{"id":46336,"date":"2025-02-13T11:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/be-the-change-we-want-to-see-in-our-respective-communities-20250212\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:12:27","slug":"be-the-change-we-want-to-see-in-our-respective-communities-20250212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/be-the-change-we-want-to-see-in-our-respective-communities-20250212\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION: Be the change we want to see in our respective communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I strongly believe that the hatred we have for one another is something we either get at home or in society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one was born a racist. However, people become racists because of the bad teachings at home or in the neighbourhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As human beings, we all have something negative to say about each other, but some choose to ignore them while others use those against other people to satisfy their egos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those who have influence on creating instability in our societies are the politicians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people who are racist have a political background. It\u2019s a pity that we cannot live without politics. Politics is everywhere. You find it at work, church, even during family gatherings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in most cases where there is sport people tend to forget about politics and enjoy the game. Even though politics is also there in sport, we tend to forget about it and enjoy ourselves. I\u2019ve realised that during huge sport tournaments such as soccer or rugby world cup, people unite. We forget about our backgrounds and focus on the game. 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