South African scholar and activist Rasigan Maharajh describes South Africa as a microcosm of capitalism’s world crisis in a conversation that takes us from corruption to hope. We also discuss anti-apartheid activist and singer Johnny Clegg, who died on July 16th
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Mandela died in prison in the 80s
The tragedy of South Africa is that its revolution took place in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War at a time when American imperial hegemony around the world was almost total. The ANC was a socialist party. The South African Communist Party was a massive force in its own right in the anti-Apartheid struggle. Both of them wanted a socialist revolution that broke down the capitalist system and shattered economic as well as political forms of Apartheid and placed the wealth of the country in the hands of the people. But the sheer power of neo-liberalism and the American Empire in the 1990s robbed South Africa of this historic opportunity, forcing painful concessions on the new government that ordinary South Africans are still suffering from today. A similar thing happened to the Palestinians, who were forced into the Oslo Accords around the same time. If the South African revolution had taken place slightly earlier, at any time during the 1980s and before the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the undermining of socialist political forces worldwide, Mandela easily could have been the next Fidel Castro or Ho Chi Minh and his victory might have ushered in something far greater.
A great Man a shame he is no longer with us and it is a shame of what his party has become
name one country that made a succes of decolinisatian…..israel the only one ?
When leaders are picked by the West that is a clear cut sign that the leader is not an aggressive defender of his people. We see Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Mandela for example being anointed by European leaders. Meanwhile, Ambedkar, Malcolm X, and perhaps even Winne Mandela who were truly the voice of the people are sidelined. At the end of the day, Mandela exchanged social integration for Blacks for economic dominion and control for Whites. He is a weak Black. Meanwhile, right next door Robert Mugabe who is a strong Black was attacked by the West and his economy was embargoed and destroyed. We now have absurd situations in South Africa where people of Indian descent, and Chinese descent, each of whom hate Blacks more than Whites, and none of whom were treated like Blacks under apartheid, are somehow being classified as disadvantaged groups. We see the same thing in the US. Now all of a sudden Arabs and Hispanics, each of whom hate Blacks more than Whites, are now classified as "minorities" and lumped with Blacks as if they were all treated the same in America. This is the kind of garbage that happens when Europeans pick Black leaders.
Free market capitalism is great, but crony capitalism is evil and horrible. That makes all the difference.
Excellent interview, and I'll surely like to listen to it again, though not immediately. It's bookmarked, so I'll be coming across that again for reminder. It's also added to plenty of my playlists, as well, but YouTube messed up how playlists work some years ago.
Great interview with great nuance from the guest and interviewer. The corruption is as a result of the disparity between the political leader's power versus capital, in most cases white capital. And it takes two to tango, the wealthy and the politicians. Peace and love from 🇿🇦
Not the best guy to ask, and speaks in riddles, cannot answer a question straight. Obviously a supporter of the ANC regime.
The question today is simple. Not the answer, but the question: How can "capital" be countered?
But I do think I know the inevitable answer: Renewable energy from sustainable (non-exploitable) climate safe sources.
Why? B/c it strips centuries old incumbent/legacy asset holders and special interests of their power over others. Success, or lack thereof, will empower…or terminate…the 21st century as we know it.
It's simple; look "up" to the heavens for "the answer., " – ie. The Sun. Not, "down" to hell (fossil fuels) for your demise…
Rest at peace Madeba Rest In Peace Clegg
That's what happen when you take a great western country from a competent group of people who have built it, and give it to those who have achieved absolutely nothing in their whole history. Sad but true
Theresa May and the Tory Party supported apartheid in South Africa and still supports apartheid in Occupied Palestine. #BDS
From what I hear about South Africa today, I really would like to know what he would think.
Of all days to be the birthday of the great Mandela we are shaken to the core by trump's racist rally, how ironic.😢