If the apartheid would end, it would require a complete dismantling of the current system; South Africa as it was currently known was too corrupt to remain sustainable.
The way to end the apartheid required a complete disinvestment of the Western regime from South Africa. American capitalism had to die first. For this to come about, the WCC encouraged ecumenical organizations to put pressure on their local leaders both in the United States and across all Western empires. Until Occidentalism came to an end, the apartheid was continually being fed. Fortunately, the white consciousness grew tired of witnessing the atrocities covered on global television. Coming out of America’s own Civil Rights movement, it seemed absurd for another nation with a majority of blacks to be ruled by a minority of whites. The WCC reach had grown long and the world took notice. A full solidarity of a united global church with South …show more content…
Under the leadership of Desmond Tutu, the South African Council of Churches ignited the spark of revolutionary change within South Africa. Blacks were empowered to bring about their own reconciliation. It was understood that because the gospel of Jesus is subversive to empires, the Black Consciousness could challenge the structural conformity and cultural captivity of the South African apartheid. Instead of playing into the typical Western interventionist style, the WCC gave the Black Consciousness the power, financial backing, and freedom to challenge the Afrikaans’ regime. They understood that if they wanted real change to occur, the blacks of South Africa must sense the need for revolution and empower themselves. After centuries of colonization, the WCC consciously avoided adding to South Africa’s history of Western intervention. The Black Consciousness must be the voice for their own people’s
The way to end the apartheid required a complete disinvestment of the Western regime from South Africa. American capitalism had to die first. For this to come about, the WCC encouraged ecumenical organizations to put pressure on their local leaders both in the United States and across all Western empires. Until Occidentalism came to an end, the apartheid was continually being fed. Fortunately, the white consciousness grew tired of witnessing the atrocities covered on global television. Coming out of America’s own Civil Rights movement, it seemed absurd for another nation with a majority of blacks to be ruled by a minority of whites. The WCC reach had grown long and the world took notice. A full solidarity of a united global church with South …show more content…
Under the leadership of Desmond Tutu, the South African Council of Churches ignited the spark of revolutionary change within South Africa. Blacks were empowered to bring about their own reconciliation. It was understood that because the gospel of Jesus is subversive to empires, the Black Consciousness could challenge the structural conformity and cultural captivity of the South African apartheid. Instead of playing into the typical Western interventionist style, the WCC gave the Black Consciousness the power, financial backing, and freedom to challenge the Afrikaans’ regime. They understood that if they wanted real change to occur, the blacks of South Africa must sense the need for revolution and empower themselves. After centuries of colonization, the WCC consciously avoided adding to South Africa’s history of Western intervention. The Black Consciousness must be the voice for their own people’s