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South Africa's Immigration Problem
Youtube ^ | 3 Aug 2026 | Peter Zeihan

Posted on 08/03/2026 5:44:26 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Such a deal... "The whites could keep everything that they had and in exchange the blacks would have free housing and electricity and water forever. What that has economically done is locked the most of the black population into the townships."

" it is a huge disincentive and people stay where they are. So, as a result, based on whose numbers you're using, South Africa [snorts] today has an unemployment rate somewhere between 35 and 55%. And it's been like that since the '90s. They also have some of the highest crime rates in the world because people will steal to buy the basic necessities they need and then go back to their free housing, which is honestly not a whole lot more than a shack.

(Excerpt) Read more at youtu.be ...


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And now we know why Hunter Biden lived here...
1 posted on 08/03/2026 5:44:26 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Give people free stuff and they won’t be constructive at all.


2 posted on 08/03/2026 5:45:56 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Free Nelson Mandela!”


3 posted on 08/03/2026 5:46:43 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Alabama Left This South African Speechless…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf42jtekGZA

311,760 views Jun 18, 2026 #worldcup2026 #alabama #americanculture
As the 2026 World Cup brings millions of international visitors to the United States, many are experiencing parts of America for the very first time.

After moving to Alabama, one thing immediately stood out to him. Not the houses. Not the size of the neighborhood. It was what the homes didn’t have.

His reaction sparked a conversation online and reminded many Americans that some of the things they see every day can look very different through someone else’s eyes.

From American gas stations and Buc-ee’s to small-town neighborhoods and Southern communities, visitors continue to discover parts of America that locals often take for granted.


4 posted on 08/03/2026 5:48:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger
What did Alabama homes ‘not’ have?
5 posted on 08/03/2026 6:12:10 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

“What did Alabama homes ‘not’ have?”

Judging from Mexico, I’d guess razor wire and nasty dogs behind a fence.


6 posted on 08/03/2026 6:15:10 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (The data centers might be hunting down guns. Black tape device cameras and PC microphones.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Does South Africa have an incoming illegal alien problem???
Can white folks vacation in SA and get free stuff?


7 posted on 08/03/2026 6:18:07 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: DUMBGRUNT

A good post.


8 posted on 08/03/2026 6:41:15 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Red Badger

I wish people would stop posting youtube videos without complete transcripts. I’m not going to waste my time watching a freaking video.


9 posted on 08/03/2026 7:11:55 AM PDT by rod5591
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To: Red Badger
After moving to Alabama, one thing immediately stood out to him. Not the houses. Not the size of the neighborhood. It was what the homes didn’t have.

I've seen some of those videos but for those who haven't, what the homes in Alabama don't have is 10-foot walls with barbed wire on top surrounding the house and no bars on the windows.

10 posted on 08/03/2026 8:17:27 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven)
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To: libertylover
The guy is amazed at how safe it is--in South Africa they needed a 10-foot wall around their house and had their house divided into compartments so if burglars broke into one part they wouldn't get access to the rest of the house.

He keeps saying he is in North Alabama. At one point you see a sign for Abbeville, but that is in southeastern Alabama.

If he is really in North Alabama, wait until he discovers the Buc-ee's right off of I-65 (about 20 miles south of the Tennessee state line).

11 posted on 08/03/2026 10:06:19 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: rod5591

Not to worry!

No need to get your undies in a bunch.

Most standard-format YT videos include the transcript

Just under the blurb, a link labeled more...

Click it and scroll down to Transcript; click that one too.

Easy peasy!

You can do it if you try!

Only so many photons available; why waste them?


12 posted on 08/03/2026 4:51:03 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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