The apartheid system in South Africa ended with the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990. The apartheid regime built separate schools, healthcare units and restaurants for White and non-White people. Langdon Winner and other advocates of the strong view would say that
A) engineers in the South African society had a second-order responsibility to redesign the public buildings designed by the apartheid regime.
B) engineers in the South African society had a first-order responsibility to redesign the public buildings designed by the apartheid regime.
C) the social values of the apartheid system were engineered into nearly all public buildings in the South African society.
D) the public buildings designed by the Apartheid regime were morally neutral means to an end.

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The strong view, as advocated by Langdon Winner, suggests that technology and infrastructure embody social values and political power. In this context, the apartheid system's social values were embedded in the design of public buildings, reflecting and reinforcing segregation.

The Apartheid System in South Africa Ended with the Release