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| Date: | 6/19/2013 2:14:26 AM |
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Greetings!
Hi Kerry! Well, I’m glad I don’t bore you. Sorry to hit the sore point, yes, Native Americans have always had a raw deal, whether under British, Spanish, Portuguese, or American rule. In Africa, Bantu people are the majority. The Khoisan people, which include the Bushmen are amongst the oldest inhabitants of Africa. The Bantu people migrated during the Iron Age and eventually settled over most of sub Saharan Africa. San were hunter gatherers, while the Khoi were pastrolists who eventually took up full agriculture after the Dutch landed in Cape Town. The San never quite gave up their lifestyle, and being an egalitarian society, they never owned resources like land, the rivers and mountains, animals and plants. They figured it all belonged to God who is called /cagn, and the Bantu and Whites, of course, they owned land and animals, namely livestock. The San would simply kill some cattle as if it were a wild animal. The Bantu or White farmers would then punish them with commandos who wiped out whole clans. They were also enslaved during the slavery period when slavery was practiced here. Most of the Bantu tribes survived the onslaught of the British forces until they reached a breakpoint which was often the case. Those tribes that revolted were punished, like the Zulu for example. But other tribes like the Swazi called a truce and became a vassal state of Britain. Eventually becoming protectorates and then independent countries outside the old Union of South Africa. The San are not inherently violent people. They are peaceful, hospitable and very reasonable people who have an immense understanding of how plants and various resources in the Kalahari can be utilized for the advantage of people. Many of the old shamans have died and this knowledge rests with a few. When I was studying archaeology, we did an intense study. The prof. who taught us about rock art is one of a few westerners that speak !kung and he spent a long time with them, from the 80s, documenting all he could. And yes, I do think your little discus may not be too happy about being alone. I figured you’d put him back with the others eventually. I was wrong, you’re going to keep him there then. I’d say another 2 discus can’t hurt ;-D And I didn’t want to say, but Bumble bee gobies are hard brackish water fish and discus are soft water fish. Perhaps you keep them both in tap water. Its OK, but they’re not tank mates you would normally put together. These are your tanks and you can keep whatever you like, so don’t mind me please. Otherwise it’s a lovely day out here. Its hot and humid during the day, but the evenings are so lovely. Its rained almost every night now for about two weeks already. The vegetation and the insects are just going wild. We’ve had the first mosquitoes and frogs out this year. Anyways, you take care. Kind regards, Stokes |
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