The day Chris Hani was killed

[Tux]

I was 20ish as well

 

[sox63]

How old we you all when Hani was killed?

I was 13.

13 as well.

 

[Captain Slog]

Speak for yourself; not all whites 'thought they we right.' In fact (in the end) most thought 'they' were wrong otherwise we wouldn't now have a 'democracy'.

I was about 28 and had been through the rhodesia / Zimbabwe thing, been through some scary shyte and "ran away" through the borerwors curtain to SA.

As you say (in the end) we realised that we were wrong - don't get holier than thou to people that fought in wars that they were brainwashed into believing were right. You know not of what you speak!!!

 

[kilo39]

As you say (in the end) we realised that we were wrong - don't get holier than thou to people that fought in wars that they were brainwashed into believing were right. You know not of what you speak!!!

Suffice to say: I lost friends in the border war, and saw families tear themselves apart. I lost friends FULL STOP.

So do not be telling me "I know not of what I speak."

 

[Captain Slog]

Suffice to say: I lost friends in the border war, and saw families tear themselves apart. I lost friends FULL STOP.

So do not be telling me "I know not of what I speak."

losing friends and being involved in an all out war, being shot at and having to kill to stay alive differ ever so slightly.

I still say that you know not of what you speak. leave it at that.

Yes, we were wrong (although we still should have kept mugabe out of power) but that does not change what happened nor does it help me sleep at night!

 

[Slooth]

losing friends and being involved in an all out war, being shot at and having to kill to stay alive differ ever so slightly.

I still say that you know not of what you speak. leave it at that.

Yes, we were wrong (although we still should have kept mugabe out of power) but that does not change what happened nor does it help me sleep at night!

You speak for everyone?

 

[Captain Slog]

You speak for everyone?

Huh??

 

[Skeptik]

Ignorance is indeed bliss!!

Not sure what you mean there

I remember on that sunday after the killing, a couple of us were driving to the rand show, and we drove into a very tense situation, some kind of stand off between anc and ifp close to the fnb stadium. Never had to change my shorts as often as I had to that day

Yes, the IFP were also in the fight - supported by the Botha regime. Now they benefit equally - odd isn't it?

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter!! AFAIK the score is Freedom fighters 1 Apartheid SA 0. The TRC, at great expense (i wonder just how much), exonerated lots of apatheid terrorists, such as PW Botha (a real dead terrorist) et al.

AFAIK Hani was renowned, like Madiba, for his forgiveness and change to more moderate politics. Correct me if i am wrong (which i am sure you will). Why kaaak on the poor sod's grave anyway?

I am not trying tio stir it here, just another slant on the same facts. Depends who writes the history n'est pas?

We didn't write the history. The facts came from Hani's own bio.
[Live by the bomb, die by the gun]
He was a terrorist by anybody's standards. He's in hell now as we speak I'm sure. Or purgatory or whatever Catholics believe.