Talk:B. J. Vorster

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To start by saying Vorster supported the Nazi regime is not appropriate and immediately creates a wrong impression of the man. The context of his supporting the Nazi regime also needs to be looked at. He supported the Nazi regime because they were in a war against Britain, not because of their policies. The reason for this was because the British killed 25 000 Afrikaner women and children during the Boer War (1899 - 1902). Vorster therefore supported Germany, not necessarily Hitler. A credible source that can be cited for this information, and most of Afrikaner history in general is: The Afrikaners (Hermann Gilliomee, 2003). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.84.73.120 (talk) 16:27, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I seem to recall reading in David Harrison's book "The White Tribe of Africa" a quotation of an interview the author conducted with Vorster. Vorster remarked that he was detained in the Koffiefontein detention centre during the Second World War by the Smuts government not because he was pro-Nazi, but because he was anti-British. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.179.48.145 (talk) 09:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)