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To: frankw1900 who wrote (94189)	4/17/2003 11:42:35 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

"Union of South Africa is a special case and I can't explain it to myself. " I think you can at least partially explain it with the Dutch/Boer influence- if you remember who the Boers were (religious zealots, fleeing persecution themselves- ironic, I know). Don't you think that accounts for the difference? The Boers, when compared to the British, had a very different attitude (for the most part) to the native populations. imo One interesting theory: ") Actually, apartheid came about to protect the white status quo from being eventually ousted from power by the non-white majority. Racist sentiments are deeply ingrained in the minds of the ruling whites. How did these sentiments become so ingrained that a racist society resulted in South Africa? One answer to this question must rest with the social impact that religion had upon South African society, in particular, the strict Calvinistic theology of the early European settlers. These settlers came to be known as the Afrikaners or Boers.(2) " cumber.edu