OPINIONISTA: Campus violence – we can end it

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OPINIONISTA: Campus violence – we can end it By Deon Visser

It is distressing to see how students of all races quickly resort to name-calling and pure hatred when communicating with one another on Facebook. I saw everything, from “white c**ts” to someone saying Sotho is a caveman language.

In my opinion, it probably comes down to the wide cultural gap between white and black which creates unnecessary tension, simply because we don’t understand each other well enough. We need to change the way we think. Once we get past this fundamental mind shift it becomes quite easy to think of the other side. I have never gone to bed hungry; I don’t know how it feels. I’ve always had access to electricity, warm water and shelter. I probably would also toyi toyi if my stomach was empty and my NSFAS money was within reach, but nobody was hearing me.

Do blacks need white solidarity? Why not? Would it not be better if all worked together on solving problems? I am willing to bet that a lot of white students would have joined the protest had they known what the real issue was and with the assurance that classes wouldn’t be disrupted and violence would be off the table.

 

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What an idiot. 'Back in the day' and it's ok to continue with caveman methods? Seriously!!!?

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