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South African Parliament Votes to Confiscate White-Owned Land Without Compensation

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

Mykl writes:

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 people‚ 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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @06:53PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @06:53PM (#645305)

    Reparations are unjust.

    No, Bradley13 is unjust. The consequences of injustice do not stop with a single generation. If you stole my people's land, and now I have nothing, or next to nothing, is that unrelated? Maybe Bradley13 is just not too bright? Better than being evil.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:50PM (#645423)

    Maybe, but HE didnt steal your people's land now did he. Possibly some distant relatives did, but not him.

    What about me, Both of my parent's parents came to the US in the early 20th century. Do I owe reparations? I didn't steal it, my relatives did not, and they did not steal it from YOU.

    Please explain why I should give YOU money. My skin color is not pertinent to the discussion though.