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, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28 2018, @08:29PM (1 child)
Exactly. The new "owners" will be totally out of their element when engaged in any enterprise not involving the tried-and-true robbing and raping. They just might be able to operate a termite stick if trained properly, but if Zimbabwe is any indication, this is not about improving their society, it's just sticking it to the "man."
The truth is the racist's best friend and supporter.
(Score: 2) by ants_in_pants on Saturday March 03 2018, @05:04AM
where's the moderation option for "disgusting"
-Love, ants_in_pants