We met with a representative of the Democratic Alliance, the opposition party to the ANC (the party in power). She made many of us angry with her attitude towards the poor, she essentially said poor people should get jobs (disregarding root causes of the 40% unemployment rate) She also was extremely condescending towards traditional African beliefs and culture, and made it seem as if "they" (because she distinctly separated herself from africans) were part of the problem with the poor healthcare system, because they get ill as a result of not using modern medicine and relying on traditional healing. She also said that they need to break traditional culture in order to improve overall help. In all she was extremely offensive and patronizing, and made many of us upset and angry. It is easy to see why the ANC has remained in power so long, despite the fact that they haven't followed through with many of their promises, because their opposition is culturally insensitive and seen mostly as a white party, that would not represent the interests of the majority of black Africans.
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It really seems like you are finding out lots of new things there. I would really like to know how you liked the home visit and how it compared to what youre used to
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