Monday 17 October 2022

Cry Freedom | "Why Do You Call Yourselves White?"

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I quote I believe that South Africa is a country in which black and white should live together those your words what does it mean it means that I and those gentlemen in the dock believe that South Africa is a plural society with contributions to be made by all segments of the community mm-hmm are you familiar with the language and some of these documents the accused of discussed with black groups yes in some of those documents were drawn out by me the one noting with concern and disgust the naked terrorism of the government that is correct you say naked terrorism do you honestly think that is a valid statement well I think it is a far more valid statement than the charges against these men here really yes really I'm not talking about weds I'm talking about the violence in which people are better uncharged by police beat now I'm talking about police firing on unarmed people I'm talking about the indirect violence you get through starvation in the townships I am talking about the hopelessness the desolation of the transit camps now I think that all put together that constitutes more terrorism then the words these men have spoken here but they stand charged and white society is not charged when you and others in black consciousness speak you say true leaders have been banned and imprisoned on Robben Island who you referring to specifically are specifically we refer to people like Mandela it's a book way these people like Coburn and Becky and is it not true that the common factor with these people is that they have advocated violence against the South African government the common factor with these people is that they have selflessly pushed forward the struggle of the black men so your answer to this so-called naked terrorism is to provoke violence in the black community now our movement seeks to avoid violence but your own words call for direct confrontation that's right we demand confrontation isn't that a demand for violence well you and I are now in confrontation but I see no violence but nowhere in these documents do you say that the white government is doing anything good well it does so little good my lord that it is not worth commenting on but surely that approach in flames racial hatred and anti white ism my lord blacks are not unaware of the hardships they endure or what the government is doing to them we want them to stop accepting these hardships to confront them people must not just give in to the hardships of life they must find a way even in this environment to to develop hope hope for themselves or for this country now I think that is what black consciousness is all about not without any reference to the white man to try and build up a sense of our own humanity our legitimate place in the world but why do you use a phrase like black is beautiful because black is commonly associated with negatives the black markets the black sheep of the family anything which is supposed to be bad then why do you use the word why call yourselves black I mean you people are more Brown than black why do you call yourselves white you people are more pink than white precisely


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