South Africa Government Protests Trump Tweets [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 26 August 2018 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

South Africa's government has lodged a formal protest alleging that President Trump's tweet questioning its confiscation of the property of white farmers is "an inappropriate interference with the internal affairs of our country. We are a sovereign nation. Everyone living within our borders is ours to do with as we deem best. As recently as July of this year, American President Obama acknowledged that this property transfer is inspiring great hope in our country."

While the property seizures violate the country's current constitution, President Cyril Ramaphosa is asking the Parliament "to change the constitution and allow the government to seize the land without compensating the owners. We are not saying that the land has been mismanaged. It has been well-cared for and that is the problem. The wealth generated by the white owners is disproportionately higher than the wealth generated on farms owned by the black majority. This is unjust. The confiscation will rectify this injustice and allow blacks to own and manage these lands for good or ill. Either way, it will be blacks making their own future."

Trump isn't the only one to express concerns. The liberal-leaning South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said the policy was causing damage to the country and would not bring about positive results. "President Ramaphosa's assertion that the expropriation of this private property will not adversely affect economic growth, agricultural production, or food security is contradicted by the history of similar property seizures around the world," according to a statement issued by SAIRR. "Trampling property rights weakens the incentive to use resources wisely. A regime that can seize land without compensating its owners will likely get poor results from the new owners it redistributes the land to. Not only do these new owners lack the experience that leads to good stewardship, they will also know that their ownership is insecure, which also tends to discourage good stewardship."

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[raiderboy]

We need to be bombing and invading like we did to save moslems in Kosovo. Why do we save moslems in Kosovo “genocide” but not white land owners in South Africa? what’s the deal? Where is General Wesley Clarke who bombed and killed Christians on Easter while observing Ramadan ? What the hell are we doing?

[Jaded]

funny