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L O W L A N D S - L - 30 November 2010 - Volume 01<br>

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<p class="MsoNormal">From: <span>dealangeam</span><span>

<<a href="mailto:atdelange@iburst.co.za" target="_blank">atdelange@iburst.co.za</a>></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Subject: <span>LL_L "Language politics" [AF_EN]</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Beste</span> <span>Laaglanders</span>,</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">From: Marcus Buck <<span><span><a href="mailto:list@marcusbuck.org" target="_blank">list@marcusbuck.org</a></span></span>></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">“There's another option: just help the Blacks raise to the same higher

statuses.”</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">From: Mark Dreyer <<span><span><a href="mailto:mrdreyer@lantic.net" target="_blank">mrdreyer@lantic.net</a></span></span>></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Mark Dreyer se <span>oorspronklike</span> <span>bydrae</span> was <span>redelik</span> in die <span>kol</span>. <span>Hy</span> <span>eindig</span>

met:</p>

<p class="MsoNormal">“Lastly, if we may impute malign motivations, Afrikaans schools &

indeed everything Afrikaans is being targeted for exclusion, marginalisation

& <span>absorbtion</span>.”</p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Tog <span>maak</span> Marcus Buck <span>dit</span>

<span>af</span> as <span>wens-denkery</span>.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dit</span> <span>lyk</span> <span>vir</span> my Marcus <span>moet</span> <span>Suid</span> <span>Afrika</span> toe <span>kom</span> <span>vir</span> ‘n <span>paar</span>

<span>jaar</span> en Afrikaners <span>wys</span> hoe <span>hy</span> die <span>swartes</span> tot ‘n <span>hoër</span> status <span>gaan</span> <span>verhoog</span>.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Apartheid was <span>politieke</span> <span>beleid</span>

in <span>Suid</span> <span>Afrika</span> van

1948-1990. <span>Dit</span> is ‘n <span>handige</span>

<span>stok</span> <span>om</span> <span>mee</span>

<span>te</span> <span>slaan</span>. <span>Maar</span> <span>wat</span> van die <span>onderwys</span> in die <span>res</span> van <span>Suidelike</span> <span>Afrika</span>. Die <span>handige</span> <span>stok</span> <span>hier</span>

is <span>kolonialisme</span>. <span>Dit</span> <span>lyk</span> <span>dus</span> <span>asof</span>

<span>swartmense</span> <span>onskuldig</span> <span>is</span> <span>omdat</span> <span>hulle</span>

<span>onderdruk</span> is <span>deur</span> <span>magte</span> <span>buite</span> <span>hulle</span>

<span>beheer</span>.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dit bring</span> my tot ‘n <span>belangrike</span> punt: die <span>slagoffer</span> <span>sindroom</span>. <span>Daar</span> is ‘n <span>paar</span> <span>biljoen</span> <span>mense</span>

<span>hedendaags</span> <span>wat</span> <span>aan</span> <span>hierdie</span> <span>sindroom</span>

lei. <span>Geen</span> <span>politiek</span>, <span>mag</span> of geld <span>ter</span> <span>wêreld</span> <span>kan</span> <span>mense</span>

van <span>hierdie</span> <span>sindroom</span> <span>genees</span> <span>nie</span>. <span>Dit</span>

<span>kan</span>

<span>slegs</span> <span>innerlik</span> <span>genees</span> word <span>mits</span> die <span>begeerte</span> <span>daar</span> is <span>om</span> <span>genees</span> <span>te</span>

word.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Hoe word <span>hierdie</span> <span>begeerte</span>

<span>wakker</span>? <span>Een</span> van die <span>vernaamste</span> <span>redes</span> is ‘n <span>liefde</span> <span>vir</span> die <span>eie</span> <span>taal</span>, <span>om</span>

<span>dit</span> <span>reg</span> <span>te</span>

<span>gebruik</span> en <span>om</span> <span>dit</span> <span>uit</span> <span>te</span>

<span>bou</span> op <span>alle</span> <span>gebiede</span> van die <span>lewe</span>. <span>Ek </span><span>suig</span><span> </span><span>dit</span><span> </span><span>nie</span><span> </span><span>uit</span><span> my </span><span>duim</span><span> </span><span>nie</span><span>.</span> <span>Doen</span> <span>gerus</span>

<span>navorsing</span> <span>oor</span> <span>streke</span> <span>wat</span> <span>aan</span>

die <span>verval</span> is en <span>waarin</span> <span>onheil</span> <span>seëvier</span>. <span>Kyk</span> hoe <span>dit</span> met tale (<span>veral</span> die <span>inheemse</span>) in elk van <span>daardie</span> <span>streke</span> <span>gaan</span>.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">As <span>mense</span> <span>nie</span> <span>respek</span> <span>vir</span> <span>hulle</span>

<span>eie</span> <span>taal</span> <span>het</span>

<span>nie</span>, <span>het</span> <span>hulle</span> <span>vir</span> min <span>ander</span>

<span>dinge</span> <span>respek</span>. In die <span>plek</span> van <span>respek</span> <span>jaag</span> <span>hulle</span> die <span>sewe</span> <span>doodsondes</span> (van Dante) <span>soos</span> <span>hebsug</span>, <span>magsug</span>

en <span>eersug</span> <span>na</span>.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">‘<span>n</span> <span>Mens</span> <span>kan</span>

die <span>respek</span> <span>vir</span> ‘n <span>eie</span> <span>taal</span> <span>peil</span>

<span>deur</span> <span>te</span> <span>kyk</span>

<span>hoeveel</span> <span>hulp-taalboeke</span> (<span>woorde</span>, <span>grammatika</span>, <span>stelwyse</span> <span>ensovoorts</span>) <span>deur</span> <span>daardie</span> <span>mense</span>

<span>geskep</span> is en <span>nog</span> steeds <span>geskep</span> word. Lank <span>voor</span> Apartheid

en <span>veral</span> <span>gedurende</span>

Apartheid is 98% van <span>alle</span> <span>hulp-taalboeke</span>

<span>vir</span> swart tale <span>deur</span> <span>witmense</span> <span>geskep</span> en met <span>witmense</span> se <span>belasting</span> <span>betaal</span>. <span>Dit</span> is <span>nou</span> 20jaar <span>sedert</span> Apartheid <span>geval</span> <span>het</span>. <span>Witmense</span>

<span>betaal</span> <span>nog</span> <span>steeds</span> <span>belasting</span>, <span>maar</span> <span>dis</span> <span>oorwegend</span>

swartmense wat dit nou uitgee.

<span>Het</span> <span>hulle</span> al <span>begin</span> <span>om</span> <span>hulp-taalboeke</span>

die <span>lig</span> <span>te</span> <span>laat</span> <span>sien</span>? <span>Doen</span>

self <span>navorsing</span> <span>om</span> die <span>skokkende</span> <span>antwoord</span> <span>te</span> <span>vind</span>.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Marcus, you make a grave error. Afrikaans emerged (was born) in the

south-west tip of Africa during the late

1600's. <span>Although its forbears were Germanic languages and

very much so from the lowland countries, it is an African language.</span>

Unfortunately, because of black politics, it has now also become a major

language in <span>diaspora</span>.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Mooi</span> loop.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">At de Lange</p>

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