A South Africa update and it's not pretty; A country once the 'bread basket of Africa' is Turning into another Venezuela fast

American Thinker ^ | 08/01/2020 | Eileen Toplansky

[SeekAndFind]

In 2018, Tucker Carlson highlighted the expropriation of land from White farmers in South Africa. He stated "[a]s land seizures based on skin color shows, South Africa is once again becoming a place where an entire group of people is targeted for discrimination and violence on the basis of their skin color."

Twenty-six years ago, "South Africans engaged in a peaceful revolution. As late as the 1980s commentators predicted that any transition from white minority domination and black majority rule would precipitate a bloody civil war. Instead, in 1994 South Africans replaced president F. W. de Klerk with Nelson Mandela in a free and fair election that astonished the world." Thus, ". . . South Africans of all races voted in the country's first democratic elections, choosing Mandela as their first black president. The inhumane apartheid regime seemed to be miraculously ending peacefully, though much work remained to improve the lives of all South Africans." By the "late 1980s, however, South Africa’s economy was in a deep recession and large segments of the country were becoming ungovernable."

Former president Jacob Zuma (2009-18) "brought the country a reputation for corruption and ineptitude." In fact, in 2018, the World Bank ranked South Africa as the most corrupt country in the world.

In 2018, Hammond and Tupy "in reviewing South Africa's flirtation with the idea of changing its constitution to let the state expropriate farmland without compensation, wrote that South Africa need only look north to Zimbabwe to see the disastrous consequences of this kind of policy." Zimbabwe's former dictator Robert Mugabe gave "the green light to his paramilitary supporters to invade commercial farms, seize some 23 million acres of land and the confiscated farms were resettled with small scale agriculturalists.

[EEGator]

I thought the “Bread Basket of Africa” was Rhodesia?

[The_Media_never_lie]

The USA is turning into Venezuela fast, too.

[EEGator]

Also, South Africa was developed because of White people.
It’s rotting now because of Black people.

[SeekAndFind]

Lawlessness now prevails in South Africa.  See this You Tube about how people have to safeguard their cars in Durban.  As "freedom has declined, so has economic growth and opportunity, so that now more than a quarter of the population is unemployed and, thanks to the failing state education system, largely unemployable. When one accounts for all those who have simply given up looking for work, the unemployment rate rises to a crippling 40 percent."

There "is now very little doubt that the African National Congress ( ANC) is failing and presiding over a slowly failing state. Like Venezuela, it seems intent on doubling down on bad policies. One of the most contested issues currently is the government’s policy of Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC), which would allow the state to seize land without paying for it, trashing property rights enshrined in the country’s constitution. Another is the ANC’s move to effectively nationalize health care, even though state hospitals are failing and private clinics offer high levels of care."

Though "[l]aws restricting land ownership along racial lines were overturned in 1991, . . . restitution has proven more difficult. The ANC had set a goal of returning 30% of white-owned land to black farmers, but by last year reached only 10%. Historically, the ANC operated with a 'willing buyer, willing seller' model, but tight funding meant that those transfers happened very slowly and on a small scale. White farmers control an estimated 73% of commercial farmland today. To try to ease crushing rural poverty, the government has begun to explore legislation that would allow land to be seized without compensation." 

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I thought the “Bread Basket of Africa” was Rhodesia?

That was before until Robert Mugabe ruined it. South Africa then took over the mantle when lots of white Rhodesian farmers left and went to South Africa. If God forbid, she ruins that designation too, there won’t be any African bread baskets left.

[Savage Beast]

'By the "late 1980s, however, South Africa’s economy was in a deep recession and large segments of the country were becoming ungovernable."'

America in December 2020 if the American People were stupid enough to let the Democrats win--OR STEAL--the November election.

Today, only small segments of the USA are ungovernable.

[waterhill]

South Africa then took over the mantle when lots of white Rhodesian farmers left and went to South Africa. If God forbid, she ruins that designation too, there won’t be any African bread baskets left.

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I am sure the chicoms have drawn up some plans

[Savage Beast]

'in 2018, the World Bank ranked South Africa as the most corrupt country in the world.'

The USA in 2021 if the American People were stupid enough to let the Democrats win--OR STEAL--the November election.

[Truth29]

Whites should get out while they still have their lives. They also should burn and destroy their own property as they go. The Black supremacists can have their Marxist one race dream and starve.

[HighSierra5]

Continental Risk.

[Savage Beast]

'South Africa is on the verge of collapse and set to become the next Venezuela.'

America in 2021 if the American People were stupid enough to let the Democrats win--OR STEAL--the November election.

[beef]

I read something a while back that said the problem with transferring farm land to blacks stemmed from the fact that blacks do not want to be farmers. If South Africa steals land from whites, who are they going to give it to? The Chinese?

[Savage Beast]

'Lawlessness now prevails... As "freedom has declined, so has economic growth and opportunity, so that now more than a quarter of the population is unemployed and, thanks to the failing state education system, largely unemployable. When one accounts for all those who have simply given up looking for work, the unemployment rate rises to a crippling 40 percent."'

America in 2021 if the American People were stupid enough to let the Democrats win--OR STEAL--the November election.

[Leaning Right]

> I read something a while back that said the problem with transferring farm land to blacks stemmed from the fact that blacks do not want to be farmers. <

I’m guessing that the white farmers had quite a few blacks as hired help. So maybe the problem is corruption more than anything else.

[bert]

Leopards Den and Mara are doomed. There is no hint given of the coming disaster

[GaryCrow]

The African National Congress (ANC) was, or is rather, a black nationalist communist front organization dedicated to marxist principles and the destruction of a country. They've pretty much achieved that since they've been in power.

Does anyone else know of a black nationalist organization with a three letter identifier that's dedicated to marxism and destroying a country? Hmmmmm, let's follow them down the rabbit hole, maybe it'll work out better this time.

[bert]

India is near by. I expect there are lots of Indian bureaucrats there

[V_TWIN]

“Former president Jacob Zuma (2009-18) “brought the country a reputation for corruption and ineptitude.” In fact, in 2018, the World Bank ranked South Africa as the most corrupt country in the world.”

Huh. Sounds like Detroit...or Chicago...or new York...or any other democratic run region.

[D Rider]

It was, but then the communist black goverment destroyed that. (THANK YOU JIMMY CARTER!) So that title then fell to South Africa.