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So what happens to all the racist whites if the UP wins in 48? Their feelings aren't going to go away and racists tend not to accept defeat/marginalisation gracefully.

The UP might not have been as racist as the Nats, but they weren't exactly a beacon of racial equality, and white-minority rule will most likely be the order of the day for the foreseeable future.
 
So what happens to all the racist whites if the UP wins in 48? Their feelings aren't going to go away and racists tend not to accept defeat/marginalisation gracefully.

The Nats would have accepted defeat - democratic principles (for whites) were pretty well-established in South Africa by then.
 
The UP might not have been as racist as the Nats, but they weren't exactly a beacon of racial equality, and white-minority rule will most likely be the order of the day for the foreseeable future.

I don't think the UP (and most Nats for that matter) were much more racist than most Australians or white Southerners of the time.

Of course there would be racial segregation in a UP-win ATL, but there will be real moves to a qualified franchise and mixed-race neighbourhoods will remain common.
 
The Nats would have accepted defeat - democratic principles (for whites) were pretty well-established in South Africa by then.

Said principles were pretty well established in the American south for far longer. That didn't stop them setting attack dogs on peaceful protesters, blowing up little girls in churches, or refusing to help a child that was dying in front of their very eyes. And it didn't do one bit to help dismantle segregation or delegitimise racism on the ground. That movement came from the outside.

I don't think the UP (and most Nats for that matter) were much more racist than most Australians or white Southerners of the time.

That's damning with faint praise. White Southerners of the time were murderously racist. See the above link
 
Said principles were pretty well established in the American south for far longer. That didn't stop them setting attack dogs on peaceful protesters, blowing up little girls in churches, or refusing to help a child that was dying in front of their very eyes. And it didn't do one bit to help dismantle segregation or delegitimise racism on the ground. That movement came from the outside.



That's damning with faint praise. White Southerners of the time were murderously racist. See the above link

Not arguing that point. What I'm saying is that the Nats would have accepted the result. You said they wouldn't have accepted their defeat graciously, while I think they would have. Wouldn't have stopped them being racist pieces of garbage though.
 
Not arguing that point. What I'm saying is that the Nats would have accepted the result. You said they wouldn't have accepted their defeat graciously, while I think they would have. Wouldn't have stopped them being racist pieces of garbage though.

It wasn't the election result as such I was referring to, but more the UP trying to expand the franchise and grant greater, if limited, rights to blacks, that would've caused the backlash. I was just curious whether that would be the case, and, if so, what form that backlash might take as they don't have the local government infrastructure to back them up. (Or do they? My knowledge of SA is vanishingly small).
 
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