Can we learn any lessons from South Africa's struggle against apartheid?

[struggle4progress]

Poll question: Can we learn any lessons from South Africa's struggle against apartheid?

<edit: final quote is from Mandela>

[lostexpectation]

1. yes

once you get emancipation don't stop there and sell your country corporate interests like mandela did!

[mike_c]

2. wow, what a great and inspiring list....

September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In police room 619
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead

When I try to sleep at night
I can only dream in red
The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead

You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead

And the eyes of the world are
watching now
watching now

--Peter Gabriel

[Sinti]

3. The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor

Until and unless you acknowledge and remove the leash the persons in power (some on both sides) keep on their population of dogs you will continue to live at the pleasure and for the benefit of your masters.

[Karenina]

4. Yup! That one is lightning.

But I voted for Tutu's elephant/mouse analogy. First there has to be an admission of the problem.