We will never get over it

While channel hopping the other day my eye caught an American talk show (wont mention the name, its a very dodgy show hehehe) ? they were talking about some racial issues.

The one lady commented on black people who use the past oppressions as excuse for everything that went and goes wrong in their lives - and said they must just get over it.

At the end of the show they called in some supposed "expert" whos work it is to put everything thats been said into perspective and give her "expert" opinion - Being black herself she made an alarming comment, she said "we will never get over it". They remarked that america had like 400 years of slavery, oppression etc. I am sure that cant be the feeling every black person in america feels? (Though she got a huge cheer.)

Now I am no expert in american polictics nor history, Infact my knowledge about the states is fairly limited (america who??), but last time I checked I didnt see anyone whipping slaves and building piramids in the states? The lady didnt seem to be 400 years old either, shes more like 28 or something.

Bitternis about the past is simply dumb, but bitternis about a past you didnt grow up in, one you didnt experience (one your parents probably didnt experience), thats just plain idiotic.

The fact that their isnt slavery in the States today nor anywhere else, means the rest of the world are moving on, growing up. I am not talking about someone calling you a name because you're different to them, I am talking about some serious stuff.

I grew up in a country where our democracy is only like 13 years old now, which means oppression is still fresh in the minds of the majority of people - we are talking about people here who got arrested if they were found in the suburbs after a certain hour.

Who lived and lots still live in houses made of anything they could find, no running water, no food extreme povity - serious issues.

The white minority of which I am part of are responsible for this, but we are fighting to change things.

They've took this attitude of we are members of a minority who previously gained profit from their suffering hence we must suffer now - and this means everyone doesnt matter if you fought next to them, stood up for them or anything.

a situation I am sure is quite a dream scenario to the "expert" of that show.

The problem is, living like this, in bitternis about what was, isnt going to help anyone, we wont EVER be able to unite as one race, the human race while attitudes like this persist.

But the past, the past, the past!!?? Do you seriously want to drag things behind you? It will simply slow you down and hurt you some more along the way - it will keep you back hunt you down if you allow it.

Or will your childrens children say we wont ever get over it???

 

On my way back to Pretoria

Been a while since I blogged, and a lot changed since February.

I am moving back to Pretoria on Sunday, I got a position at a very nice company in Pretoria - but why?

Well the main reason being that I am extremely miserable here in Cape Town - missing my girlfriend terribly - the more time spent with each other, the more time we want to spend with each other. (we're talking here about the girl i plan to marry)

The crappy thing is, I signed a 12 month lease (evil) on the flat I lived in here, and I've still got like 8 months left on the lease - and couldn't get anyone to take it over from me yet. (personally I am going to avoid signing a lease from now on, unfortunately I was kinda forced to sign it at the time, since it was the only place I could get at the time)

So I got myself a temporary place to live in Pretoria in a room in a house with some people, until I am rid of the flat in Cape Town. (on Saturday afternoon I heard that my temp place isnt available anymore, but at least I got a new temporary cheap place yesterday)

But looking forward to being back in civilization, and seeing my girlfriend all the time hehe.

Other than that, I've been looking at new scripts to create, and played with a lot of code, hope to post some of it soon and make the Julie Framework (named after my girlfriend) available for public use.

 
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