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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (201)	9/12/2005 12:50:01 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) of 418

Gus > I contend that, whatever its shortcomings, today's South Africa is a genuine "meritocracy". That's impossible -- affirmative action and meritocracy are a contradiction in terms. While people are selected on the basis of colour, or any other arbitrary measure, they are not selected on merit. Maybe one day, but not now. > The mere fact that you and other whites cry foul at the South African criteria (of meritocracy) doesn't make any difference. That's true. There's nothing we can do except try and survive as best as we can. We certainly cannot make any difference to any decision made by the government -- not knowingly, anyway. > it's up to the ruling class to define their meritocratic criteria. Like it or not, merit will always be a changing, evolving, concept. Just like history -- the books are always written by the winners.

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