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yesterday I came across a YouTube video with 1M views where the expulsion of white farmers from South Africa was demanded. while they might have a point, the la
by singularity2001 9y ago
yesterday I came across a YouTube video with 1M views where the expulsion of white farmers from South Africa was demanded. while they might have a point, the language in the comment section was so harsh that it cried for some form of moderation.
- mvdwoord 9y agoChange white to black, or jews, or... and see if they "might still have a point".
- EdwardDiego 9y agoThat ignores the entire history of South Africa but go nuts.
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- shaki-dora 9y agoContext matters. South Africa has the largest inequality in the world. Colonialism created a society where the descendenantd of armed invaders control 80% of th farmland. Whites generally live a comfortable middle class life, while the native population often lives in abject poverty. South Africa is also a glorious example of reconciliation, overcoming a history of injustice without violence. But the farming community simply has not used the chance they had in the last 20 years to become part of this historic process: while universities and many other groups and institutions have de-segregated, that conservative community has dug in and defended their privileges at all costs. They invited the government to eventually force their hand. Expulsion is obviously a bridge to far. And Zimbabwe stands as the obvious example of what not to do. But some sort of legislative land reform is now inevitable.
- pjc50 9y ago> overcoming a history of injustice without violence I'm not sure the truth and reconciliation commission would entirely agree with that.
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