The Importance Of White People In South Africa

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After the museum and lunch we got back on the bus going to Kirstenbosch Gardens. My pictures do not do it justice for how beautiful the botanical gardens were. We had some free time to explore and went on a long hike. Later we meet the youth group from the Way of Life Church. We walked around and talked about a little bit of everything: school, weather, fashion, television shows and what we like to do in our free time. It was interesting how it seemed the youth from the Way of Life Church knew so much about American culture. For example, one girl knew about a lot of American television shows, like Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Day 12: Cape Town

After breakfast we got onto the bus and headed for Khayelitsha for church service at the Way
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That is clear fact. However, in what forms will people lament? Shosana talked about the death of the whites, or preservation of which white people possess. To me this is an interesting comment because coming from a white person’s standpoint it sounds like Shosana is blaming white people and I know some of my classmates were upset by this comment. Is it justifiable to be blames for something my ancestors did a long time ago? Or, I personally have no connect to the colonial powers that colonized South Africa so does that mean I should not feel guilty? I agree with Shosana with the thought that an apartheid system or the discrimination in the United States has benefited me because I am of the Aryan race. However, if the system is benefiting me why would I choose to change it? According to Shosana it is human nature for anyone to preserve what they have, but for real, significant change to occur requires white supremacy to fall because white power is the cause of black pain. Also, black pain is an issue because in history blacks have never been free and may not know how to be free. In present-day South Africa the economic disparity is evident and blacks are in poverty because of systematic targeting. One of the most powerful quotes by Shosana is when he stated, “To equate black pain with poverty or lack of food is to

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