While this post gives us a summary thread of colonizers, the part "the latter turn out to be victorious with the blessing of the Boer Spirit of South Africa" is something to think upon. The Boer Spirit?! The Spirit of the Farmer/s. So basically there is something left of the Boer, within a certain benignity despite everything in the South African black/colored.
But I am sure its meant it in a funky and benign spirit. On history and its revenge: "Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters." (Or farmers ?). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ One can make more associations with "benignity." venantius j pinto > Message: 10 > Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:54:40 +0530 > From: Antonio Menezes <[email protected]> (DEL) > However, South Africa appears to be smiling benignly upon the European > people who came and settled down > therein like the Dutch ( Boers/ Afrikaaners) and the Deutsch ( former > Germans of Naimbia). > I shall not be surprised if in the final game , most probably between > Germany and Netherlans, the latter turn out > to be victorious with the blessing of the Boer Spirit of South Africa. > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 673 > **************************************
