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Pragmatic Selflessness
Transitions throughout Africa and many other nations are marked by violent upheavals that force out one totalitarian ruling party, and install another one that will perform as bad or worse than the first one. One nation, South Africa, was able not only to transition to democracy; the old leaders gave up power and the new leaders took over in a way that also provided for long-term stability and success. South Africa formed a strong democracy by avoiding civil war and creating a strong economy, thanks to the leadership of Nelson Mandela and his ANC colleagues, whom realized that important sacrifices are necessary in order for both themselves and their country to achieve maintained prosperity. ...
In South Africa, on the other hand, the crucial political players in the late 1980s and early 1990s realized that the only way to create a sustainable government that would be able to avoid future retaliation and internal wars would be to achieve a peaceful transition in which the outgoing rulers were treated with dignity and assured of their rights, personal safety, and active role in the new government. ...
In purpose, these power-sharing methods saved South Africa’s rulers from violent reprisals and prevented civil war. ... With all of the concerned parties having been given a voice in the future of the nation, “everyone accepts the fact that South Africa is a multiracial democracy” (Reader, 132). ... In many states across Africa, such selfish leaders create skyrocketing inflation and massive poverty for their people.
Approximate Word count = 1207
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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