Sure, everyone can change, but if you have certain experiences you are more likely to. For example, I would imagine Slovo being born in 1926 and spending his first 8 years in Europe as a Jew would influence his attitudes towards race.
Definitely. There's a reason why Jewish people are massively overrepresented in the white population that resisted apartheid.
With me the experiences that influenced that are probably growing up really poor and living as a closeted bisexual male since the age of 17, as well as becoming physically disabled as an adult. All of thise things change your perception of everything.
But on the extremely rare occasion, you do get people that come to the right conclusion without being affected much. Like this older guy I know. Grew up very privileged. Got in trouble as a kid/teen for having friends of different races (yes that actually happened back then), dodged the military draft multiple times by escaping to different countries, etc. Only was allowed back in South Africa after '94.
I mean not nobody, I'm an example of that. So is someone like Joe Slovo.
Sure, everyone can change, but if you have certain experiences you are more likely to. For example, I would imagine Slovo being born in 1926 and spending his first 8 years in Europe as a Jew would influence his attitudes towards race.
Definitely. There's a reason why Jewish people are massively overrepresented in the white population that resisted apartheid.
With me the experiences that influenced that are probably growing up really poor and living as a closeted bisexual male since the age of 17, as well as becoming physically disabled as an adult. All of thise things change your perception of everything.
But on the extremely rare occasion, you do get people that come to the right conclusion without being affected much. Like this older guy I know. Grew up very privileged. Got in trouble as a kid/teen for having friends of different races (yes that actually happened back then), dodged the military draft multiple times by escaping to different countries, etc. Only was allowed back in South Africa after '94.