Chapter 22

Chapter 22 was very interesting and informative. One aspect of this chapter that caught my attention was South Africa and their fight for independence. What really struck me was how the minority, which was white, managed to have all of the control and the power. It makes me think of America in how mostly white people are seen to be more in control as the majority. Many white nationalists or supremacists claim their fear of diversity because they believe that diversity will wipe out the entire power of the white people. However, white South Africans still managed to maintain power as the minority. I just thought that that was intriguing in a strange way. I also thought that it was fascinating how colonial rule in these different countries brought about ideas of race and certain ideologies that brought inequality and injustice towards others. I liked how Strayer described our ignorance of what the future holds. He further explained the uneasiness that historians have about history and its future. I would say that I feel the same along with others. None of us know what the future holds, but we can have some kind of understanding since we realized a certain pattern with history and how it seems to repeat itself at times. I would like to be hopeful and feel hopeful but can't help but have a sense of uneasiness when it comes to seeing a future where everyone has equal opportunity and everything is close to perfect with no war or struggle. However, I feel good in that I know that I am not the only one who feels the same way.