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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 DeathMonkey on Wednesday February 28 2018, @07:22PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Wednesday February 28 2018, @07:22PM (#645324) Journal

    So White genocide is still just a figment of my imagination, right?

    Until they start murdering people, yes.

    Also, you know damn well the "white genocide" people are talking about the US.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:31PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:31PM (#645410)

    They don't operate on truth, they operate by pulling in every bullshit excuse they can to support their world view. This site is filled with alt-right morons being oppressed by only their own shitty narratives.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @11:22PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @11:22PM (#645484)

      All I want for Christmas is a White Genocide. I hear it is being brought about by alt-right incels. Way to further the race, you dweebs! Scaring of all the chicks! What were you thinking? White power? Definitely not brain power.