White South African farmers to be removed from their land

[Frisk]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5443599/White-South-African-farmers-removed-land.html

White South African farmers will be removed from their land after a landslide vote in parliament.

The country's constitution is now likely to be amended to allow for the confiscation of white-owned land without compensation, following a motion brought by radical Marxist opposition leader Julius Malema.

Can someone please explain this to me? I don't know the history of the area very well but this still seems really odd.

[Queen K]

Frisk, start here, it might be best.

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=75292&hilit=South+African+farmers

And this is a dangerous road their Marxist govt is on too. Civil War coming up.

[Ptolemy Soter]

I think it's safe to say that this is a very, very stupid move on their part.

Just when I thought politicians had already reached the height of stupidity...

This is not justice. I mean, the racism is so blatant.

[christopher]

'We are not calling for the slaughter of white people - at least for now': South African parliament votes to SEIZE white-owned land as experts warn of violent repercussions

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[Jflem1983]

'We are not calling for the slaughter of white people - at least for now': South African parliament votes to SEIZE white-owned land as experts warn of violent repercussions

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Do you think the old Boers will rise up again. They whipped the Brits back in the day. Those guys were expert marksmen.
If they do i do not like the black Africans chances. They are gonna be under the boot again . History seems to repeat itself over and over. Unreal.

[Hassel99]

South Africa says to Zimbabwe.... Hold my beer.

[The Green Barbarian]

Mandela must be rolling over in his grave. This is exactly what he didn't want to have happen. What a shame that in only a few years his legacy is completely shot to hell by land-thieving corrupt scumbags. SA is going to become the shit-pit of the world, and make Zimbabwe look good.

[normaM]

It was done in the 1990s.. many white South Africans left.
Interesting that the smaller percentage owns the most land.
Without experienced Farmers how will the country produce food?
Terrible, thanks for posting the link OP

[The Green Barbarian]

I fully anticipate a strong and forceful reprimand to the South African government from our strong-willed PM on this issue. /sarcasm

[normaM]

But this article looks they knew the Land reform was coming 4 years ago
http://www.farmfutures.com/story-land-r ... -18-109953
GB - he will have to go in person.. another photo op for JT and the fam.
no idea why they have to have a personal chef travel with them.

[The Green Barbarian]

[Bigjohn69]

Before the nationlists get all in a lather over this can someone explain how white folks came to have land in africa ?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094918


Ok carry on

[The Green Barbarian]

Before the nationlists get all in a lather over this can someone explain how white folks came to have land in africa ?

LOL - how did I know that the brainless leftists would be in favor of this theft. All that's going to happen is that millions of people are going to starve, while the sanctimonious left claps in joy just like they did in Zimbabwe. So disgusting.

[Bigjohn69]

This original sin that was committed when our country was colonised must be resolved in a way that will take South Africa forward.'

Whites still own most of South Africa's land following centuries of brutal colonial dispossession.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094918


Seems like a clear issue to me . People showed up , took land by force ,commited racial crimes for hundreds of years on the natives and now the rooster has come home to roost .


I do not really see where any outrage should be except why it took so long

[Poindexter]

Giving land back to the black population in South Africa that it was taken from seemed like the right thing to do in the past as well but it failed miserably. They found that the farm equipment that was provided fell into disrepair and the land itself became unproductive. Turns out that making a farm productive takes more than just physical effort, there's also alot bureaucratic red tape that needs to be dealt with as well as the ability to arrange financing.

Some 90% of farms redistributed to South Africa's black population from white farmers are not productive, the government has said

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8547621.stm