How is it that human groups frequently divide into two competing factions, neither of which ever quite manages to achieve full destruction of the other before the balance tips the other way? Man United v Man City, Inter v AC Milan, Tory v Labour, Republican v Democrat, Us v Them, South v North. Need I go on? There always seems to be a split almost down the middle, with a few dissenting voices that refuse to pay allegiance either way.
Being a resident of Durban, this post resonated with me. For one, I haven't (yet) visited the various battle sites and museums you talk about. The dichotomy in how people (still) live and are memorialised that you notice is appreciated but bitter to swallow. Heartbreaking that many years later, dignity has not been given to those lives. Thank you for writing this piece.
Being a resident of Durban, this post resonated with me. For one, I haven't (yet) visited the various battle sites and museums you talk about. The dichotomy in how people (still) live and are memorialised that you notice is appreciated but bitter to swallow. Heartbreaking that many years later, dignity has not been given to those lives. Thank you for writing this piece.