inconsistency abroad. is there change, is there enough change? when you stand on the democratic party right now one comes to foreign policy debates? there s a lot of change at the grassroots. a lot less in washington. and the question is whether those grassroots will create the kind of moral movement that we ve seen in other moments in american history. the apartheid movement, for instance. remember, the u.s. was a very strong backer off south africa, the apartheid government of south africa for a long time. the u.s. called the african national congress a terrorist organization, for many, many, many years. but it s a grassroots efforts by americans who saw that we were implicated in an injustice. we re further along, i think, vis-à-vis that on yemen, and we are on israel and palestine. but whenever people go to see for themselves what palestinian life is like under israeli control in the west bank, life without any basic rights, for more than 50 years, they come back asking the same
strong backer off south africa, the apartheid government of south africa for a long time. the u.s. called the african national congress a terrorist organization, for many, many, many years. but it s a grassroots efforts by americans who saw that we were implicated in an injustice. we re further along, i think, vis-à-vis that on yemen, and we are on israel and palestine. but whenever people go to see for themselves what palestinian life is like under israeli control in the west bank, life without any basic rights, for more than 50 years, they come back asking the same question, how can our government be supporting this unconditionally, and claim that it believes in human rights? last question before we run out of time. you think we re gonna see a sudden change in d. c.? you think we re gonna see any change from the biden administration, when it comes to major policy issues between now in 2024? i have very little hope, honestly, for the biden administration on israel palestine, and
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The ongoing protests by farmers against the three hastily promulgated agriculture laws have drawn international attention, with the denial of democratic rights to them by the government’s construction of military-grade barriers and shutting down of the Internet at protest sites getting strong statements of support from numerous international celebrities. The official response of the Ministry of External Affairs was disproportionate to the provocation, but it was not merely the reaction of a thin-skinned government. The argument put forth by the government pushed a more fundamental premise: it warned the concerned global voices that these matters democracy and hu
today in a 45-minute state of the nation speech, president de klerk transformed 30 years of south african politics. he promised its most famous leader, nelson mandela, would soon be free. nelson mandela is probably the best known political prisoner in the world. he s been in prison for decades because of his actions in leading the armed struggle against apartheid in south africa. mr. nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. while the world is changing in europe, the apartheid government of south africa sees the writing on the wall. south africa which an has been a pariah state won t be able to continue in the post-cold-war world. when he s released from
today in a 45-minute state of the nation speech, president de klerk transformed 30 years of south african politics. he promised its most famous leader would soon be free. nelson mandela is probably the best known political prisoner in the world. he s been. prison because of his actions in leading the armed struggle against apartheid in south africa. mr. nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. while the world is changing in europe, the apartheid government of south africa sees the writing on the wall. south africa which an has been a pariah state won t be able to continue in the post code war world. when he s released from prison, it becomes a global moment that signifies one of the earliest indications that the