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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jamey who wrote (20693)	4/19/2004 1:34:28 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 80957

> the Dutch settlers who came to South Africa and hammered out prosperity and rule despite the hundreds of thousands of warrior black africans like the Zulu who opposed them. Clash of civilizations! But remember the Dutch didn't come as philanthropists. Firstly, they cane as entrepreneurs. The Dutch East India Company was, in the 17th Century, the largest company in the world. The early settlers came to open a "half-way-house" between Holland and the wealth of the East. Secondly, in the 18th century, the Huguenots came from France as result of persecution of Protestants by the Catholics. These then formed the basis of early white settlements in what later became SA. The English settlers started coming from 1820 on and others came from all over the world, including from Asia: these increased as the country became more viable. > It reminds me of the original settlers to America who was fleeing from oppression and eventually conquered the Indian tribes who was also considered savages Exactly. The early history of SA and US is very similar. > I always regret that the more educated always see others as savages who must be relegated to an inferior class Until the "savages" take over control of the government!! Then it's another story. > sometimes I feel like I am sticking my nose into areas that I am quite ignorant of Same here, but what the Hell. That's the only way one learns. And the internet is amazing because it provides a never-before-available means to do it.