Post Apartheid

Many inhabitants of Southern Africa are feeling very anxious about the direction their country is headed. Many corrupt officials, and a high crime rate are holding the country back. They still cannot let go of their racial issues. Many people will make comments on the desperate condition of their country, and worry about what will happen.

The United States had suffered something similar to apartheid, but they are much better off socialy and economically. For the most part, the United States has put aside its racial issues. They still exist, but only in small ways. Fourteen years after apartheid, many inhabitants of South Africa feel that their country is in a desperate state. Crime and poor economic conditions are tearing apart many families in Southern Africa. In the United States, a more stable economic condition has been achieved. One in which discrimination is not a major factor because of past events.

Racial issues do not exist in the United States the way the still do in Souther Africa. Crime is a huge factor. Many people in South Africa do not feel that their government or police force can protect them anymore. The number of deaths is rising, and people do not know what there is to do about it.

In the United states, people are able to co-exist more peacefully. Crime is still a factor, but not so much a part of everyday life as it is in Southern Africa. Obviously the United States has done a better job of reconstructing their country after such a horrible time. Apartheid lasted about 40 years, while the civil war lasted only 4. There is not as much tension.

I think it is a shame that this country is experiencing so much hardship. Something should be done to end all the violence, and rebuild the country the right way. There is not enough structure. The United States is not perfect, but it is a good example of how reconstruction can be done right.