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I suspect the exodus of South African "Europeans" that began in the mid-1980s probably has slowed considerably, but I have no basis for thinking this.
I've always been amazed at the world-class scientists, medical specialists, sports figures, and business leaders that a country as small as South Africa produced throughout the years.
It is that nation's loss that so many children and grandchildren of my friends felt the need to seek their fortunes on other continents.
Bill Quimby I'm not. White people excel wherever they are. I've always been impressed with South African paratrooper corps and considered them world class. One of my favorite movies "Breaker Morant" brings out the romantic in me... Am I wrong in thinking that ancestry in South Africa breaks about even between Boer and English? Thanks for your response!
It was Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver (SFC E-7)who said: "No, no, I've got them right where I want them -- surrounded from the inside." http://www.macvsog.cc/1969.htm
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Attributed to Breaker Morant, part of his poem before being executed. "But we bequeath a parting tip For sound advice of such men Who come across in transport ship To polish off the Dutchmen.
If you encounter any Boers You really must not loot ‘em, And, if you wish to leave these shores, For pity’s sake, don’t shoot ‘em."
- See more at: http://allpoetry.com/Butchered-to-make-a-Dutchman's-Holiday#sthash.tVBXH5bg.dpuf
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^^^^^ Where is the "Like" button? ^^^^^^
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The DA holds the Western Cape and has done so for the past two terms. Their power is increasing as they are taking numbers away from the ANC. Every election, their support grows. Even the ANC followers sees how an area should be run, as compared to the other provinces.
Regarding the numbers at the polls, sure its against us, but once again, every election, the ANC loses support and the DA gains. In the last two terms, the DA has gained about 12%,
I don't mind the Zimbo's that much. They are very hard workers, and this is the exact reason for the xenophobic attacks from the Xhosas. They know that they can't match them on the work front so are losing out on them, since they know that someone will rather employ a worker from Zimbabwe instead of them. That's the idea I got on my last visit. Funny how black immigrants from others countries can come to the US, get a college education, and thrive while the locals wallow in poverty and complain of racism. That same racism doesn't slow the immigrants who want something better for themselves. I know exactly which slums you are talking about, but this is where we look at things differently as from the perspective from a local. These type of slums are all over the country. The difference between the one outside Cape Town and the rest of South Africa is, it has running water, electricity and sanitation. The rest of SA squatter camps, sit without these things. Just empty promises from the crooks over at the ANC. These are causing the strikes and riots, but when the election comes, they vote for the same party. If you want to be stupid, then I have no sympathy for you.
I've been told that slum does have water, and that the gov't had to go in and fix up the electrical grid in there because of the amateur electrical theft. I understand nobody pays for electricity in there anymore. Probably other areas too, or I've been told. Guess an organized slum is better than a squatters mess.
Will the majority of Xhosas and Zulu start identifying as South Africans and not as tribe? Probably not, apartheid and the race card is the only thing that they have to hold on to. It's the only excuse the ANC have for their own poor performance. They have been in power for over 20 years now, yet they still blame the apartheid government for the fact that they have not built more power stations and more dams. You would think that more people requires more power and more water, don't you? Some genius the other day said it was the white government's fault for the water shortages. They built the dams to big. If they built the dams smaller, they would be fuller.
Remember, all you guys get in the USA, is what the media sends you. It must look like a war zone on tv? It's nothing like that. Not even 5%. People get up in the morning and go to work. We live a normal life.
Obviously people complain about the government, which country doesn't. It does not affect our every day lives. The biggest story in the country at the moment is that parliament wants to put in a vote of no confidence against the president. The guy next in line will do a good job. He is a business man, and is quite big into game animals. He was one of the guys who paid $2M for a Cape Buffalo bull. Our economy is good, thanks to the Credit Act installed by Trevor Manual who later became head of the World Bank. I'm not saying we are crime free, but there is no different feeling today, than lets say 10 years ago. Life goes on.
Who's next in line these days?
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
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Who's next in line these days?
The USA. Non-taxpayers can't ever have more rights than the taxpayers. Your US president works on African mentality.
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Our President IS African. I'd rather have Zuma, at least he has balls.
I meant next to lead you!
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Looks promising:
"What I can say to you is continue investing in your farms, in your lands, because the constitution is there as a black and white document to guarantee the rights of all of us," he said.
The audience, a well-heeled crowd of overwhelmingly white, khaki-clad men and women with Louis Vuitton bags slung over their shoulders, broke into loud applause and whistles.
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is struggling to redress a racist system of land ownership which saw most of the best farmland in the hands of the white minority.
"You should not stop investing because through investment you are creating jobs," said Ramaphosa, "you are creating opportunities."
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
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Yip, he's a businessman. He'll mean a lot more to the country than shower-head Zuma.
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