There is a difference, in that in the USA the legacy is being changed for the better. Less than half a century ago, three young men, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were killed in Mississippi for trying to register black voters into the Democratic Party. Yesterday, the Democratic Party of Mississippi voted for an African-American for President of the United States. Things can change, and change for the better.
Native American tribes are doing better today than at any time since Columbus stepped off the boat. And there has been some progress on other fronts.
Things change to the degree that people of good conscience work to that end. When good people quit caring, the veneer of civilization can seem very thin.
I feel bad for SA. Like many people in the US, I feel an affinity for the people there, and the struggle that has gone on. This seems like a moving in the wrong direction.