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We Love The Boks. But They Can’t Save South Africa
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While we are all immensely proud of the Springboks and their World Cup final win over the All Blacks in Paris, we should also not jettison our critical faculties completely. There has been much talk, in the media and elsewhere, of what the Boks can teach us. They, the pundits say, can teach us about planning, co-operation, overcoming obstacles and mutual respect.
They can tell us about inclusivity and winning. But can the idea of what the ‘Boks have to teach us be taken too far? This is sport, after all. It is not life, which is messy. And it is not politics, which is messier still. Physical courage is not comparable to moral courage. In this podcast I look at the reasons, often historical, for why South Africans want sporting victory to mean more than what it possibly means.
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