll give you a 30 second run down.
Her policy on Apartheid has been disowned by her own party. She refused to back sanctions against South Africa, thwarting efforts on a global scale at the time. She invited PW Botha to the UK in 1984, the first visit by a SA premier since leaving the Commonwealth in 1961. She ignored the plight of millions of black people.
And people like you Doug as in your statement about the Soviet Union, excuse all this callous, anti-democratic behaviour in the name of fighting Soviet Communism.
More shame on you. |
Thatcher said she did not back the sanctions for the reasons that it effects the lower classes negatively. She did not say she was pro-apartheid.
The other reasons sanctions would fail is because of the great natural resources of South African (Gold, Diamonds, Etc.).
The ANC is as despicable as anything the apartheid supporters were guilty of. Neither side has clean hands. You've heard of necklacing, yes?