A common, though disappointing, human trait is to decide on one’s opinion, and then try to twist reality to fit it, discarding anything that challenges one’s preferred prejudice. One can see this habit demonstrated by fanatical Defenders of the...
This cartoon perfectly sums up any attempt to bring facts into a discussion on the Boer War: Of course, only by frantically shouting over anyone who brings inconvenient facts into the debate, or by pretending to be ‘offended’ by a...
I am always amused that the various social media groups which purport to be about South African history are invariably frequented by people who have no interest in actual history at all. Instead, they seem to want to hang out in echo chambers...
My newly released Boer War Atlas has been very well-received so far, but I knew it wouldn’t be long before a few Defenders of the Myth crawled out of the woodwork to fight the good fight, frantically trying to maintain their cosy comfort...
Delighted to see the Boer War Atlas getting a bit of exposure: https://getitmagazine.co.za/ballito-umhlanga/blog/2020/12/09/armchair-travellers/ Still waiting for the normal gnashing of teeth and manufactured outrage from the Defenders of the...
On 1 December 1834, the ‘wicked’ British Empire outlawed slavery in the Cape Colony. The trading in slaves had been banned throughout the Empire in 1807 (the Slave Trade Act 1807, officially ‘An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade’), and...
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