paniki:

Whites built infrastructure for themselves and Mandela and his people went on a mission to destroy what whites built as a way to get their attention. Now you can consider different philosophies and even read Long Walk to Freedom to understand his justifications but it doesn't change the fact that there were laws and there are still laws which prohibit any person or organization from damaging private or state property.

And whites didn't kill that many black people, probably less than 3 000 in all the many decades of Apartheid. The TRC concluded that there were around 500 white on black killings from 1948 to 1994. The vast majority was black on black violence usually involving IFP militant.

Whites have set the STANDARDS of living worldwide and most people in this world aspire to reach such standards. It's true that black South Africans in urban areas have been westernised and have become detached from African roots but they don't care, as long as they live comfy lives it's fine with them. But you mustn't confuse urban South Africa with rural South Africa - two different worlds. http://www.encounter.co.za/what-to-do/culture/cultural-villages/

How about these pictures from Mzoli's Place in Gugs, Cape Town.

[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSQna370-YLpjRJTglLGwa-hn0qhR8JW6YPE3EzZGozGvYwzcJEQ[/img] [img]http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRno8dynmUxiPrg-W6U_WxIG-EmXVL8NvXrEPVgDq3Y518zyJHi[/img] [img]http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWy5gYC29gL9R6pxO-grKlT04o3KeyrlPeCQq_Nnz02dAxN5byOg[/img] [img]http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFWrLpX6ZchxZknEATfd7RabGefhp7ziVs4rb7ff4zhmoiA3P9_Q[/img] [img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNLJA2NSqpxAOYNrlbaBUwhtu11C6WgUPxIIGJJ9yQisOfKsTa[/img] [img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSfkVJD83zBIHvCdW1LlG0mZNnXyoKm0tunI-N-UHOF6aIyrDfb[/img]

Now see what a black man who was once in prison has now built

http://zaronline.co.za/bars-lounges/

It goes back to national achievement which eliminates regional ethnic competition. South Africa is a ethnically divided country with different ethnic groups occupying different provinces and then the economic power of Gauteng makes sure that all provinces sing from the same hymnbook. Most of the Zulus live in their homeland KwaZulu-Natal province, the Xhosas live in the Eastern Cape Province, the Basotho live in Lesotho and Free State province, Batswana live in Botswana and the North-West province, Swatis live in Swaziland and Mpumalanga province which they share with close relatives the Ndebeles as well as Tsongas who also live in Mozambique, the Pedis live in Limpopo province which they share with the Vendas who have their own homeland close to the Zim boarder. Since all ethnic tribes of South Africa have their own homelands it should be obvious that whites didn't steal any land but created modern centers that were once vacant which people from all ethnic groups have now moved to like Gauteng province. So essentially Apartheid affected economic migrants who left their homelands and trekked to places developed by whites and then they received unwelcome reception.

@paniki,
Thanks a lot for your response, quite informative.
It's interesting to read that blacks killed during apartheid was a little more than 3,000. To those of us outside, the mainstream media make it sound like it was a lot more.

On the issue of blacks and standard of living, I am merely saying that blacks need to move from being consumers to becoming producers. Black nations need to be able to produce goods and services for its own consumption, as opposed to being at best distributors or consumers of goods produced for developed white nations. The Mzoli's Cafe for example, is it a franchise business? Black business all over the world hardly grows beyond the personalities who started them.

@Topic,
I don't think Mandela was a terrorist. Only people like Carlos the Jackal, or even Osama, who were essentially guns for hire, can be called terrorists.
Mandela stood against racial segregation in his own homeland. The white settlers in my opinion were the real terrorists, as they deployed more than 100 times more force against Mandela's people than Mandela could ever have mustered against them. Also killed so many blacks over the years. How many white people were killed by the ANC?

As for the other side gists, I would agree with cap28.
White people still seek to enslave blacks everywhere, either directly or indirectly. Also, I think black people are asleep. Nowadays you see blacks just trying their best to prove to themselves that they can be just like whites in lifestyle. Unlike Asians who have their own distinct beliefs and goals, blacks have no aspirations than trying to be like the white man and enjoy the white man's luxuries. They're always chasing the white's material possessions. Black people have no societal values of their own anymore, thanks to slavery and colonisation.

I think it's a bit off for morpheus to post pictures of black people having fun in predominantly white parties, or pictures of houses in white-owned neighbourhoods owned by blacks. What does that prove? When will blacks build and promote their own societies?

Mind you, I think South Africa is the only nation of black people that stands a chance. I think they are more nationalistic than any other black people. Nigeria for example, is a country hated by every single citizen of that country, including the elites who only seek to rob the nation.

yamakuza:

^ sounds perfect!

So, essentially, if we both jumped in at opposite ends, we would go past each other several times before finally settling at the center?

One more thing, if g (or is it G?) was 0 at the centre then F would automatically be 0 once the objects reached the center and they would just hang there, right?

Any luck with the question in Post #18?

It's a bit more complicated than that, sir.

You have to look at Kepler's equation, which is f = GmM/r^2, where the earth's mass is the big M and you are the small M. G is the gravitational constant of 6.673x10^-11, and r is the distance between the surface and the center.

On the earth's surface, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81m/s^2. the F in Kepler's equation is the acceleration you will gain when you fall towards the center.

Galileo demonstrated the fact that different objects of different masses will fall at the same speed in the famous leaning tower of pisa experiment.

yamakuza:

^ u try small, and e wan make sense, but i no agree.

Your argument would imply that based on the masses of the objects, some would make it out of the hole, some to the surface and others not to the surface before reversing direction?

Not at all sir.
What I am saying is, no object would make it out of the hole. It would be an oscillation. In a vacuum, the oscillation will be for an infinite duration. But given air resistance and other factors, the object will travel less and less distance in both directions till it finally settles at the center of the earth.

Gravity means you fall 9.8meters per square second. When you jump into the hole, you accelerate at that speed, when you cross the center, you also decelerate at that speed. Esentially, you can setup a virtual 'pendulum' in this way.

lekside44:

FROM AJANLEKOKO

Physics pop quiz:

The earth is spherical, right?
What would happen if I drilled a hole right through the center of the earth, from the surface of where I am, to come out somewhere else? And then jumped into the hole.
Assume the earth has a cold core and no ground water or anything like that. Just rock. What would happen?

Reply

WELL, YOU CANNOT PASS THROUGH BECAUSE AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ZERO GRAVITY AND FLOAT AS IF YOU ARE IN SPACE

Bros, remember that you would have picked up acceleration while falling, and it will increase as you approach the center, so you get lighter and move faster.
I think you will be weightless, but still accelerating, so you will move past the point of zero gravity and continue to accelerate towards the surface. Gravity will start to act again, and you will get heavier as you move towards the surface, eventually causing a gradual deceleration. You will most likely fall back into the hole at some point, and start the whole process again. Effectively, you'll be oscillating back and forth between surfaces.

Mods, I hope I try small

I was never really good at school

snthesis:

After a series of very hard long in-depth surveys from the length and breadth of Nigeria. It is official the NIGERIAN GIRLS (not wives o) ARE OVER-PAMPERED.
it is only in Nigeria that the guy;
. Pays for taking a Chic out.
. Pays for Breakfast
. Pays for Lunch
. Pays for Dinner (small wonder they all have big belles )
. Pays for her Movies tickets
. Pays for Popcorn and Drinks.
. Pays for her cab
. Pays for the Chics Calls
. Pays for her Blackberry
. Pays for her Monthly BIS
. Pays for her Hair
. Pays for her Makeup
. PAYS< PAYS< PAYS>. . . . .

Nigerian Guys deserve more respect for being the nicest gentlemen in the WORLD.

Well, it's not really the fault of the ladies.
Nigeria is an over-materialistic society. The ladies are just trying to get theirs. Everybody's hustling in Nigeria, from priests to politicians, to blue-chip high-tech workers. In Nigeria, na moni people dey find. So don't hate the players, pally. Hate the country

See people calling themselves introverts like it was some sort of cool label.
This modern world and self-obsession sha

Not possible.
Nigeria's music isn't unique, and is not ear-pleasing outside Nigeria. The music is poorly produced, and I'm sure you hardly get many people outside Africa listening to it.

South African music is richer, and has more variety. We're just experiencing success in the hip hop genre, and the music is more or less a knock-off.

My first post!