tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post110374300895431253..comments2023-10-03T01:04:14.553-04:00Comments on squattercity: squatters in South Africarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1103761662677983092004-12-22T19:27:00.000-05:002004-12-22T19:27:00.000-05:00A glitch in the blogger software made it hard to r...A glitch in the blogger software made it hard to read that link and impossible to hotlink it. So here it is again:<br /><br />http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=124&art_id=vn20041206101518694C453950rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1103759360885780782004-12-22T18:49:00.000-05:002004-12-22T18:49:00.000-05:00In my previous post I meant that there is only a s...In my previous post I meant that there is only a symbolic link between Nelson Mandela and the present government of SA, particularly for a North American.<br /><br />Mr. Mandela is a figure of inspiration and one would hope that might be a model for others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1103758568906062632004-12-22T18:36:00.000-05:002004-12-22T18:36:00.000-05:00The bad news is: No one else is Nelson Mandela!
B...The bad news is: No one else is Nelson Mandela!<br />By that I mean that Mr. Mandela seems to be able to transcend petty politics and have vision and is unusual as a human being let alone as a politician. This is not to suggest that the present government of SA needs to spend decades incarcerated to improve its horizons.<br /><br />An article at the following link suggests, rather. the frustrated exercise of power. The first response of a bureaucracy under attack is, "what rules are in our favor?" That way, overt politics can be masked behind rules. But shouldn't the subject be the squatters?<br /><br />http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=124&art_id=vn20041206101518694C453950<br /><br />bcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com