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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?
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @07:12PM (5 children)
using the term "person of color" is racist propaganda designed to align all non "whites" as one group against whites. Even mexicans against many "white" americans even though that is basically the same racial mixture with the mexican just having a higher percentage of native(or previous invaders? history is full of lies...) blood. both are still Caucasoid and Mongoloid mixture. white people who use the term should be beaten.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Gaaark on Wednesday February 28 2018, @07:24PM (4 children)
When i was a kid there was a crayon for the colour white.
so a person of colour INCLUDES whites!
Or is Crayola wrong?
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(Score: 2) by archfeld on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:07PM (3 children)
Is white a color or the absence of color. I guess it depends on whether you are using color as in paint or color as in light. Cape Town is almost out of water and now likely to experience severe food shortages as well. As a citizen of the US with a large Amerind background I can sympathize with both side but looking back and dwelling on what was done to distant ancestors in not a way 'forward' for any race, or demographic. The world despite 'rose colored' glasses has never existed in a state of peace unless you buy into the garden Eden idea in the Bible, and even that was ruined by people when there were only two supposedly.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday February 28 2018, @11:45PM (2 children)
Just thinking: look into space. You see a lot of black, bits of white.
Is it black because of the lack of colour?
This would make white people "people of colour" and black people not.
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(Score: 2) by archfeld on Thursday March 01 2018, @06:03AM (1 child)
Additive color(light) would make that true. Subtractive color (pigment)is just the opposite. So yes white people are people of color and black people the lack of color, unless you are luminous that is. I say that because my GF is watching and for my health she is always radiant and luminous.
http://learn.leighcotnoir.com/artspeak/elements-color/primary-colors/ [leighcotnoir.com]
Note : Ever since I was a young boy I wish I could see into the non visible spectrum, at least to humans and see what bees see (ultraviolet) and below into the infrared spectrum. See the world as it really is...
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(Score: 3, Touché) by Gaaark on Thursday March 01 2018, @01:28PM
Fortune cookie says:
Women are ALWAYS radiant and luminous....in bed.
:)
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