History Summarized: South Africa

In the past few centuries, few corners of the African Continent were quite as busy as the south. It's a winding river from the first migrations and waves of colonists in the Cape Colonies to the Rainbow Nation we know today, so let's dive in and see how it all played out!
SOURCES & Further Reading for Black History Month:
- "The African Experience From 'Lucy' to Mandela" From the Great Courses Plus, lectures 15-18 "South Africa: The Dutch Cape Colony & The Zulu Kingdom & Frontier and Unification & Diamonds and Gold", 26 "Segregation and Apartheid in South Africa", and 32 "The South African Miracle"
- "Born A Crime" by Trevor Noah: bookshop.org/books/born-a-cri...
- Home Team History is a KZbin channel covering all corners of the African continent. They have several videos about Southern Africa, such as "A History of Stone Architecture in Southern Africa" ( • A History of Stone Arc... ) and "Southern Africa: The Birthplace of Iron Mining" ( • Southern Africa: The B... ), and "A history of the Xhosa People" ( • Video )
- Lastly, looking to modern times, it's important to recognize how the COVID crisis has exacerbated massive preexisting disparities between healthcare for Black and minority communities and that of white Americans. It's not enough to just acknowledge history, we all have a responsibility to understand modern problems and work on solutions. Read more: (www.scientificamerican.com/ar...) and please consider Donating to support the NAACP's COVID relief programs: (naacp.org/coronavirus/coronav...)
With special thanks to the members of our discord community who helped polish my script: Holben, Klieg, Good Hunter, and Sticc (who has a History of Africa podcast: www.listennotes.com/podcasts/...)
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[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

It's important to remember South Africa's history is more than Apartheid. Thank you blue.

[@mullerpotgieter]

Shhhhhh. Don't let the government find out you're telling people that. They need the scapegoat

[@rook8822]

Thank you sir (or miss)

[@luthientinuviel3883]

Yeah, I really hope to learn more about it soon!

[@carlosroo5460]

A nice appetizer before lunch.

[@henkbarnard1553]

@@mullerpotgieter Someone needs to tell the govement that the scapegoat died 10 years ago. (it drowed in a swimming pool)

[@epickabelo]

I am a simple South African, I see a video mentioning my country, I watch it.

[@RaraZeCat]

Yep, same here... I really want our country to be noticed for reasons other than Nelson Mandela.

[@jaredweldrick185]

Same here

[@sous1618]

Same

[@PrimeAct]

Hape the name of the page is something something sarcastic.. so I thought it was funny

[@palesaneo3817]

Meeeee

[@achilles4625]

The fact that this has more South African history than the South African school system

[@axixngolola4845]

Bruh

[@simatra306]

I am sitting here thinking the exact same thing

[@politicswithluca5780]

Exactly

[@mgnchase849]

The ANC want to keep the population stupid so they can keep voting for them. Because fact is only an uneducated person incapable of critical thinking would vote for them.

[@politicswithluca5780]

@@mgnchase849 so true

[@kalebbruwer]

"There's still plenty of work to be done" Well the current administration doesn't seem keen on "doing work" so... I mean they literally can't even keep the lights on.

[@arendvandermerwe3309]

Chilling with candels rn. You know whats up

[@zoobieloobie3646]

The corruption is overwhelming. This country had so much potential.

[@thomasafrica9724]

@@zoobieloobie3646 _Has_ so much potential. We're not doing great, but we're still in the process of changing. You are right about the corruption though, it's a disgrace and it's embarrassing tbh.

[@zoobieloobie3646]

@@thomasafrica9724 the amount of parliament videos on KZbin is too much aswell. It's comedy show.

[@zoobieloobie3646]

@@thomasafrica9724 I still love my country though and I'm sure you do too.

[@riptidesatyr7736]

Blue: “The accidental importation of smallpox.” The UPS driver: “Oh sorry I was supposed to drop this off to America.”

[@sechran]

[History of European Colonization] "You get smallpox!!! You get smallpox! And you get smallpox! And you get smallpox! EVERYBODY GETS SMALLPOX!!!"

[@twoscarabsintheswarm9055]

@@sechran not really but pop off sis

[@nameofthename]

"eh, you guys can keep it anyways, i'll just give america a replacement."

[@mercce6750]

​@@sechran also yellow fever, diphtheria and scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, mumps, typhus, and typhoid fever.

[@Real_Tower_Pizza]

4:35 was these states colonies?

[@unkulunkulu1494]

The best thing about South Africa is the unquestionably superior version of Beef Jerky that is Biltong

[@jackkhail7833]

I miss Bar-one bars

[@david_aug_1017]

This is objectively correct

[@david_aug_1017]

@Stained Glass Window Shit you have a point

[@fullmetaltheorist]

God is that you?

[@unkulunkulu1494]

@@fullmetaltheorist yes my child

[@obusisayo]

as a South African watching this, i can genuinely say i really did enjoy this😌 it was a great summary of our complex history and it’s amazing to see other people taking interest!💕

[@mr.jgentleman5550]

South African from Cape Town here.....this was good. Its funny how diverse South Africa is. For instance I'm a Cape Town born coloured(colour with a u) We use British culture, spelling system, slang(sometimes), foods and other things. Some of our meals are sometimes based off of Indian meals, Chinese, Portuguese, etc. We have a mix between Australian and British accents with the differences being the pronunciation of the letter 'R' and even then there are different accents South Africa is developing kinda fast but the only problem stopping us is the government(South Africans know why) I feel like if we had a good government we'd be a fully developed country by the time every 15year old turns 30.

[@meandyourmom3083]

Food lol no? Since the country is predominantly most East African food

[@bradfordmax8372]

Im honestly really proud of Blue for his pronunciation, it’s actually much more accurate than most people I’ve heard!

[@whatevermate8241]

Its really cool because you can see how he tried where alot of people just don't care

[@ThisCharmlessMan]

@@AxxLAfriku what?

[@richardnixon2445]

@@AxxLAfriku what

[@philipehret2442]

@@AxxLAfriku huh?

[@ietsbram]

Which parts tho? He absolutely butchered the dutch stuff

[@miliesingh6460]

in the immortal words of bill wurtz, south africa might need another minute to think about it.

[@gingiebread1584]

Indeed indeed.

[@Real_Tower_Pizza]

4:35 was these states colonies?

[@dominaiscna]

A CULTURED BEING I SEE!

[@simonschnedl]

Did you mean 60 seconds?

[@taylorstorm4685]

Or, as we'd say in SA, "we"ll talk about it just now."

[@blootooth2543]

Blue's African pronunciations is actually on point. It made me realize what a hybrid language Afrikaans is. The fact I can understand Dutch loosely is proof of that

[@char_chan1]

well Afrikaans is actually born from Dutch

[@deanholderde5959]

@@char_chan1 these words are technically true, as the largest inspiration for the language is Dutch.

[@bn_is-in-need-of-therapy]

Bruh same

[@4TheRightJAYZUSIsAVirtueSignal]

@Blootooth yeah Afrikaans isn't a real African language. Of course there's influence from African languages and loanwords, but Afrikaans is like America. 70% white(Dutch) and calls itself a melting pot.

[@5801160052086]

Take a look at Flemish, its even more understandable than durch

[@menzidlamini2646]

As a Zulu South African, I find this video very informative and well produced 👌

[@EKWEETREGTIGNIE]

ONCE A STRONG NATION GOT DEFEATED but not the hopes off their people

[@neospeed4960]

me: *thinks I am the only South African who watches OSP* the comments: Think again naaier

[@hayleyquinnyx9329]

this is a mood haha

[@thingonometry-1460]

Eyy lekker

[@stanleycolene]

Bwhahaha

[@friendlydango]

Oof haha

[@Biomatrix2000]

Nou gaan ons braai

[@whoiskwanda]

AHHH IM SCREAMING SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SOUTH AFRICANS WHO HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS CHANNEL FOR YEARS

[@kryptonianguest1903]

I'm a little surprised how many of us there are.

[@kokos_antics]

It's so nice to see

[@johnaucamp7106]

*waves*

[@Hessed3712]

😊

[@carlinkag2525]

It's so cool that theres so many of us here! More than I was expecting!

[@coolbeans5911]

What a lovely surprise!!! Love to all my fellow South Africans in the comment section!!😊❤🇿🇦 Baie liefde en gesondheid julle kant toe!!!

[@dogboy5307]

Jy ook koud-bone

[@coolbeans5911]

@@dogboy5307 baie dankie, Hondseun530🐶🌸

[@dogboy5307]

@@coolbeans5911 plesier

[@tiro0oO5]

Greetings from Germany. I honestly know not much about sa, only heard about its beauty. How is the current Situation? Do people get along (different ethnic groups)

[@lintree]

I'm not from South Africa and I don't speak pretty much any of the languages of the region, although I wish I did. What surprised me is that I could still understand what you said because wow that sounds more like Dutch than I expected

[@xnlac]

Crazy how a YT video taught me more about my country's history than my schooling ever did. Thanks

[@Stormkrow280]

Same here.

[@mkthedj1006]

Bro

[@dude9318]

School only teaches small parts of the the most important parts of history

[@janpiorko3809]

"one legacy that nearly all of Africa shares is colonialsm" *laughs in Ethiopian*

[@abthedragon4921]

Ha! Nice.

[@popelite9926]

*italian clear throat*: mi scusi

[@OverlySarcasticProductions]

BIG asterisk on "nearly" :) -B

[@janpiorko3809]

@@OverlySarcasticProductions OMG I have been noticed.

[@twoscarabsintheswarm9055]

@@janpiorko3809 put that one of your CV man

[@sabineellis9527]

Not going to lie, as a South African watching this video I was nervous, but you managed to pronounce things well and included the history of our people very respectfully. I'm actually really impressed.

[@thoughtswithzuks]

The Nguni pronunciations need some work a bit but good effort on him

[@Tokolosh4363]

Ek ook

[@Tokolosh4363]

Ek ook

[@ayo9002]

Me too

[@ayo9002]

Ek ook Wie is Afrikaans

[@sdjacobs9628]

As a South African, I applaud your depiction of our history. Accurate and respectful. Thank you very much, as lots of historical documentaries tell a skewed tale of our very complex history

[@pmolapo]

As early as 1200 to 1400, "South Africa " was already highly occupied by over twenty different and distinct nations,....who were later grouped by colonial Europeans as one nation,....example, the Pondo, Fengu, Baca, Hlubi et.c, would all be classified as one nation( Xhosa),....which would be like saying the Irish, Scottish, Welsch etc,... are all English.

[@jeanvandermerwe8485]

technically they are because they are all part of the united kingdom

[@pmolapo]

Jean van der Merwe .....so I suppose you'd say the boers, the coloureds and the Oorlam Bantu are the same people, simply because they all speak Afrikaans ? The Irish speak Irish among themselves, the scots speak Scottish among themselves, different cultures, different traditions, different everything, the fact that we share one thing, and differ in 99 other aspects, does NOT make us one people, ....simply because we are both citizens of the UK. That's a feeble attempt at clutching at straws,....pathetic argument.

[@resegomathibe1029]

@@pmolapo jonga 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽uyiqgibile

[@pmolapo]

Resego Mathibe 😜 enkosi mntakababa !

[@savageantelope3306]

“So Britain did the shooty-shoot and grabby-grab” Easily summing British expansion all up

[@eruantien9932]

Yeah, we did do that quite a bit, didn't we... Though, I will never not be amused by the fact that diamonds were only discovered in SA because some Afrikaners got pissed off that we'd banned slavery and ran away. Unexpected consequences of banning slavery - unethical diamond mining!

[@tylerdurden3722]

The biggest irony is that they discovered more than half the world's reserves. Of both gold and diamons.😅 At first they didn't mine the gold and diamonds, because they knew what would happen if the British found out. But the stuff was just lying around on the ground like rocks...the temptation was too much😅. So, they started mining secretly. Then they let foreigners mine, "secretly".

[@cecilrhodes1057]

except that they bought the land but you know why be historically accurate when you can propagandize.

[@yosephbuitrago897]

Cecil Rhodes ok

[@martinmuller3244]

Well, know a bit of the grabby-grab. My great grandparents were German immigrants. Because my greatgrandfather was working for the Boer railway, SASM, he was banished. My greatgrandmother was heavily pregnant and had to stay. When the brits took Jhb, two british soldiers wanted to plunder her home. She took a giant frying pan and they woke up with a very big headache ...

[@lexcriss3084]

Africa in the 90's looks like a confusing game of DnD

[@hopeiswherethehomeis9606]

so a regular game of DnD

[@lexcriss3084]

@@hopeiswherethehomeis9606 eh close enough

[@famoladejo3655]

@@hopeiswherethehomeis9606 Yeah pretty much

[@whispergleam3576]

Good grief! 😂

[@jackobrien3574]

Africa... roll a constitution saving throw. Nat1 Dammit

[@shade.44]

So we're not going to talk about the Xhosa people who were the first people to oppose colonialism and waged war against the British for 100 years? Bet.

[@rhemiekekana9253]

Well to be fair he did mention that there was just so much going on and he regrets that he can't mention every tribe's involvement. There's a lot he left out especially around Difaqane but you must also admit he did a pretty good job of summarising it

[@nellasquare2092]

So true!!!!

[@mrs.albertcamus7930]

oh stfu

[@Weyird]

As a South African, I'm really glad about the attention our country is getting lately. This was a really good summary. Basically everything I learned at school.

[@puff6396]

As a person who lives here, saying “it can’t get worse” is always false

[@kaibaby6335]

Damn that's kinda fucked up

[@squid5523]

It do be true do

[@leahs8254]

It always gets worse

[@0019329077]

There's a lot of Boers in my state. They tell so many horror stories.

[@frenchbreadstupidity7054]

@@0019329077 They lie. They fled when black people got the right to vote because they thought it would mean a white genocide. Still they claim it will happen any day now. Still not happening.

[@treve.mp3]

This video meant a lot. I’m not even South African, I’m Zimbabwean. It just feels so good to see more Southern African history. I also love that you addressed the pre-colonial history cause I feel that a lot of African histories focus solely on colonialism which for me at least has slightly fueled a weird cultural identity crisis where I feel like I have no history, even though I know that’s ridiculous. Your video was a delightful breath of fresh air. Thank you so much blue

[@georgethompson1460]

How's the dictatorship going?

[@hiselbii5326]

It's kind of sad you sometimes feel like you don't have any history, but I do understand why feel that way. I hate that I learn next to nothing about the history of african countries in school. The whole continet is often just treated like one gigantic country...

[@banjotiki3910]

Don't worry, most countries' history is a lot more boring than this.

[@slimy6316]

The "history" was only two minutes. Without colonialism you'd guys would still be fighting each other with sticks and stones

[@hiselbii5326]

@@slimy6316 Did you really have say that and hurt people, just so you can feel better about yourself? Because what you wrote is horribly racist, but I'm pretty sure you are aware of that.

[@chrilantechnologylyt-softp9655]

As a South African I think this was a reasonably fair representation, with a few points I don't agree with but for an American this was amazing

[@KM-vl2cs]

You know what would make this video perfect! If Blue said EISH hahahaha

[@whatdadogdoin6178]

Eish

[@lianabotha0355]

Or johhh and obviously AWE

[@PopRocksOTP]

I'm glad my country is recognized in history

[@mistylilith7585]

Yeah but just wait until they find out what the government has done to this country :)

[@VossieVoster]

Same brother

[@jockesfi6408]

This country's going down and fast

[@rugiiman8917]

@@kedous1151 I think he’s white

[@VanillaVillain8]

@@rugiiman8917 how do you know?

[@ethanhoward2486]

Blue: There's still a lot of works to be done Me: **cries in Zondo Commission and State Capture** You have no fookin' idea mate

[@fullmetaltheorist]

Too much to be done.

[@thapelomaraisane8705]

Brooooo.

[@maseratifittipaldi]

The ANC is CREATING the "work to be done" . The hole they are digging gets deeper and steeper by the day.

[@samanthasangqu7187]

This was a beautifully honest and informed video you’ve made. It makes me so happy to see people from other parts of the world appreciate our South African history ❤️

[@rachelmarcy1966]

I love learning about Africa! So much fascinating history that so often gets skipped over!

[@coffeeringtales1368]

As an Afrikaans speaker, I'm impressed with your pronunciations. Greate video Blue

[@arendvandermerwe3309]

Found it more funny tbh. He butchered the "R" and the "G" but i really appreciate him taking an interest.

[@neilvolschenk1550]

im not lol

[@KM-kf4qf]

Yes, we like being called "boars"

[@jdsgaming3216]

Nee man hy kan nie boers se nie😂

[@kipchickensout]

@@KM-kf4qf I was looking for this comment

[@hannahschreiber1100]

Me, a South African, checking the pronunciation: Blue: Boars Edit: Just for reference for non-South Africans it's something along the lines of Boo-er It was such a weird experience seeing someone talk about our country and its history. We love to see it

[@ThisCharmlessMan]

My friends south african, and he said that Boer is pronounced like boar and not boa.

[@oomreni5820]

it hurts xD

[@Tijnob]

me, a dutch person, wondering if that was the right way of saying it in afrikaans.

[@arrenthil]

And the Drakensberg XD I think its the rolling of the r that people struggle with

[@oomreni5820]

@@ThisCharmlessMan Sounds like an englishman xD the pronunciation is the sound a ghost makes + an R. And the plural adds an E not an S.

[@jrussell428]

As a South African I'm so glad you covered more than Apartheid, many foreigners don't realise South African history is more complex than that. Also you did pronounce most things right, you did struggle a bit with Afrikaans words but at least you tried lol

[@darshanpadayachee4383]

As an Indian South African I'm annoyed we never got mentioned lol. But for how short this video was you did a great job. I also appreciate how you mentioned the parallels between South African and American history. It's something I've personally found fascinating!

[@Thiccremoch162]

Ey, we just so happen to be learning about this in my ap world history class, convenient!

[@Talia_Arts]

Ah the unholy hell of ap world history. I give you luck on studying and passing all the tests you only have a vague idea of what they are on (No, I don’t have a problem with the class you do)

[@coletteo1792]

Hey! Same! Extremely convenient

[@quantum_leaf]

how convenient im learning this too holy shit

[@user-me5fh3yu1j]

Wow these are actually useful to people’s education? I just watch these because I’m weird

[@comradewindowsill4253]

i’m taking ap european history, so the side i’ve gotten mostly has been the dutch golden age and the constant contests of imperialism between britain and france... taking an ap class is madness tbh. there’s 19 kings louis of france, and every prussian kaiser is either friedrich or friedrich wilhelm. woe, woe, woe is me

[@miomio6890]

That you're doing history of South Africa, makes me hopeful that you'll one day do history of the Balkans :')

[@tomasjakovac7950]

Ragusa/Dubrovnik in particular would be right up his alley!

[@dorktriogamer2865]

He'd have to be crazy to just do "BALKANS"

[@miomio6890]

@@tomasjakovac7950 though he'd have a HELL of a time understanding the wars. but hey, if he needs anything translated...I volunteer as tribute XD

[@miomio6890]

@@dorktriogamer2865 I think separate history for each individual country is too much to ask for :')

[@tomasjakovac7950]

@@miomio6890 I mean, he managed to understand the Wars of the League of Cambrai in one of the Pope Fights videos so anything in the Balkans should be easy after that lol

[@siviweslara1023]

I'm not too sure how many times I've listened to this.... but I must applaud you Blue. The best work i've seen covering the past and in a way the present day South Africa.

[@MichaelZesty]

"institutional racism no longer an official policy" *cries in B.E.E* :'(

[@E11imist]

Missed opportunity to point out that the British not only used tons of troops during the second Anglo-Boer War but also built concentration camps for the women and kids

[@ulyssesdenice5071]

Yep. We still hate the Brits for that one. Losing more than 28,000 people to that, most of whom were our children, ain't exactly something we can forgive easily.

[@Zypheit]

@@ulyssesdenice5071 Would you have expected better from any other occupying power of the time?

[@KafkaExMachina]

@@Zypheit Just because an action was common doesn't make it any more forgivable.

[@teadrinkinglegninja1520]

British/Afrikaans hatred for eachother is why my mum (English heritage South African) got disowned when she got pregnant with me by my Afrikaans dad

[@spiko1755]

Can’t believe that they didn’t talk about rorkes drift

[@worldgoesround9]

As a South African, I'm always so chuffed when South Africa is mentioned

[@TheMedicalDemon]

As South African can confirm

[@worldgoesround9]

@@TheMedicalDemon As a South African, I appreciate your confirmation 😝

[@Hessed3712]

What does “chuffed” mean?

[@AspienPadda]

It's difficult to explain @@Hessed3712 but it's sort of like impressed or happy or proud of yourself or mildly amazed. (Edit Google says: chuffed /tʃʌft/ adjective INFORMAL•BRITISH very pleased. "I'm dead chuffed to have won" So yea... It's actually a word who knew)

[@kaponkie05]

Ja my bru

[@pitsolekhethe9406]

This the first video on South African history I've seen on KZbin, that doesn't skip the slavery portion of South African history! A little bit of slavery is still SLAVERY! So, Thank you blue.

[@HappyDay-mm3iz]

You should cover the Indian and Colored history in South Africa, not many people talk about, I’m South African Indian and wasn’t even taught it in school

[@zeenbean2135]

They always talk about our history like it was black vs white meanwhile we've been here the whole time. The only South African-Indian history I've learned was from my parents who grew up during apartheid.

[@HappyDay-mm3iz]

@@zeenbean2135 so true! Could not have said it better

[@invertin]

We did the Boer Wars in my history class, but I wish I got some more of the context at the time. Funfact, the Second Boer War is the first instance of the british empire's military employing camoflage in their uniforms, they switched from the redcoats to tan to try to blend in because the Boer were kicking their ass through guerella warfare. Unfortunately for the soldiers, the design of the first camoflage uniform was lacking: specifically it still had a big line of golden buttons and two pockets, forming a perfect reflective + shape directly in the center of every soldier's chest if any light was remotely pointed at them, for example, the sun.

[@adrianmcbride1666]

Same

[@yammoto148]

Yup, and De Le Rey still handed their asses to them because of it.

[@theturkanabus3610]

Plus they pioneered the use of concentration camps as a military strategy

[@andypotgieter231]

"oi thes a rockspoider round ere"

[@DiasThiago100]

Just a quick feedback: don't know if it's my display, but the colors used for the Zulu and Bantu kingdom (brown and black) don't have a good contrast with the map, so it's a little hard to see where they begin and end

[@DeltaEntropy]

Just like the actual borders

[@LarryGarfieldCrell]

That... seems accurate.

[@andypotgieter231]

Funny you should mention this, it's still a very heated debate to this day

[@amazingdancingturnips9236]

Please please do more videos to cover more details that you had to leave out! This one already has given me so much context I was lacking, I would love to learn more!

[@nazzyVee2016]

Thank you for a very good recap of an extensive recap of our history.

[@glimpsee7941]

This is the first time in over 10 years I've heard our country called the Rainbow Nation. Thank you for giving me some pride in my country.

[@dansmith1661]

After murdering the people who actually look more than one color. Diversity means White genocide.

[@glimpsee7941]

@@dansmith1661 What are you smoking? Its bad for your soul.

[@carlinkag2525]

Yo, we talk about the Rainbow nation all the time?

[@Instabram108]

@Glimpsee Hell ya bro the Rainbow Nations badass, and even though the history might be tough and the modern day still holds some challenges yall will always be an awesome country! :)

[@carlinkag2525]

@@dansmith1661 Nooooo, that is so not a thing dude, please chill

[@joshuaswart8211]

For those interested about when you use the term "Apartheid": racial discrimination and segregation has a long history in both the Union of South Africa, and the four entities that formed it. However, "Apartheid" specifically refers to the policy of the National Party (NP) from 1948 to 1994. The NP was very direct when it came to racial discrimination and segregation. It was really woven into the law.

[@TheOraReport]

Like the USA in the Jim Crow laws and the One Drop Law which were really racist supremacist racism woven into law.

[@melktert1763]

During apartheid everyone had food

[@joshuaswart8211]

@@melktert1763 1. This is demonstrably false. 2. Don’t defend Apartheid. Your white supremacy is showing.

[@ajliebenberg6125]

So I didn't hear you mention how the woman and children of the boers were kept in concentration camps. Always so interesting to see what people include and exclude

[@joshuaswart8211]

@@ajliebenberg6125 What the fuck? My comment was about Apartheid. The concentration camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War have nothing to do with Apartheid. But you are right about one thing. Seeing how people like you will reference the concentration camps as if that somehow makes Apartheid okay is indeed very interesting.

[@hermiedrotschie2857]

Is it just me or does everyone just always skip over the part of 'How and why did Nelson Mandela go to prison'

[@loganduncan8789]

he got charged with treason

[@hermiedrotschie2857]

That's the nice way of putting it. He bombed so many innocent people it's actually scary

[@loganduncan8789]

@@hermiedrotschie2857 aw shit i didnt know that i just thought it was because he was a commie and protested the government

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Yep.

[@pregigovender8753]

@@hermiedrotschie2857 How many and were was this bombing going on that you speak of.

[@sagamerdog6544]

As a south African, living in cape Town, I am impressed with how well you did your research as well as your pronunciation with Afrikaans as well the African tribe names. There where a few said wrong but still very impressed.

[@gloweye]

Footnote: "Boer" is the dutch word for "Farmer".

[@kaponkie05]

Same for Afrikaans

[@jneedle92]

Cognate with English "boor," if I'm not mistaken. Took a bit of a downward turn there

[@bernd_das_brot6911]

@@kaponkie05 *cough* *cough* afrikaans is just broken dutch *cough* *cough* And how it literally comes from the dutch word Thats like saying bed means the same in england and America like of course

[@fienevandijk7224]

@@bernd_das_brot6911 what is the African plural though? Do they say boers or boeren?

[@ItsRubenMorris]

@@bernd_das_brot6911 Afrikaans is like Dutch except the chef was missing like a third of the recipe

[@idkanymore12]

I’m not South African, I’m actually Mozambican, but I greatly appreciate this video. Southern Africa, really Africa in general, tends to get ignored or greatly glossed over except when discussing colonialism, so seeing it get the spotlight, even if minor, is quite refreshing.

[@doomdrake123]

It's shame that it's glossed over, Africa is the birthplace of our species, and the stories and culture of our elder cousins should be known.

[@Jocelinafrois]

🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿

[@davidjoelsson4929]

@@doomdrake123 nope its not

[@doomdrake123]

@@davidjoelsson4929 it's not what?

[@benanas09]

Institutional racism is actually still a thing in RSA. It’s called broad-based-black-economic-empowerment (BBBEE).

[@jayskay1972]

Its even more racist than apartheid

[@nellasquare2092]

How deeply embarrassing for you to say that. So what would you have done to equal the Plainfield?

[@stereokuuji]

I studied South African history in high school and I'm learning new stuff right now Keep up the good work, Blue

[@janmelantu7490]

Afrikaners: G E K O L O N I S E E R D Brits: that sounds like a lovely idea, chums Afrikaners: Nee! Wag!

[@sousiegousie2554]

Hmmm yess funny afrikaans people. This does fill me with joy

[@rachelmoore3418]

You did it! You condensed South Africa's colonial expansion down to its bare essentials!

[@dirkbrand9859]

@@mekhane.broken9678 That is oddly quite fitting.

[@_The_Moustash_]

Busted! It's actually gekoloniseer in Afrikaans. You must be Dutch.

[@janmelantu7490]

@@_The_Moustash_ ja i just forgot what the spelling differences were between Dutch & Afrikaans. I checked wacht/wag, but not gekoloniseerd for the meme

[@marissabones]

As a South African when I saw South Africa in the thumbnail, I immediately had to click.

[@virgilmontana4208]

I can't believe how much more I've learned about my country from this video than I have in primary and high school.

[@mikailabroekaert9768]

Thanks, as a South African it is good to see others interested in our history.

[@mikailabroekaert9768]

Afrikaner is pronounced with more of an Ahh, like when a doctor tells you to say ahhh.

[@zachritz1506]

last time i was this early constantinople was still standing

[@slayingtobetheslay]

Me too

[@danielduvernay3207]

this hurts

[@Mic-bu8wb]

How did he fall, did he trip or something

[@MegaGun2000]

I know right 🤣

[@dansmith1661]

Last time, it was Istanbul.

[@InfoGuyGaming]

As a person living here, I've noticed a lot of negativity from fellow South Africans (it's our default status, wish it wasn't) regardless of how much progress has been made. It's not perfect, and there are a LOT of problems but it is better than it was.

[@frenchbreadstupidity7054]

Definitely, even for white people. Employment rates and college graduation has gone up. I think people just form echo chamber societies where they only let in bad stuff that happens. Toxic braai circles is what I call them.

[@InfoGuyGaming]

@@frenchbreadstupidity7054 Yeah pretty much, had to sit through too many of those types of braai's

[@blufyre1423]

Love the words 'toxic braai circles'. It basically never happens when I'm near cuz they don't wanna talk about how bad the country is in front of a coloured guy

[@carlinkag2525]

Yeah, our country isn't in a great space, but it is in a better space than 40 years ago. So I'm counting the current climate as "not so bad"😄

[@Patches2212]

The worst for me is not the complaining as much as it's the "everything was better during Apartheid" discussions. I have gotten in countless arguments with my family about this (to the point where I once had to walk home for an hour because I got out of the car from frustration), because it's just so narrow-minded and actually abhorrent that they think a system of institutional racism and oppression is good in any way

[@tshinakahonthangeni9223]

Hey! South African here! Just wanted to say, "good job."

[@andypotgieter231]

Mandela had always been a hero to me. As a South African I never got to meet him but when I was in the 4th grade, he got sick as all old people do. Our principal came around handing everyone a piece of paper and told us all to write him a letter. I remember drawing a picture as well as wishing him well. We were told later on that they delivered the box of letters to the Union building and the government made sure he got it. He apparently spent a whole month reading ever letter my school sent him. Back in the apartheid days, he was locked up for ordering assassinations on anyone opposing the ANC. Spent all those years locked up for murder alone in his cell. Then realized what was wrong in the country and set out to make things right. He realized that compassion was the solution, not violence and realized that the main reason there was so much hate in South Africa wasn't because of a thirst for power or greed. It was because the races feared each other. Hence the segregation. There's a quote from a popular video game. When a dragon asks you:"Is it better to be born good, or to overcome your evil?" Mandela is to us, what that dragon is to the people that played skyrim. And that is why he was my hero.

[@itsdodger1176]

As a South African I can not tell you how many times I've had to learn South african history

[@kokos_antics]

It's never ending tbh

[@banathinkehli9875]

Lol I majored in history at Tuks and I will make it very apparent, that what you learn at school is just the tip of the Iceberg. Blue was not kidding when he said that this subject is complicated. XD lol. Most South Africans have a poor understanding of their history. In fact, I think what we cover in schools is 20% of the full story of many of these things that Blue touched on. Blue kinda skipped out on the impact of the cold war on Apartheid, he didn' t go into the reasons why the Union was formed and even more things. Trust me an understanding of these core things will make you realize just how little ordinary people know about south african history

[@jojotank4559]

Blue started talking about apartheid and I had flashbacks to history essays that left my hand sore for days

[@noelstar1456]

@@banathinkehli9875 Lol, here I was being proud of what I knew bc we did 2 terms worth of Apartheid in high school (Botswana) and now you're making me feel dumb 😅

[@sousiegousie2554]

Bro every year. None stop. I've probably heard the word apartheid more in history then I've heard like plus in maths or something

[@mullerpotgieter]

Speaking as a citizen of the country: Its all just terrible

[@neolord1215]

If this ain't the biggest South African mood I've ever heard idk what is.

[@granite8236]

Agreed

[@cosmic_za8075]

As citizen also -speak your truth

[@lalaisdead]

as citizen as well, I can confirm :')

[@sadiqjulius4482]

Truly i agree

[@Lingo_Lore]

Blue, as someone who has been speaking Afrikaans and living in South Afrika their entire like... Well done... Honestly this video was respectful and accurate and I loved it thank you so very much. You did better at explaining this history than the actual school system in SA

[@njabulomoratioa3252]

As a South African myself I feel like with the time length of the video you did our people right. Thank you

[@KM-vl2cs]

Tswana girl here lol There's a story I was told by my grandmother about her tribes people (Basotho ) So in those days most Sotho and some Tswana people would live in mountain regions. When the zulus went to conquer more tribal land, apparently Tswana people would just yeet themselves over a cliff😂🤣🤣

[@rugbymandan5207]

Moshweshwe was a great tactician and an even better diplomat. He is the major reason why the Basotho people in modern day Lesotho have their own independent country.

[@FByrde]

I don't know why "yeet" is making me cry-laugh right now, but here I am trying to breath from laughing so hard. Thank you!

[@pred7949]

the way you rickrolled us with that last sentence hahahah

[@AFROPOLYMATH]

That is somewhat true. Check this video out if you're interested in the summary of SA by Motswana...

[@netomaape2557]

This video didn't show pre-coloniak Tswana history properly but he did apologize in the end of the video. It would have had to be long. My biggest surprise is how this comment thread has not yet been taken over by racist right wingers going on about the empty land myth or being aparthied apologists referencing the white genocide myth or discussing how BEE is reverse aparthied or other nonsense they spew here.

[@antoniedekoning9436]

As a South African Citizen and an avid watcher of your and red's videos, I thank you for educating people about our country's troubled history. Also I think we need to start writing Boer as Bür so english speaking countries know it's pronounced like über

[@kryptonianguest1903]

South Africa is a largely english-speaking country :P Source: I'm an english-speaking South African.

[@adrianmcbride1666]

@@kryptonianguest1903 true, but even English speaking South Africans (my phone tried to autocorrect to South Afrikaans?) typically get a fair deal of exposure to how Afrikaans is actually pronounced. Granted my mother (an English teacher) grew up speaking Afrikaans. Me, I can barely speak or understand the language.

[@kryptonianguest1903]

@@adrianmcbride1666 Yeah, it's just the way you wrote English-speaking countries made it sound like we don't speak it here.

[@adrianmcbride1666]

@@kryptonianguest1903 I did not notice that 😅 which is funny because it is one of two of our national languages that seem to typically actually be treated as such.

[@antoniedekoning9436]

@@kryptonianguest1903 I obviously meant countries like England and America. We're a multi-lingual country

[@generalshe]

Beyond impressed with the detailing here. Job well done

[@jo-annbrits2122]

Thank you so much for this, I hope people can learn about South Africa and most importantly how we became who we are. You really did a great job in your research and thoroughly highlighted the important facts. Thank you

[@Emily-tv1iz]

Kinda like how "plague" has a set image/sound effect on OSP now, we need like a "looming specter of colonization" that's just like a generic merchant ship with stock dramatic "reveal" sting in the background. I'm thinking of one sting in particular but I'm blanking on where I've heard it from

[@wesleyclark5146]

Thank you so much for this video. As a South African, it was awesome to see some of my country's vast history discussed and explained. I know you were pressed for time, but you missed a few key events that fuelled Apartheid: - The Battle of Blood River - Kroonstad Boer War Concentration Camp - The Siege of Ladysmith - Battle of Rorke's Drift - The massacre of Piet Retief and his delegation by the Zulu King Dingane Currently, our country is striving to be the Rainbow Nation Tata Madiba (Nelson Mandela) envisioned, however, our country is full of different cultural groups that have been pushed together and we are all fighting to find our identities and heritage. Most of which have been rewritten or anglicised due to colonisation and Apartheid. Because of these factors, today the opposite is happening with ANC ruling party having imposed their own political culture unto the nation, we have had nothing but a steady decline after president Jacob Zuma took up office, and now after nearly 20 years, we are STRUGGLING to come together as a nation. The ghosts of the past, are used to control the future nation, be it as an excuse for infrastructure failure (or lack thereof) and 25 years of broken promises, such as building houses, free education, Black Economic Empowerment. All of which are reasons why South Africa is now experiencing its 4th wave of intellectual emigration OUT of the country... which worsens our ability to improve or build on what we have, instead it goes to waste, or destroyed in protests as there is no one left who cares enough to maintain them. Thank you once again!

[@maxdavis7722]

How did those events fuel the apartheid?

[@GAl3li0]

Another one telling us to get over it, its in the past, its not that deep.

[@helenmokoena5357]

You are literally trying to make it seem apartheid was necessary and justified. You are shameless. “Afrikaaners” are not Africans, they are lost Europeans with no identity so you want to steal our land instead because you belong no where.

[@Chaotic.Fish88]

This channel really makes me wanna be a history teacher

[@dantetrajano4895]

South Africa is a nice country, respect from Brazil

[@doslos5954]

Brazil is also very beautiful, respect from an Afrikaner

[@roelofsonneveld1049]

Here we have the sharpest knife in the caesar, explaining more history!

[@martins.4240]

Oof, too soon bro.

[@roelofsonneveld1049]

@@martins.4240 too soon? He’s been dead for some odd 2000 years

[@skoomaaddict1010]

@@roelofsonneveld1049 still..... Too soon

[@chrisbrown8640]

@Tin Watchman" This was the unkindest cut of all ! "

[@83ayodele]

As a Nigerian American I appreciate your channels’ content when it comes our history and myths giving it the respect it deserves.

[@selepeleboela4708]

Well researched content. Was so ready to grill you. I also like the fact that the topic says "summarized". So I'll forgive the fact that you left a lot out. Well done.

[@mybroer4888]

I spent eight years in school learning all of that and this man put it all in 12 minutes

[@zandrivanrhyn3178]

4:00 how you pronounced Afrikaners was utterly adorable! Thank you for trying! We appreciate it! And thank you for finally doing South Africa!

[@jockesfi6408]

Hi I'm a South African from the Zulu Clan amd i have to say hearing someone accurately tell our history is amazing thank you blue

[@jockesfi6408]

Sorry i mis spelled and so sorry 🙏🙏

[@thenomad47]

As an Afrikaner, huge respect for sticking it to the British and kicking their Asses

[@nikkik635]

Hi Zulu brother 👋

[@AlphaSniperAcademy]

You did this really well. As a proud South African who is quite well versed in the history of my Motherland, I am very happy to see you attempt to pronounce Afrikaans and Zulu words with effort. They are not easy. Overally, great video!

[@mikael3095]

Liewe doner die man skiep foken baie. Translation: He skips a sh*p amount of important stuff.

[@arendvandermerwe3309]

Soos die 1994 referendum. Soos die kleurlinge en hulle hand in die groot trêk. Soos die rede hoekom daar geen Bantu en Kooi slawe geneem was nie.

[@dv1494]

Lekker my braah

[@Tokolosh4363]

Dis waar hy doen

[@quintenbotha2555]

ok maar om die hele geskiedenis van Suid-Africa in een video te sit is n bietjie te veel gevra ek will nie n week spandeer op een video nie sodit was soortvan goed gedoen

[@danielanthony6220]

"A brief summary"

[@thomasofastora_3358]

As someone how had the opportunity to live there for two years it’s nice to see SA getting the OSP treatment, also if you plan on visiting don’t let the taxis tailgate you they tend to use cardboard as brake pads also “now now”

[@Mugs_]

I can't tell how many times I nearly got a heart attack from those taxis

[@k9fangamvs53]

You won't know the real struggle until you ride one of the taxis, It feels like an extreme sport

[@SJokes]

“Now now” is one of our best inventions if I’m being honest

[@paddaboi_]

First time hearing about the cardboard brake pads thing but taking a taxi in SA would be frightening for a non poor white person or other non poor foreigners , the rest of us are used to the dangers of public transportation

[@MantraMan2077]

Whispers: **They never got Ethiopia**

[@hlonelaqothelo4076]

they never got Thailand

[@Firegen1]

Well that's Mussolini for you..

[@nerdamongus9629]

*italian clears throat*: mi scusi

[@realism_logic]

There's a video on that!

[@lindaeriksson1208]

And Ethipoia is still has the same problems as the resto of Africa. Poverty, crime famins and so on. Almost like the presents of Europeans didn´t matter in the end.

[@danielgroenewald3006]

Had to watch it at 0.75 speed and pause to read at times haha very condensed and respectful overview, much appreciated.

[@linkfound9892]

Dope vid! Would mos def watch a full-length one, where you go in-depth and talk about those things you regret not mentioning.

[@NickHoad]

"They adopted the not uncommon strategy of running away from Britain" OSP always comes out with the best sentences.

[@anwenm]

It has capitals in the subtitles: Running Away From Britain 😂

[@insertnamehere2941]

Fun fact: J. R. R. Tolkien was born in modern-day South Africa

[@davidioanhedges]

Yes in what was then the Orange Free State and he lived there a grand total of 3 years

[@deanvanderwesthuizen3953]

@@davidioanhedges maybe if he lived there a couple more he wouldn't have written Tom Bombadil

[@leavesinautumn5959]

@@davidioanhedges Let him have his moment ..

[@turinturambar1688]

@@davidioanhedges he still had vivid memories of his time there despite his age, the Tolkien family was also notably kind and generous, treating the hired staff (south Africans) of their home as part of the family.

[@yammoto148]

Also he got inspiration for the Spider in Lotr from the spiders here. She would have been bigger if he was born in Australia tho XD

[@sylvurasanctum8713]

As a dutch person i just love hearing American people pronouncing dutch words its such a joy

[@Linda-gy2zq]

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[@Lea-vu3ir]

Thanks for introducing me to Mr Alisa Robert, profit of over $44,000 Us dollar

[@Linda-gy2zq]

I can even say she's the most sincere broker I have known.

[@vicente8165]

O' Yes I'm a living testimony of Mrs Alisa Robert.

[@catalinagunter8779]

All thanks to my aunty who introduced her to me.

[@manon1875]

Mr ALBERT is obviously the best.

[@veenabakker5093]

As a Dutch person I'm very proud of Blue for trying to pronounce Dutch words. It's a very hard language to learn, and you did great!

[@arendvandermerwe3309]

For refrence to foreigners Imagine watching Romeo and Juliet the original play but all the actors are drunk, thats what Dutch sounds like to an Africaans speaker

[@disaster_runner5030]

'controlled the diamond mines to keep the prices high' Oh so like the modern times?

[@OverlySarcasticProductions]

And done by the very same company! De Beers has been at it for a very long time. -B

[@disaster_runner5030]

@@OverlySarcasticProductions Monopolies, just love how they get away with doing the same thing

[@commisaryarreck3974]

Shhh...We don't speak of that Or the Luxembourgian diamond cartels...

[@marcostrydom5445]

@@OverlySarcasticProductions If you do the Boer Wars remember to talk about the camps which caused the Anglophobias that largely but not exclusively defined Afrikaans nationalism in the 20th century.

[@MariusVanDeventer]

@@OverlySarcasticProductions Yep thank Cecil John Rhodes for that one.

[@evaanbrevancoakley7586]

Pronunciation is really good. Thank you 👏

[@Mostacs]

I'm So happy Lesotho was referenced. Great vid guys

[@josie5056]

Loved this one!!! As a South African, it was nice to see the focus shifted more towards precolonial black history than what our schools tend to do.

[@natetwehues2428]

Last time I was this early, Achilles was still chilling in his tent.

[@comradewindowsill4253]

*a-chillin’

[@brynhildr6981]

@@comradewindowsill4253 i cannot express how much i want to be able to slap someone through the internet

[@comradewindowsill4253]

@@brynhildr6981 ...thank you?

[@BungheeGumHxH]

@@comradewindowsill4253 lmfao

[@glowcat5691]

@@comradewindowsill4253 I- idkhowtorespondtothis help

[@vishnunaidoo3258]

Your video is freaking hilarious but also informative!I loved it!More please!

[@blondecaveman9100]

As a South African (of German and English descent) this was a beautiful video to watch, thank you. Love from South Africa