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Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:21:26 PM
What wish did you ask for from the genie?
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Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:16:03 PMJourney to the Beginning of Time (1955)
(Cool little movie from Czechoslovakia, BTW).
(Cool little movie from Czechoslovakia, BTW).
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:12:17 PM67. LA Confidential. Fictional, but historically accurate. Takes place in 1953.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Debunked historical facts?...
Last post by claws - Today at 11:57:09 AMInteresting. Never heard of that story. I asked AI about more debunked claims:
Common Myths and Debunked Claims Regarding Apartheid in South Africa
The history of apartheid in South Africa (1948–1994) has been subject to various historical distortions, propaganda claims made by the former regime to legitimize its policies, and subsequent historical myths.
1. The Myth of "Separate but Equal" Development
The Claim: Proponents and architects of apartheid—such as Hendrik Verwoerd—marketed the system not as racial oppression, but as "separate development" (apartheid in Afrikaans) that would grant different ethnic groups self-determination, economic independence, and equal status in their own designated homelands (Bantustans).
The Reality: The policy was profoundly unequal. While Black South Africans made up the vast majority of the population, they were allocated only about 13% of the land—typically the least fertile and economically viable regions. The homelands were entirely dependent on South Africa economically, lacked true sovereignty, and served primarily as cheap labor reserves for the white-minority-controlled economy.
2. The "Empty Land" (Vacant Land) Myth
The Claim: An older colonial and apartheid-era historical narrative claimed that Dutch and British settlers moved into a largely uninhabited, pristine southern tip of Africa, meaning that indigenous populations arrived concurrently with or after European expansion.
The Reality: Archaeological and historical evidence has thoroughly debunked this. Bantu-speaking farming communities had inhabited large portions of what is now South Africa for centuries before the arrival of the Dutch East India Company in 1652. The narrative was constructed politically to justify land dispossession and white territorial dominance.
3. The Framing of Apartheid Security Laws as "Anti-Terrorism" Only
The Claim: The National Party government frequently defended draconian measures—such as detention without trial, banning orders, and the suppression of political organizations—as necessary, routine law enforcement to combat violent communist subversion and terrorism.
The Reality: While violent resistance groups like Umkhonto we Sizwe (the armed wing of the ANC) did engage in sabotage against state infrastructure, the state's security apparatus systematically targeted peaceful political dissent, trade unions, journalists, religious leaders, and civic organizations. Legislation like the Suppression of Communism Act defined "communism" so broadly that almost any opposition to racial segregation could be criminalized and severely punished without judicial oversight.
4. Economic Viability and Self-Sufficiency of the Bantustans
The Claim: The regime claimed that the creation of independent or self-governing Black homelands (such as Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, and Ciskei) would eventually create self-sustaining economies where citizens enjoyed full political rights.
The Reality: None of the nominal "independent" homelands gained international recognition (except from each other and South Africa). They operated as dysfunctional, impoverished enclaves heavily subsidized by Pretoria. They suffered from high unemployment, poor infrastructure, and rampant political corruption, forcing the vast majority of their workforce to continue migrating illegally or under strict permit systems to work in white-owned urban centers.
5. The "External Agitator" Narrative
The Claim: State propaganda routinely attributed mass internal uprisings—such as the 1976 Soweto uprising or the mass resistance movements of the 1980s—not to genuine domestic grievance, but to a small group of communist agitators, external radical elements, and foreign media manipulation.
The Reality: Investigations by bodies like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and independent historical research demonstrated that resistance was driven by widespread, systemic oppression, including inferior Bantu Education, forced removals, pass laws, and a total denial of basic human rights to the majority of the population.
I wasn't aware of this
Common Myths and Debunked Claims Regarding Apartheid in South Africa
The history of apartheid in South Africa (1948–1994) has been subject to various historical distortions, propaganda claims made by the former regime to legitimize its policies, and subsequent historical myths.
1. The Myth of "Separate but Equal" Development
The Claim: Proponents and architects of apartheid—such as Hendrik Verwoerd—marketed the system not as racial oppression, but as "separate development" (apartheid in Afrikaans) that would grant different ethnic groups self-determination, economic independence, and equal status in their own designated homelands (Bantustans).
The Reality: The policy was profoundly unequal. While Black South Africans made up the vast majority of the population, they were allocated only about 13% of the land—typically the least fertile and economically viable regions. The homelands were entirely dependent on South Africa economically, lacked true sovereignty, and served primarily as cheap labor reserves for the white-minority-controlled economy.
2. The "Empty Land" (Vacant Land) Myth
The Claim: An older colonial and apartheid-era historical narrative claimed that Dutch and British settlers moved into a largely uninhabited, pristine southern tip of Africa, meaning that indigenous populations arrived concurrently with or after European expansion.
The Reality: Archaeological and historical evidence has thoroughly debunked this. Bantu-speaking farming communities had inhabited large portions of what is now South Africa for centuries before the arrival of the Dutch East India Company in 1652. The narrative was constructed politically to justify land dispossession and white territorial dominance.
3. The Framing of Apartheid Security Laws as "Anti-Terrorism" Only
The Claim: The National Party government frequently defended draconian measures—such as detention without trial, banning orders, and the suppression of political organizations—as necessary, routine law enforcement to combat violent communist subversion and terrorism.
The Reality: While violent resistance groups like Umkhonto we Sizwe (the armed wing of the ANC) did engage in sabotage against state infrastructure, the state's security apparatus systematically targeted peaceful political dissent, trade unions, journalists, religious leaders, and civic organizations. Legislation like the Suppression of Communism Act defined "communism" so broadly that almost any opposition to racial segregation could be criminalized and severely punished without judicial oversight.
4. Economic Viability and Self-Sufficiency of the Bantustans
The Claim: The regime claimed that the creation of independent or self-governing Black homelands (such as Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, and Ciskei) would eventually create self-sustaining economies where citizens enjoyed full political rights.
The Reality: None of the nominal "independent" homelands gained international recognition (except from each other and South Africa). They operated as dysfunctional, impoverished enclaves heavily subsidized by Pretoria. They suffered from high unemployment, poor infrastructure, and rampant political corruption, forcing the vast majority of their workforce to continue migrating illegally or under strict permit systems to work in white-owned urban centers.
5. The "External Agitator" Narrative
The Claim: State propaganda routinely attributed mass internal uprisings—such as the 1976 Soweto uprising or the mass resistance movements of the 1980s—not to genuine domestic grievance, but to a small group of communist agitators, external radical elements, and foreign media manipulation.
The Reality: Investigations by bodies like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and independent historical research demonstrated that resistance was driven by widespread, systemic oppression, including inferior Bantu Education, forced removals, pass laws, and a total denial of basic human rights to the majority of the population.
I wasn't aware of this
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by claws - Today at 10:44:43 AMThe sad thing is these videos and shorts were made for mass consumption, for views, likes and clicks.
No creativity or passion in their "art." I guess that is why these videos come off as unintentional funny.
No creativity or passion in their "art." I guess that is why these videos come off as unintentional funny.
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Television / Re: DAVE THE BARBARIAN! Not a ...
Last post by Trevor - Today at 08:53:08 AMQuote from: Dalmatian Bobby Samaritan on July 23, 2026, 08:43:35 PMQuote from: BoyScoutKevin on June 05, 2009, 04:54:39 PMWhat I miss most about the show. John Rhys-Davies as the narrator.
(And pretend that the Red Queen syndrome is a good thing. It seems like they could mix something like this up with crop circles or talking about crop circles for some extra flare. But no. Dig site here and a dig site over there and your head is just spinning and still no revelation of anything like a writing system in the Americas. Or if Gavin Newsome can tell us why the plumed serpent is a predictor of him becoming the next president. I mean if the Anasazi or some 8000 year old site in the American southwest showed that the Indigenous people had 3D mapping of the hippocampus region of the brain then maybe I would listen to this.)
Enlighten me. Who is Earthworm Jim?
I'm sure this is Wyrewizard posting 😀
#8
Off Topic Discussion / Debunked historical facts?
Last post by Trevor - Today at 08:50:44 AMThe one I hear about most is the story of Hamilton Naki, the former gardener turned research assistant who was supposedly the first person to perform the first heart transplant in 1967 but was denied credit under apartheid and the acclaim was given to Dr Chris Barnard instead.
This has since been debunked as Naki was neither a doctor nor a surgeon.
Any other debunked historical facts? 😊
This has since been debunked as Naki was neither a doctor nor a surgeon.
Any other debunked historical facts? 😊
#9
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 07:42:33 AMI'll check out OFF THE RAILS. It is said that if you know one person on the autism spectrum, you know one person on the autism spectrum. However fwiw I know (or know of) multiple people on the autism spectrum who are obsessed w/ trains. 
Seems odd, but it's a thing. Maybe Trains are the new Anime.
Seems odd, but it's a thing. Maybe Trains are the new Anime. #10
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 07:37:58 AMGood for you for reviewing these trends. I am unsurprised that the ladies in the videos have gradually started appearing w/ less clothes on. The Internet! 