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Million whites leave SA - study
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| September 24, 2006
| Peet van Aardt
Posted on 10/02/2006 9:17:30 PM PDT by johnwayne
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I became curious about South Africa's current economic and political situation after reading comments by Desmond Tutu on the BBC which were something like "South Africa has failed to sustain the idealism that ended apartheid, warning of growing ethnic divisions."
This article in summary, says Whites are leaving South Africa for two primary reasons:
1) Crime
2) Affirmative Action
Also,
1) The whites that are leaving are between 20 and 40 years old and economically productive.
2) The whites that are staying are usually older and have no means financially to leave.
I predict South Africa will end up in a similar situation as Zimbabwe.
I also recommend reading the comments at the end of the article, they are very telling too.
Here is a sample of some of the comments:
Message: I left 25 years ago - before the chicken run. I foresaw what was coming, and I predict that far worse is yet to happen . . . regardless of your skin colour. There is a remorseless cultural and even physical genocide of all that is "white" in progress. Those in denial are wilfully ignorant and naive. As jy jou kinders liefhet, sal jy die pad vat - hoe gouer, hoe beter. There is a lot of opportunity in Alberta, Canada. Check into it.
Message: I left SA for 4 years, to have a wonderful crime-free life in London, with global travel cheaper, and opportunities better. I came back to be with my ailing father, and the constant carping of my family on how much better life in SA was. I thought the grass was greener, but I was terribly wrong. It took me 8 months to find a job, constantly labeled over qualified and the crime is terrible, my house is a jail, my kids have learnt to be wary of everyone, the salaries are laughable, and the Rand is worth nothing! Ill be leaving again next year, to safe, secure Europe, with affordable schools & childcare. After all, The Minister of Safety & Security told me to leave didnt he? Im following his instructions! Good bye taxman - youll not be getting more from me after that! Id rather pay it to a government that actually uses it to provide services that benefit me, not their pockets!
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:17:30 PM PDT
by
johnwayne
To: johnwayne
Totally bankrupt culture. Nuff said!
2
posted on
10/02/2006 9:20:36 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Our troops will send all of the worlds terrorists to hell in a handbasket with no virgins!)
To: johnwayne
Oh well, when the whites leave they can go back to necklacing.
3
posted on
10/02/2006 9:20:42 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: johnwayne
Cronjé said the results left himself and his colleagues dumbfounded.What's so shocking about this? You shut the entrepeneurs down and what do they expect?
4
posted on
10/02/2006 9:23:26 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: johnwayne
5
posted on
10/02/2006 9:24:10 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: johnwayne
Due to the inequalities of the past, the education of most of the black children is still not on par to fill these gaps.That sentence doesn't even make sense.
In the workforce, you have a one month grace period to blame all problems on the guy that just left. Afterwards, it's all yours. How long does whitey have to take the blame in SA? Last one out please turn the lights out.
6
posted on
10/02/2006 9:25:27 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the...?!)
To: johnwayne; Admin Moderator
Where's the link to the original article?
To: pissant
Oh well, when the whites leave they can go back to necklacing.Winnie (and maybe Nelson) will be delighted
8
posted on
10/02/2006 9:27:58 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Paleo Conservative
Where's the link to the original article?I posted it at #5
9
posted on
10/02/2006 9:29:15 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
How long before SA devolves into total dysfunction?
10
posted on
10/02/2006 9:29:55 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: johnwayne
When I read the title of the thread, I thought it was saying "San Antonio". No wonder I couldn't do the math.
11
posted on
10/02/2006 9:32:40 PM PDT
by
no dems
(I'll take a moral Mormon over a demonic Democrat or repugnant RINO anyday.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
Another country culturally neutered by the worlds liberals.
A once highly productive country returning to the middle 1800's.
Koffi Anus and his bunch at the UN love the sweet smell of sewage on a hot sunny morning.
12
posted on
10/02/2006 9:33:17 PM PDT
by
OKIEDOC
(Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
To: Stoat
To: pissant
How long before SA devolves into total dysfunction?I'm guessing that the answer will be proportional to the amount of foreign aid they receive, both intellectual and otherwise. Even with their incredible wealth of gold, diamonds and other resources they seem unable to make a go of it on their own (without breathtaking levels of crime, mayhem and socioeconomic problems).
This reminds me of the 'white flight' that occurs in many US "inner cities" when the social fabric starts to unravel due to the effects of certain new populations.
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:38:54 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: johnwayne
Same could be said about California.
15
posted on
10/02/2006 9:39:52 PM PDT
by
nj26
(Border Security=Homeland Security... Put Our Military on the Border! (Proud2BNRA))
To: johnwayne
Smart. They are looking at Zimbabwe and seeing what South Africa will look like in ten years (or less). Those who straggle will end up with nothing. "Snooze, you lose."
To: johnwayne
Thinks Stoat. I accidently left the link out.You're quite welcome :-) If that's the worst thing that happens at FR today then it hasn't been such a bad day, methinks :-)
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:42:08 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
I don't think it has much to do with race, frankly. It's liberalism that allows the sores to fester beyond redemption. So in a sense, minority populations cut their own throats by voting for commie douche bags at every chance.
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:44:53 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: randog
How long does whitey have to take the blame in SA?Rhodesia, the former "breadbasket of Africa", kicked out whitey in 1980 and whitey is still taking the blame for Zimbabwe's deterioration and chaos 26 years later. The answer to your question is: forever.
To: johnwayne
"... I predict South Africa will end up in a similar situation as Zimbabwe..."
That is possible, if so, write off Africa.
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