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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday February 28 2018, @01:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the Apartheid-2.0 dept.

As reported in news.com.au, South Africa's Parliament have voted to "expropriate" land from white farmers with no compensation.

From TFA:

The motion was brought by Julius Malema, leader of the radical Marxist opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters, and passed overwhelmingly by 241 votes to 83 against. The only parties who did not support the motion were the Democratic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus, Cope and the African Christian Democratic Party
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"The time for reconciliation is over. Now is the time for justice," Mr Malema was quoted by News24 as telling parliament. "We must ensure that we restore the dignity of our people without compensating the criminals who stole our land."
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Mr Malema has been leading calls for land confiscation, forcing the ANC to follow suit out of fear of losing the support of poorer black voters. In 2016, he told supporters he was "not calling for the slaughter of white peopleā€š at least for now"

This policy has been tried in other African countries before, most recently Zimbabwe, with disastrous results. The farms appropriated usually fail rapidly, leading to food shortages and economic destruction. Will South Africa be able to avoid repeating history, or is it about to slide into 3rd World status?


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  • (Score: 2) by AndyTheAbsurd on Wednesday February 28 2018, @04:01PM (2 children)

    by AndyTheAbsurd (3958) on Wednesday February 28 2018, @04:01PM (#645201) Journal

    Under a socialist/communist system, wouldn't the land would be owned collectively by all citizens, not by any one person or even one group?

    And the "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" creed of communists would mean that those who know how to make the farms productive today would have to teach those who would be working the farms in the future, right? How much chance do you think that has of happening if the land is taken without compensation? Or do you think the white farmers will simply move elsewhere in the world, if they have the ability?

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by tftp on Wednesday February 28 2018, @05:01PM

    by tftp (806) on Wednesday February 28 2018, @05:01PM (#645254) Homepage

    Under a socialist/communist system, wouldn't the land would be owned collectively by all citizens, not by any one person or even one group?

    Obviously they decided to bypass the long and painful construction of socialism and jump right to the very end of it - when party bosses grab pieces of the country and then declare capitalism. That's how new oligarchy is born.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @08:06AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @08:06AM (#645673)

    And the "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" creed of communists

    Um, if you cannot distinguish communism from Anarcho-syndicalism, there really is no point trying to discuss economics or politics with you. You might start by looking up the author of this saying.