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Posted on 04/17/2026 4:34:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber
As of early 2026, South Africa presents a textbook case of a failing state. In a chaotic break with civilization, it spirals inexorably downwards through synergistic failures of governance, infrastructure, and social cohesion. What was once heralded as the “rainbow nation” has devolved into a picture of systemic rot, where the post-apartheid promise of reconciliation, competence, and prosperity lies shattered under the weight of African National Congress (ANC) misrule.
Decades after the last session of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the noble intentions appear to be largely forgotten. What is more, they are actively repudiated by a political elite that weaponizes Marxist slogans to mask naked predation. The ANC has created a society hemorrhaging from every pore: sheer savagery rampant in robbery and sexual assault, the literal darkness of energy collapse, crumbling roads and public facilities, and a corrosive nepotism that elevates loyalty over merit.
Highlighting the advanced state of moral and institutional decay are nationwide hate campaigns against the white minority, with explicit calls for genocide resounding at political rallies—spectacles so egregious that they provoked an embarrassing Oval Office confrontation between President Donald Trump and South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in May 2025. Arguably, the interlocking crises, far from accidental, are the predictable harvest of a “politics of envy” dressed up as egalitarianism, one that demands “enrichment without work” while eroding the very foundations of civilized order.
The material decay of South Africa is visible everywhere, a monument to decades of neglect, corruption, and incompetence. A Western-standard infrastructure, once the envy of the continent, now lies in ruins. Rail networks, ports, and water systems—indispensable to a modern economy—have atrophied under municipal insolvency and a refusal to prioritize maintenance. Local governments have become black holes of dysfunction, where allocated funds vanish into patronage networks rather than repairs.
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South Africa is the classic case of “The problem with Socialism is that eventually, you run out of other people’s money.” South Africa had a lot of OPM. When apartheid was eliminated, unfortunately, they voted for Socialism and eventually, they ran out of that OPM.
Lars Møller has totally nailed his missive to this combination of communism and Stone Age culture.
Well.....DUH.!
It will come sooner to the UK.
When you hand it back to the natives well....
I have white business associates in South Africa, good people that provide an important service. They are kind and good people trying to help citizens of country and the continent. Honorable people I respect.
Given the circumstances there, the news stories read…. None of this will matter to the ‘Kill the Boers’ types that someday visits with their jealousy, racism, abject stupidity, and violence. It will manifest in a sickening example of the demise of a once promising country, and the inability of the native population to govern.
A book I read a few years ago provided predictions of the year 2030. It spoke of many great things happening in sub-Saharan Africa. And, there was reasonable argument made to agree with the author. But with less than 4 years to go, i doubt any of it will be realized.
Visited years ago, they had lack of water. Now, they still lack water but also have electrical grid issues.
This is the typical story of all communist regimes.
From Soviet Union, East European Soviet satellites, Vietnam, Cuba, Chile...
For whatever reason?
I believe, in a congenial interpretation, FRiend, that the reasons for the incapable leadership
of the current country is firmly delineated within the foregoing article. 😉
Hmmm, sounds awfully familiar.
“white business associates in South Africa, good people that provide an important service.”
They need to leave while they still can.
Ahem...you are not supposed to notice trifling details like that.
“Freeeeeeeee Nelson Mandela”
“BTW, Remember when Rhodesia was “the breadbasket of Africa” under White minority rule? Look at Zimbabwe today. They can’t even feed themselves and the country has collapsed. It took about one generation of Black African rule to utterly destroy that country too.”
The liberal in the West cannot stand to have successful democracies with a western form of government. That is why they made is possible for Rhodesia to become a sh!thole. Now they have South Africa well on the way.
Their next target is Israel - the only civilized western cultured country in the region. But do they go after any of the horrible muzzie governed hell holes? No, all negative stories are about Israel.
The ANC couldn’t organize a potato bar. Even in Africa. How could people be so useless?
When Obama said he was going to transform America he meant into South Africa. Mandela was no martyr. He was just an average communist.
Blacks, specifically negroes, can break an anvil.
“I ain’t gonna play Sun City!”
Who could have possibly seen this coming?
They all have an 'i' and an 'o' in their names. right?
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