Fischer was an SACP leader who represented Madiba, among others. He was arrested for subversive activities. According to Mahomed, CJ he could have become a Chief Justice or PM. He died of cancer in 1975 aged 67 & having been disbarred from the roll of Advocates.
Bram Fischer as a young man photographed at his parents’ home in Bloemfontein, c 1930s/40s. Fischer was a South African Lawyer, anti-apartheid activist & communist who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political activism. Source: National Museum
Imagine knowing he's destroying your mind, your peace, your entire sense of self.... You don't even want him anymore, but you still can't let go. That's how deep a trauma bond hooks into you.
One of the saddest stages is when someone still loves you but no longer feels safe bringing problems to you. They start processing everything alone because every conversation feels exhausting.
There’s a company that I used to work with, we built tech for them to identify children and women being trafficked at airports, there was a time they were making busts everyday at OR Tambo for two months straight. The government came and shut them down without any explanation.