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Old May 23rd, 2005, 12:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Afrikaners protest African name change

I got this off blacknews.com apparently the white dutch settlers of South Africa are up in arms over the possible name change of the capital city from its Afrikaner version Pretoria to its ORIGINAL you can read in the article. Thousands of white dutch settlers and about a dozen black africans protested the name change stating some kind of reverse racism. FW Declerk(im surprised someone hasnt killed him yet) also thinks the white name should stay citing one of africas earliest liberation struggles took place during the time the ocuntry was named REALLY?

There was a white liberation struggle in Africa thousands of years ago?

NO there wasnt he is talking about the past 300 years.

I am glad they will change the name I say anything that would restore the balance of power literally or symbolically is good if you ask me
 
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Old May 23rd, 2005, 12:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Change the name and call it a day. Who cares what the white settlers want? Shouldn't be there anyway. JMO

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Old May 23rd, 2005, 12:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Change the name and call it a day. Who cares what the white settlers want? Shouldn't be there anyway. JMO

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Old May 23rd, 2005, 05:21 PM   #4 (permalink)
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You made me go looking for that name...Tshwane. OK, we'll have to learn to spell it, but time is overdue.
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