domingo, 15 de diciembre de 2013
Greg Palast | Investigative Reporter
Greg Palast | Investigative Reporter
The Bargain That Ate At Mandela's Heart by Greg Palast Despite the hoo-hah, Mandela didn't defeat apartheid with "nice" alone...While Mandela held out a hand in forgiveness - in his other hand he held Umkhonto we Sizwe, a spear to apartheid's heart. And Mandela's comrades tied a noose: an international embargo, leaky though it was, that lay siege to South Africa's economy. Seeing the writing on the wall (and envisioning their blood on the floor), the white-owned gold and diamond cartels, Anglo-American and DeBeers, backed by the World Bank, came to Mandela with a bargain: black Africans could have voting power . . . but not economic power. Mandela chose to shake hands with this devil and accept the continuation of economic apartheid. In return for safeguarding the diamond and gold interests and protecting white ownership of land, mines and businesses, he was allowed the presidency, or at least the office and title. It is a bargain that ate at Mandela's heart...Mandela swallowed the poison with a forced grin. Yes, a new South African black middle class has been handed a slice of the mineral pie, but that just changes the color of the hand holding the whip...In the end, all revolutions are about one thing: the 99% versus the 1%. Read the full story here: http://www.gregpalast.com/the-mandela-barbie/
