Comments on: UPDATE II: Preface To New Mercer Book (Still #1 In Gov. Social Policy)

By: Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:02:17 +0000

Dave
I read one webpage (censorbugbear) where they consider her, and ex-pats who turn a blind eye to the suffering in the country they left behind, as a “volksveraaier” – nation betrayers… the “volk” in particular refering to Afrikaners. There is also some debate about wherether you are still an Afrikaner if you determine to not identify with that culture anymore.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:25:03 +0000

@Dave, see Jani Allan. Charlize left our shores when she was still a teenager, making her viewpoint largely irrelevant.

By: DAve

DAve — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:34:23 +0000

Thanks for the reply-
but she’s south african, right?
Or is this just a matter of knowing which side the bread gets buttered on in Hollywood? How popular is her viewpoint among white south africans and expats?

[So what if she’s South African and beautiful? She’s an idiot. It happens. I imagine a lot of left-liberal expats are influenced by American blindness. I’ll post about it when I begin to promote my book among expats in earnest.]

By: DAve

DAve — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:55:52 +0000

Hey, what is up with Charlize Theron? I just saw her on true hollywood story tearfully embracing nelson mandela and gushing about what an inspiration he was- and as soon as i saw it i thought of you.
Keep up the good work-

[She’s a liberal living in Hollywood. Not the brightest thing.]

By: Balor

Balor — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:11:49 +0000

I received your book earlier this week and am reading it avidly. I can’t say that I agree with all you say, but your presentation of the facts concerning post-Apartheid South Africa are clear enough that they speak for themselves. For those of us who opposed Apartheid, I wonder, “Did we know any better?” Had I known that the success of South African society rested on the primacy of Western culture, would I have done my bit to call for divestment, etc.? Your book speaks to my condition and convicts my heart. The more people know what happened and is continuing to happen in South Africa, the quicker the ANC will be seen as a pariah regime no different from Zimbabwe’s Mugabe.

By: Sioux

Sioux — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:40:37 +0000

Just received your book in the mail today – will get going on it this weekend and post my comments on Amazon.

[Many thanks, Chief.]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:17:26 +0000

Hooray! Time for the release! Looks wonderful and very in-depth.