FW De Klerk on hard talk

ponder said:
I would prefer it if he transcribed it for us :D
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The interviewer was very biased, you could pick up the tone from the get go.

The topic was on the future of south africa, and if the current leadership has lost its way.

He kept pushing FW to somehow admit that 'white privilege' was the biggest problem in South Africa today. He glimpsed over the fact that the education system is in the toilet, widespread corruption, cronyism, incompetence, unfair BEE implementation etc.

At one point the interviewer was almost backing the current ANC government to change the constitution, as it 'hasn't brought change to most south Africans'

Clueless and uninformed.

Anyways, thanks for the link, its always interesting to see other perspectives.
 
In a nutshell, he grilled FW on why the ANC should not want to change the constitution to suite the black people more. FW retorted, with that the failure to reconcile the imbalances of the past, was not the fault of the constitution, and was instead the fault of policy makers and bad governance. FW spoke well, but I think the questions posed by Sackur were too racially motivated. For example he asked FW if he still had a domestic servant and made out that just because he did, it was indicative of the Apartheid stereotype of whites exploiting blacks. He also asked whether FW's neighborhood was "colorfull". I'm surprised that FW was able to keep his composure as he was being set up to look like some old racist codger, but he managed to come across as sincere.

FW also mentioned that he expected to see a split in the ANC into 2 separate and fundamentally different parties. The one he likened to a more extreme, left wing party that would want radical change in governance, while the other would be a more moderate ANC that would be more accepting to a coalition goverment. I will look for a transcription online, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
 
In a nutshell, he grilled FW on why the ANC should not want to change the constitution to suite the black people more. FW retorted, with that the failure to reconcile the imbalances of the past, was not the fault of the constitution, and was instead the fault of policy makers and bad governance.
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Sackur did keep on about this for a while, reasking the same question about 5 times, FW really drove the point home about bad governance.

FW spoke well, but I think the questions posed by Sackur were too racially motivated. For example he asked FW if he still had a domestic servant and made out that just because he did, it was indicative of the Apartheid stereotype of whites exploiting blacks. He also asked whether FW's neighborhood was "colorfull". I'm surprised that FW was able to keep his composure as he was being set up to look like some old racist codger, but he managed to come across as sincere.
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He did, when asked about his domestic workers he said they lived on the property in decent houses and they were part of the family, I get the feeling Sackur was just being devils advocate, asking questions he knows people want to hear and FW was definitely ready for them.

FW also mentioned that he expected to see a split in the ANC into 2 separate and fundamentally different parties. The one he likened to a more extreme, left wing party that would want radical change in governance, while the other would be a more moderate ANC that would be more accepting to a coalition goverment. I will look for a transcription online, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
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I think his words were that when that happens SA will stop electing parties based on race and will start electing parties based on principles, ideals, service delivery, etc. And SA willl be a proper democracy.
 
KillerX said:
The interviewer was very biased, you could pick up the tone from the get go.

The topic was on the future of south africa, and if the current leadership has lost its way.

He kept pushing FW to somehow admit that 'white privilege' was the biggest problem in South Africa today. He glimpsed over the fact that the education system is in the toilet, widespread corruption, cronyism, incompetence, unfair BEE implementation etc.

At one point the interviewer was almost backing the current ANC government to change the constitution, as it 'hasn't brought change to most south Africans'

Clueless and uninformed.

Anyways, thanks for the link, its always interesting to see other perspectives.
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You havent watched hard talk before have you?

The interviewer always challengers the person they are interviewing. That's why it's called "Hard Talk"

Some of the questions he asked of De Klerk where what could be done about the failings of the ANC? Hardly being supportive of the ANC
 
There are repeats of Hardtalk at 10:30am and 5:30pm today.

I hope its the same one with FW.
 
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