Do you remember the last whites-only referendum?

[bluejhb]

One of my favorite house tunes *** GET OVER IT***

[ghoti]

You are delusional. Were you maybe born in the 90's?

Wernt you born in the 90`s or the 80`s? He is spot on.

[joelus]

Wait 68% of the whites from 20 years ago voted against apartheid? But I thought they were all racist imperialists ?

That was after 40 years of voting for apartheid, when the country was on the brink of collapse and civil war was imminent.

[Sinbad]

That was after 40 years of voting for apartheid, when the country was on the brink of collapse and civil war was imminent.

No, in reality it was just after readmission to international sport, of which we had been starved for ages...

[OzzieCapie]

Last Whites only referendum?

Have we had another one since then? I don't recall one? So in actuality, it's Last Referendum.

Which just goes to show, the government since 1994 doesn't actually give a toss what people want...

Don't they have elections every five years? So they do care. Do you think people would vote any differently in a referendum?

Referenda are not held for every government decision. Usually only for major constitutional change. In Australia there has only been one in the last 24 yrs- to establish a republic (not carried).

[zippy]

No, in reality it was just after readmission to international sport, of which we had been starved for ages...

And the desire for some decent television. Dubbed German program's was driving us insane.

[JustAsk]

Where the whites have to choose to continue the existing political policy of apartheid, or to discard it.

Sadly, things have gone downhill from there...

It was just a PR stunt to save YOUR butt.

FYI,talks was already officially on,the "terrorist" parties were already unbanned, Mandela was already freed...and you still thought you voted "to end apartheid".

It was a transitional period in which De Klerk prepared whites for the inevitable.He practically saved whites from themselves,and you all should thank him.It was a
vote between change with peace or without it,either way,it was gonna happen.De Klerk effectively prevented a REAL revolution and Mandela made the biggest
mistake of his life by negotiating the God given freedom of the oppressed majority.

edit:BTW,that time there were roughly 10 million whites,2.8 million voted...it was 68% of 2.8 million,NOT the majority.

[Nod]

That was after 40 years of voting for apartheid, when the country was on the brink of collapse and civil war was imminent.

Apartheid was not a political party ...

[modern10]

People who honestly think that things are worse now than in apartheid have no idea what true suffering and oppression is.

[Garson007]

I really want the Democratic Alliance to win in 2014.

There should be no winners in a representative democracy. A single party cannot represent the interest of more than 50% of the population, unless the population has as much personality as a paper bag.

What exactly is the point of this thread?

[Grep]

I wonder if the NATS were still in control whether we would have the internet? I recall as a kid my mum would listen to John Robbie on shortwave because chat radio was banned.

[modern10]

There are lots of things we take for granted now that we would not have had if the NATS were still in power

[ToxicBunny]

It was just a PR stunt to save YOUR butt.

FYI,talks was already officially on,the "terrorist" parties were already unbanned, Mandela was already freed...and you still thought you voted "to end apartheid".

It was a transitional period in which De Klerk prepared whites for the inevitable.He practically saved whites from themselves,and you all should thank him.It was a
vote between change with peace or without it,either way,it was gonna happen.De Klerk effectively prevented a REAL revolution and Mandela made the biggest
mistake of his life by negotiating the God given freedom of the oppressed majority.

edit:BTW,that time there were roughly 10 million whites,2.8 million voted...it was 68% of 2.8 million,NOT the majority.

Too much of funny.

Yes the talks were already on, but that didn't mean apartheid was over, and yes there would have been civil war if it hadn't ended but it would have been messy and lots of people would have died but I doubt the ANC would have had a hope of winning.

As for Mandela making the biggest mistake of his life, you go on believing that if you want, but the reality is he made the best choice possible for ALL the people of this country, what we have now unfortunately are a bunch of corrupt, criminal idiots in charge.

[blunomore]

Where the whites have to choose to continue the existing political policy of apartheid, or to discard it.

Sadly, things have gone downhill from there...

Imagine what would have happened to this country if that referendum was never held and the apartheid govt just kept on trying to rule !!!

[Flanders]

It was just a PR stunt to save YOUR butt.

Because remember people, this is the guy who said that Mandela should NEVER have negotiated with us pale skins. So consider yourselves lucky that you're breathing today!

edit:BTW,that time there were roughly 10 million whites,2.8 million voted...it was 68% of 2.8 million,NOT the majority.

Well...well...you seem to know you stuff with regard to these numbers. Mind telling us then, since you're convinced that it was NOT the majority, what percentage of the white population was not eligible to vote in this referendum (myself being one of them).