The Myth of Sanctions

People often cite the reasons for the end of apartheid with absolute conviction. However, it becomes really hard to evaluate exactly to what extent to which something like sanctions had to play; the mechanisms within economy are complex and contradictory and I would not even like to pretend to know them - even though that is what I have done here to some extent for the purpose of debate. I do at times chuckle at the lists of reasons people provide, and the dogmatic belief in their held political views, which will often negotiate or provide some simplistic insights into why apartheid ended as it did. But as I see it, from whatever angle you take it, there is cause for doubt.

I have included just a few studies for you to consider. However it is my opinion that within the world of business political will and ethics are only second to profit.

Yale paper:
http://www.econ.yale.edu/growth_pdf/cdp796.pdf

Alternate View: Even though it is a site selling term papers, it provides the commonly held view points. Note that this paper does list Chase's withdraw from SA as due to sanctions even though it denied by Chase.
http://www.termpapergenie.com/Effectiveness.html

Graph: South Africa against World Economy
http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/18785444

What you choose to believe is up to you...

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• white
• south
• africa
• sanctions

[cookeladoo]

I guess most investors may have feared a civil war was possible during or soon after the elections. I myself kept my options open by stocking up on bullets, just in case.

I still believe it was Mandela's persona that prevented any shit after the elections.

Lets just hope SA doesn't loose it now. Now more than ever, it is possible to spiral out of control. Just need one dipshit to make it a black/white thing.

[steamingweasel0]

A dipshit like JZ :-(

1994 the amount of ammo sold must have been absurd!!!! a few years after that I had the choice of a CZ 83 or a plane ticket.

Sadly here you have to do a psycho-metrics test before you get a gun... you know what, they turned down my application just because I was pathologically violent :-) Lol

[SierraWolf]

"The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed"

Second Amendment to US Constitution.

This is part of what is called "The Bill of Rights"

Self Defense is a BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. It must be chilling to live in SA, and be told by "the state" to hand in your firearms.

To me, a "gun license" sounds like a "free speech license". If it is licensed, it not a "Right"........

CZ (also known as Brno) makes VERY good firearms...

[steamingweasel0]

I don't fully know the story behind handing arms back in SA. The interesting thing I have heard has been rumours of the ownership records being destroyed.

Problem is you hand in your firearm and it will land on the street in the hands of a criminal within days.

I saw a criminology report indicating the level of criminality within the police force. It's beyond belief.

[steamingweasel0]

Interesting what is happening to the 32 Battalion Vets. The government wants to relocate them (moreover break the entire community up into pieces, and scatter it around SA), when governments do things like this it is down to one thing: FEAR!

I see now they are still going on about "Third Force" again - that term brings back memories.

Thank god for the second amendment!

[cookeladoo]

You're an animal after all.

:)

[steamingweasel0]

oh yes... sadly I'm limited to biting, scratching and pissing on things :-)

[cookeladoo]

Third force?? LOL, Like the 5 or so white individuals, thus far identified, who apparently managed to mobilize tens of thousands of Zulu warriors to cause trouble with the ANC.

Sure if anyone want to believe that is possible they should be scared of these amazing white Boere with their extraordinary persuasive powers.

But jokes aside, this is the kind of talk that will convince ignorant idiots that it is the white peoples fault.

[cookeladoo]

Hehehe, ANC Govt did not get hold of me for relocation yet.

Many reserves scattered around the world, ready to go back whenever needed. They can try and scatter as much as they like.

[cookeladoo]

In SA, owning a gun is as important as having insurance. Don't want to use it but be screwed without it.