Find
below a speech allegedly made by former South African president, P.W. Botha
about 27 years ago. It was reprinted
today by David G. Mailu for the Sunday Times South Africa.
I truly,
as an African feel so insulted, degraded and worthless. My heart is full of anger, not towards P.W.
Botha, but to my leaders who gave him this opportunity to cast insults such as
these upon me. Please read and let’s
have your opinions/comments.
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”We are
not obliged even the least to try to prove to anybody and to the blacks that we
are superior people. We have demonstrated that to the blacks in 1001 ways.
The
Republic of South Africa that we know of today has not been created by wishful
thinking. We have created it at the expenses of intelligence, sweat and
blood……We do not pretend like other whites that we like the blacks.
The
fact that, blacks look like human beings and act like human beings do not
necessarily make them sensible human beings. Hedgehogs are not porcupines and
lizards are not crocodiles because they look alike.
If God
had wanted us to be equal to the blacks, he would have created us all of a
uniform colour and intellect. But he created us differently: Whites, Blacks,
Yellow, Rulers and the ruled.
Intellectually,
we are superior to the Blacks; that has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt
over the years.
I
believe that the Afrikaner is honest, God fearing person, who has demonstrated
practically the right way of being. By now every one of us has seen it
practically that the Blacks cannot rule themselves.
Give
them guns and they will kill each other. They are good in nothing else but
making noise, dancing, marrying many wives and indulging in sex.
Let us all accept that the Blackman is a
symbol of poverty, mental inferiority, laziness and emotional incompetence.
Isn’t it plausible? Therefore that the Whiteman is created to rule the
Blackman……And here is a creature (Blackman) that lacks foresight….. The average
Black does not plan his life beyond a year”.