ng that they had a nation of their own through these homelands which allowed for them to develop economically and politically in an equivalent manner to the Afrikaner. As Waldmeir indicated, black Africans were to be treated as foreigners, rather than as inferior citizens of the same country. This is a higher degree of deception, or denial, on the part of the Afrikaner, perhaps making it easier for people to hold to their belief in their own morality.
There are similarities to the white Southern situation, too. Both groups seem to have drawn justification from the Bible, and some of the same passages of the Bible. Despite the fact that the interpretation of many of these passages has fallen into disrepute during the modern era, segregationist and proponents of apartheid have been able to claim that their religion allowed, and even required, separation of the races in a hierarchical fashion.
Given some of this background, what were the chances that white Afrikaners would relinquish power and control to black South Africans? It seems an unlikely ending to the story.
Calling it a miracle seems appropriate, even if one does not believe in supernatural intervention. It seems a miracle because of its unlikeliness. Again, comparing it to the south, might be fruitful. If the southern United States was today removed from the union, would southern white Americans be so charitable to black Americans? Or would they seek to restore segregation? At the same time, the situation in South Africa is different because of numbers. Black Africans comprise a clear majority. Still, this might seem even a stronger reason for the white minority to resist change, in the fear that they would be overwhelmed and destroyed. Clearly this fear existed, and continues to exist, in the white population in South Africa.
Miracles are events that seem so far outside the order of human expectation like the disma
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