AHC: South African civil war

Because the political situation from 2011 was dramatically different from that in 1994, where the switch to majority rule had yet to happen and there were numerous incidents occurring to frighten the Indian community.



Apartheid, no. The National Party as the 1980s progressed and through the 1990s up to 1994 at least, yes.

Minority support for the ANC has declined since 1994 actually, but you're sticking to your opinion and that's fine.
 
Minority support for the ANC has declined since 1994 actually, but you're sticking to your opinion and that's fine.

You have yet to present any facts in the matter, so the smugness present here is completely unwarranted. In KwaZulu-Natal, which had the highest number of Indians of any province according to the 1996 Census, the ANC and Inkatha received 82.55% of the vote. According to the aforementioned Census, in 1996 the Black South African population of the province was 81.7%, which matches almost perfectly with the previously mentioned vote totals; this is consistent with the reporting done at the time by organizations like the NYT. Unless you're claiming large numbers of Blacks crossed over to vote NP, the only logical explanation for this is that Indians overwhelmingly voted against the ANC.
 
You have yet to present any facts in the matter, so the smugness present here is completely unwarranted. In KwaZulu-Natal, which had the highest number of Indians of any province according to the 1996 Census, the ANC and Inkatha received 82.55% of the vote. According to the aforementioned Census, in 1996 the Black South African population of the province was 81.7%, which matches almost perfectly with the previously mentioned vote totals; this is consistent with the reporting done at the time by organizations like the NYT. Unless you're claiming large numbers of Blacks crossed over to vote NP, the only logical explanation for this is that Indians overwhelmingly voted against the ANC.

In 1994 about 50% of Indians voted NP, with the rest split between the ANC and MF, and to a lesser degree, the IFP. The source is (and I really didn't want to do this) my fucking MA thesis.
 
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You have yet to present any facts in the matter, so the smugness present here is completely unwarranted. In KwaZulu-Natal, which had the highest number of Indians of any province according to the 1996 Census, the ANC and Inkatha received 82.55% of the vote. According to the aforementioned Census, in 1996 the Black South African population of the province was 81.7%, which matches almost perfectly with the previously mentioned vote totals; this is consistent with the reporting done at the time by organizations like the NYT. Unless you're claiming large numbers of Blacks crossed over to vote NP, the only logical explanation for this is that Indians overwhelmingly voted against the ANC.
Dude you are way out of your depth commenting on a situation you don't understand. Maruis is South African so I don't understand how you can call him smug when he actually knows what he is talking about.
 
In 1994 about 50% of Indians voted NP, with the rest split between the ANC and MF, and to a lesser degree, the IFP. The source is (and I really didn't want to do this) my fucking MA thesis.

quick, question. Why though? I know the national party of 94 was a vastly different party from the Nationals at any other point in their history but what made them vote for the nats over the 94 ANC (which had a reasonable amount of indians at that time surely).
 
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