6-String, there are quite a few of us (those under the age of about 33 or so?) who had nothing to do with apartheid, never fought it's wars, and recognised that it was a doomed policy - and we're now in the prime of our careers (supposedly), and WE'RE the ones who'll pay the most, for the longest, for that past. I don't have a problem with what you said at all. Denying one's past is silly, like you say. Just remember, as time passes, those who lived with apartheid will be outnumbered more and more by those who didn't choose it, indeed who had no choice at all - but who continue to pay for it.
I guess my point is....it sucks. But I don't want to be lumped into the same category as you (thats not an insult of any kind, just a statement), and on these forums age is not apparent. I belong to the modern 'performance orientated' attitude, not the 'skin colour' attitude.
Which still means I have huge problems with the current system and its results, but thats another story.