I am touched by the personal letter addressed to me... and I do hear what you are saying. However, this newsgroup is a South African one, which specifically concerns Afrikaans. Since Afrikaner culture and language was rammed down my throat for so many years, and since I was forced to leave SA to avoid conscription into the Afrikaner regime's military force, I believe I do have a right to voice my opinion. When I return to SA (hopefully soon), I look forward to a new country and less Afrikaans! My opinion has been stated now, thank you for listening. You could (of course) have killfiled me and ignored me, but most of you did indeed listen. Heh.
On Mon, 26 May 1997 10:54:59 -0500, bleah wrote: >> You now start insulting Afrikaans speakers who never did that to you. Afrikaans speakers who not only also avoided conscription, but stayed on in SA and never ran like you. You truely are a stupid barbarian. Some Afrikaans speakers actually went to jail when you ran. Some Afrikaans speakers were abused and assaulted by English speaking racists when you were overseas. Your little explenation, probably aimed at getting some sypathy for yourself, actually only served to underline the existing opinion of you. You saw. You were too stupid to recognise the evil. And now it has become you. (P.S. When you are back, remember to insult some Afrikaans speakers in their faces. Not hiding behind a false name.)