Old women and kids. Is anyone starting to see a pattern in this?
Keep the white farmers of South Africa in mind. The African “nationalists” (read “communists”) prey on the elderly first and get them out of the way, often committing brutal and atrocious crimes against them. Just so everyone gets the point. However, a lot of urbane, civilized types take this very lightly. They could be less than 500 miles from it and still don’t care. They are safe in Johannesburg. They are protected inside their high-rise. AND they are young, sophisticated, viable urbanites. These elderly white farmers perhaps need to be gotten out of the way so that civilization can thrive.
Then it starts happening to another group of helpless, under-represented people: Children. At first it’s like “Oh how horrible!” but then: “It won’t happen here. My kids are safe in their schools. We did away with apartheid, so those nationalists will go after the farmers. I can understand! They’re angry!” Liberals always argue themselves into believing the lie.
Then the “nationalist” Africans descend upon the farm and kill everyone, committing further atrocities. “What a terrible, terrible crime! Children, we must always remember to treat black people with respect and kindness! Their anger must be placated.”
Then half the farms stop producing anything because the nationalists have seized the land.
“Oh, look how expensive everything has gotten! The government needs to do something!”
Give it a few months or years and it’s: “Let’s go visit Daddy in the hospital. I’m so glad he’s getting better after the carjacking. Everyone wear your mask: We’re going on the bus!”
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Sorry but South Africa was and is a lost cause. When you can’t colonize and assimilate those you colonize, you are living on borrowed time.
I’m amazed South Africa isn’t starving to death. Last year, there were massive riots following the conviction of former president Jacob Zuma for certain crimes. These riots not only targeted stores, they targeted warehouses that supplied the stores. That could have put the entire country at risk of going hungry.