Bothism

Bothism
Basic Information
Aliases	PW Bothism
Alignments	AuthRight  Culturally Right  Nationalists  Ethnonationalists  Capitalists  Conservatives Zionists
Ideological Influences
Influenced by	Anti-Racism (debatably) Apartheid Authoritarian Capitalism Authoritarian Conservatism Illiberal Democracy National Capitalism National Conservatism Police Statism Pragmatism Reformism White Nationalism Zionism

Bothism is the political philosophy associated with P.W. Botha, South African politician. He served as the last prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive state president of South Africa from 1984 to 1989.

First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was an opponent of black majority rule and international communism. However, his administration did make concessions towards political reform, whereas internal unrest saw widespread human rights abuses at the hands of his government. Botha resigned as leader of the ruling National Party (NP) in February 1989 after suffering a stroke and six months later was also coerced to leave the presidency.

In F. W. de Klerk's 1992 apartheid referendum, Botha campaigned for a No vote and denounced De Klerk's administration as irresponsible for opening the door to black majority rule. In early 1998, when Botha refused to testify at the Mandela government's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), he was supported by the Conservative Party, which had earlier contested his rule as the official opposition. For his refusal, he was fined and given a suspended jail sentence. The sentence was overturned on appeal.

Personality

Friends

• Apartheid - This works!
• Rhodesian Nationalism - Great friends at the north, it's a shame they got you overthrown.
• Neoconservatism - Based, but why you betrayed me?

Frenemies

• White Nationalism - Thanks for the support, but I don't think blacks are inferior.

Enemies

• Black Nationalism - Death to the ANC!
• Marxism-Leninism - Communist scum!
• Nelson Mandela - YOU RUINED SOUTH AFRICA!!