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It would be hard to say that black people in South Africa aren't entitled to feel a whole lot of righteous animosity. Wouldn't you say?
originally posted by: dizzie56
This will not end well for anybody. One, confiscate land thats not yours to begin with? Really? Do we even have to go into the morality of this? Hell, this is history repeating itself right now as Russia did this before. Two, the good news is the south african farmers are well armed and hopefully wont go without a fight.
originally posted by: Ghostsinthefog
If SA go through with this where will the farmers go? Where will all the now homeless farmers go. This will not end well for anyone.
A survey by the commission in Limpopo province, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape found that most land reform farms show little or no agricultural activity; the land reform beneficiaries earn little to no income, and the majority of these beneficiaries seek work on surrounding commercial farms instead of actively farming their own land. Where farming is taking place on land reform farms, these farms operate below their full agricultural potential and are mainly used for subsistence agriculture. On average, crop production had decreased by 79% since conversion to land reform. In the three provinces surveyed, job losses averaged 84%, with KwaZulu-Natal suffering a 94% job haemorrhage.[14]
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
To back up my earlier statement about land grabs here is the result of land expropriation thus far:
A survey by the commission in Limpopo province, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape found that most land reform farms show little or no agricultural activity; the land reform beneficiaries earn little to no income, and the majority of these beneficiaries seek work on surrounding commercial farms instead of actively farming their own land. Where farming is taking place on land reform farms, these farms operate below their full agricultural potential and are mainly used for subsistence agriculture. On average, crop production had decreased by 79% since conversion to land reform. In the three provinces surveyed, job losses averaged 84%, with KwaZulu-Natal suffering a 94% job haemorrhage.[14]
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originally posted by: trollz
originally posted by: RAY1990
a reply to: dizzie56
So what's the deal here?
It's just racism really. The South African whites are hated by the blacks, and their murder is sometimes even encouraged. Murders of white farmers is a huge issue. This isn't a new situation. One of the previous presidents did this exact thing in the past. Land and farms were taken from whites and given to blacks. As a result, South Africa starved to the point that the president begged the whites to come back and returned their farms to them. This is the exact same thing, except the new president of South Africa says they'll do it smarter this time and not starve themselves to death and crash their economy. Weeee'llll see.
originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: dizzie56
Is this verified?
If so, it is unsettling to say the least. Surely reason will prevail.
Will it?
An acknowledgement of the roots of the issue is not at all a defence. You'd have to be pretty stupid to deny the evils of the past. Bottom line is that colonialism has a way of coming back and biting you on the arse. Zimbabwe, here we go!
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
a reply to: theantediluvian
It would be hard to say that black people in South Africa aren't entitled to feel a whole lot of righteous animosity. Wouldn't you say?
Lmao, trust you to defend this blatantly racist crap.