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Sashan Manikam's avatar

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.

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Kevin Rushby's avatar

Thanks for your comment Sashan. Hope I didn’t put you off going out to see them! They are important places and definitely worth seeing, if only to work out what you think about them. K

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Sashan Manikam's avatar

Not at all Kevin. I kook forward to visiting in the future. Your internalisation of these events is something I hope is shared by more people. I really think it can foster empathy and social cohesion.

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