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Quest for Canaan
The South African scene, with its multiplicity of problems, is so heavily charged with emotion that it is not easy to bring to it that analytical calm which alone can help us emerge from the jungle of controversy, hate and fear. I am entirely opposed to the doctrine of extreme Afrikanerdom, of which Dr Verwoerd is the outstanding exponent; and I believe that, if unchecked, this doctrine will bring ruin to South Africa. Yet I am not prepared to concede that South Africa is a land where nature has deposited evil the way it has lodged the gold ore here. Though our situation is tragic, though evil stalks our land, it is still necessary to try to estimate those forces, historical, social and economic, which have brought about this state of affairs. To modify Burke's famous adage, a whole nation cannot lightly be indicted. And I shall adduce all the extenuating evidence, in an effort to draw a picture that is whole and rounded.
Three salient forces from their past have shaped the character of the Afrikaner people: nomadism; economic disintegration through 'poor whiteism'; and defeat in war. As a result of the nomadic trait, deeply ingrained in the Afrikaners, the cultural and spiritual values we generally associate with western civilization had only a tenuous hold on those regions under their dominion during the last century. Defeat in war and economic disintegration gave the Afrikaner an inferiority complex, which under certain circumstances can become aggressive and even unbridled.
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Quest for Canaan
The South African scene, with its multiplicity of problems, is so heavily charged with emotion that it is not easy to bring to it that analytical calm which alone can help us emerge from the jungle of controversy, hate and fear. I am entirely opposed to the doctrine of extreme Afrikanerdom, of which Dr Verwoerd is the outstanding exponent; and I believe that, if unchecked, this doctrine will bring ruin to South Africa. Yet I am not prepared to concede that South Africa is a land where nature has deposited evil the way it has lodged the gold ore here. Though our situation is tragic, though evil stalks our land, it is still necessary to try to estimate those forces, historical, social and economic, which have brought about this state of affairs. To modify Burke's famous adage, a whole nation cannot lightly be indicted. And I shall adduce all the extenuating evidence, in an effort to draw a picture that is whole and rounded.
Three salient forces from their past have shaped the character of the Afrikaner people: nomadism; economic disintegration through 'poor whiteism'; and defeat in war. As a result of the nomadic trait, deeply ingrained in the Afrikaners, the cultural and spiritual values we generally associate with western civilization had only a tenuous hold on those regions under their dominion during the last century. Defeat in war and economic disintegration gave the Afrikaner an inferiority complex, which under certain circumstances can become aggressive and even unbridled.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- PublisherLiterary Licensing, LLC
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1258110334
- ISBN 13 9781258110338
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages190
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