Why we hate each other

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schumi

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Johannesburg - More than half of South Africans believe some race groups are more intelligent than others.

City Press commissioned a top research company to conduct a wide-ranging survey on race, which found that almost two-thirds (65%) of black people believe this, while more than half of white people (54%) agree.

The study, conducted by Plus 94 Research, also found that more than half of the black respondents stated they had been discriminated against by other black people in the past year. Of those, 60% were between the ages of 25 and 34.

Plus 94 Research polled 1 635 demographically representative South Africans, both men and women, from all nine provinces.

The survey found overwhelmingly that South Africans still harboured race-based feelings of superiority and inferiority.

“Most respondents made specific mention of issues about superiority and inferiority between people of different racial, cultural or ethnic groups,” the report found.

These feelings of inferiority and superiority, the survey found, were taught at home, but also play themselves out in schools, universities and in the workplace.
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More at: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/why-we-hate-each-other-20160904
 
Overall, black people seemed to play the biggest part in the race debate, being both victim and perpetrator of race-based discrimination.
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Well there you have it.
 
What can we expect?

It is government policy to continue to treat black people as if there is something wrong with them. All of the benefits of AA and BEE could have been achieved without the downsides if the policies were based on poverty level instead of race.
 
As a white male born in South Africa there is no way I could join in on this type of discussion without upsetting someone.

I do find it amusing how everyone can be at each others throat like a family argument till the new boyfriend says something then they all go after him.

As a white male I guess I am the new boyfriend :whistle:

Best to just step out of hearing range in case someone tries to drag me into it.
 
They should do a survey on how many people believe surveys commissioned by media companies.
 
No bias here. I generally hate all races equally including my own.

:p
 
lies.

chinese are generally "more intelligent than others".

"These feelings of inferiority and superiority, the survey found, were taught at home, but also play themselves out in schools, universities and in the workplace."

yes, its called competition, to be better at everything/anything than the next person, to stand a better chance at succeeding.
 
konfab said:
What can we expect?

It is government policy to continue to treat black people as if there is something wrong with them. All of the benefits of AA and BEE could have been achieved without the downsides if the policies were based on poverty level instead of race.
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This is a way of looking at it few people do. After being in multracial schools my whole I came out of it basically thinking everyone was equal. Then one starts working and things like bee and quotas come up. Makes one wonder, what if I was a smart qualifies black person that got hired to meet a quota. Would that mean I wasn't actually good enough on my own? Or with entry standards for black medical doctors being lower than whites, does that mean now it's OK to request a doctor based on race? Of course not.

I understand the intent is to address inequalities of the past, but surely there is a better way.
 
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