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...Huntington is no dreamer. Back in 1981, hewarned that "consociational arrangements tend tobreak down when increasing social mobilizationundermines the authority of the leaders whonegotiated the arrangement and new, youngerleaders appear." (15) Such mobilization wouldappear to have already occurred in South Africa,although not precisely along the communal linesHuntington expected. Today, there is widespreadopposition to the government, and broad oppositionto any reforms imposed either by government or byassorted elites. Despite massive repression,people of all races continue to organizeresistance to apartheid; white liberals and Blacksstill call for one-person, one-vote in a unitarySouth Africa. If the preconditions forconsociational solutions include...
...students' questions centered aroundpredictable concerns. One student asked whetherattending Harvard Summer School increased one'schances at acceptance here next January. "Sorry tobreak it to you, it doesn't help at all." saidHeath, "It's not a gold star on top of yourapplication...
...Liberation before education," some SouthAfricans cry while others stand by the slogan,"Education for liberation." These two battle criesillustrate the split between the moderate andradical approach to fighting apartheid. The firstviews the internships as bolstering efforts tobreak the apartheid educational system while thesecond sees Harvard involvement with such programsas helping to foster a Black elite...