The system wasn’t merely about segregation; it was an entire machinery of ideological indoctrination. White children - particularly those from wealthy families, though not exclusively - were taught that they were inherently superior and entitled to dominance.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Vow
South Africans with money and power during that time had every reason to uphold the apartheid systems, because they were actively reaping the benefits of cheap labour and the brutal suppression of the majority.
Now, not every white South African bought into this, of course. But for many in Musk and Thiel’s socio-economic bracket, this ideology wasn’t just background noise - it was the foundation of their upbringing.
came from both sides of that divide. I worked with a couple of saffers in their 30s recently, they are radically different
I had the "experience" of working with someone like this when I was training as a therapist. I did all I could to push back and felt incredibly unsettled and vulnerable because this entitled, arrogant, racist person was comfortable expressing these views.