Comments on: Emigration 2: Leaving Home http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/ Think - it ain't illegal yet... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Holgate http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28960 David Holgate Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:28:38 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28960 Thanks for your personal tribute to Ivan Toms. I was at UCT with Ivan in the 70s and (with other friends) shared some of his later journey over the years. He was a genuinely inspiring and innovative person. My family and I emigrated to the UK in 1993 for a variety of reasons. It is not SA, but it is a good place. Best wishes for your move. Thanks for your personal tribute to Ivan Toms. I was at UCT with Ivan in the 70s and (with other friends) shared some of his later journey over the years. He was a genuinely inspiring and innovative person. My family and I emigrated to the UK in 1993 for a variety of reasons. It is not SA, but it is a good place. Best wishes for your move.

]]> By: whythawk http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28525 whythawk Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:11:36 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28525 Thanks for the support everyone ;) The deeper message here (and through the series as I go) is to soften the harshness of much public discourse directed at migrants. Before there is immigration, there is a person breaking ties with everything they know in order to seek a better life. Thanks for the support everyone ;)

The deeper message here (and through the series as I go) is to soften the harshness of much public discourse directed at migrants. Before there is immigration, there is a person breaking ties with everything they know in order to seek a better life.

]]> By: jeff http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28416 jeff Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:41:09 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28416 Elaine, As an adherent of Rand, I salute your clever comparison with Galt. Jeff Elaine, As an adherent of Rand, I salute your clever comparison with Galt.

Jeff

]]> By: Elaine http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28406 Elaine Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:18:39 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28406 I was in my 13th year when I left and you remind me of the book my father was writing. He would read chapters nightly to my brother and I. Although never completed I always felt he should have written about the land that was harsh, cruel, beautiful and so very much a law unto itself. There is shining truth in your writing and once again I am reminded of John Galt. I wish you success in the UK - we have our problems with race but are willing to do something about integration... The white man is not welcome in South Africa. That is wrong. You did no wrong. You do not carry the sins of other white folk on your shoulders in this world. In the same way that blacks who commit crimes today do not get a pass because their ancestors endured slavery. Slavery has a long history with all the peoples in this world. Make a success of your life and I hope to buy your book one day. ;) I was in my 13th year when I left and you remind me of the book my father was writing. He would read chapters nightly to my brother and I. Although never completed I always felt he should have written about the land that was harsh, cruel, beautiful and so very much a law unto itself.

There is shining truth in your writing and once again I am reminded of John Galt.

I wish you success in the UK – we have our problems with race but are willing to do something about integration…

The white man is not welcome in South Africa. That is wrong. You did no wrong. You do not carry the sins of other white folk on your shoulders in this world. In the same way that blacks who commit crimes today do not get a pass because their ancestors endured slavery. Slavery has a long history with all the peoples in this world.

Make a success of your life and I hope to buy your book one day. ;)

]]> By: Russ Wellen http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28399 Russ Wellen Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28399 Thanks for giving us the opportunity to learn about your work -- and that of Dr. Toms. I, for one, would know nothing about South Africa if it weren't for you. Keep us up to speed about your work in England. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to learn about your work — and that of Dr. Toms. I, for one, would know nothing about South Africa if it weren’t for you. Keep us up to speed about your work in England.

]]> By: jeff http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28391 jeff Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:52:20 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28391 Great post, simply awesome. Jeff Great post, simply awesome.

Jeff

]]> By: Jim Booth http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28390 Jim Booth Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:47:03 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28390 Beautiful, Gavin. No other word will do. Beautiful. The range of characters and emotions in this make it feel like a novel - or a grand memoir (hint, hint). Beautiful, Gavin. No other word will do. Beautiful.

The range of characters and emotions in this make it feel like a novel – or a grand memoir (hint, hint).

]]> By: Djerrid http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28368 Djerrid Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:09:41 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28368 Thank you so much for sharing. Little glimpses into other peoples' lives... Thank you so much for sharing. Little glimpses into other peoples’ lives…

]]> By: www.buzzflash.net http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28362 www.buzzflash.net Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:43:23 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28362 <strong>Emigration 2: Leaving Home...</strong> Another South African is forced to leave his home. As he packs, he contemplates the fate of those he leaves behind, like his cleaning woman: “I helped her get a raise from her other employers after her home burned down five years ago during one of th... Emigration 2: Leaving Home…

Another South African is forced to leave his home. As he packs, he contemplates the fate of those he leaves behind, like his cleaning woman: “I helped her get a raise from her other employers after her home burned down five years ago during one of th…

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]]> By: JS O'Brien http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-28349 JS O'Brien Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/03/27/emigration-2-leaving-home/#comment-28349 Moving, Very moving. Thank you. Moving, Very moving.

Thank you.

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