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The linked article quotes 54-74 white farmer murders _annually_. Even at two white farmers per farm in South Africa that implies a murder rate at least 2x above

by hansvm 5y ago

The linked article quotes 54-74 white farmer murders _annually_. Even at two white farmers per farm in South Africa that implies a murder rate at least 2x above the national average with large enough total counts to be significant. I'd also wager a guess that most South African farmers are not white (they own 70% of farm land mass, but with no real evidence I'd imagine the farms are on average much larger than what was left for the locals), which would push that 2x stat much higher. Edit: On the other hand, I do think it would be interesting to compare the rate to farms of similar sizes and different races, should that data exist somewhere. With murder rates 2-~20x above average I wouldn't be totally surprised if the common factor were just extra wealth or something.

thatjamesdude 5y ago
>I'd also wager a guess that most South African farmers are not white Given the demographics, not an unfair guess, albeit a lazy one. No, not even close. Land reform is a controversial topic in my country so I'm just going to TL;DR the past 5 decades and provide some links[0][1] that you are going to have to be very sceptical about (given the controversial nature of the debate). - We have one of, if not the, highest wealth gaps in the world as a direct result of Apartheid - Unsurprisingly, land ownership is rare - Ergo, most of the land is owned by the wealthy class, who are the white minority. - I am not offering an opinion on the racial aspect here, violent crime affects all South Africans equally [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_South_Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_South_Africa [1]: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201802/landauditreport13feb2018.pdf https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201802/...
pythonic_hell 5y ago
You are somewhat correct. Official statistics on murders broken down by race and land ownership are difficult to find so it makes having a conversation on the topic difficult. The statistics that are available on white farm murders indicate that their murder rate is within the average for for rural/farm areas. Infact the murder rate of black men in rural areas is even higher then white farmers. Here are additional sources if you or anyone else would like to know more on the topic; https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-statistics-farm-attacks-and-murders-south-africa https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-sta... https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/are-sa-whites-really-being-killed-flies-why-steve-hofmeyr-wrong https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/are-sa-whites-re... https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/claims-about-white-genocide-south-africa-unsupported https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/claims-about-... https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/blog/analysis-why-calculating-farm-murder-rate-south-africa-near-impossible https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/blog/analysis-why-calcul...

by hansvm 5y ago

thatjamesdude 5y ago

>I'd also wager a guess that most South African farmers are not white Given the demographics, not an unfair guess, albeit a lazy one. No, not even close. Land reform is a controversial topic in my country so I'm just going to TL;DR the past 5 decades and provide some links[0][1] that you are going to have to be very sceptical about (given the controversial nature of the debate). - We have one of, if not the, highest wealth gaps in the world as a direct result of Apartheid - Unsurprisingly, land ownership is rare - Ergo, most of the land is owned by the wealthy class, who are the white minority. - I am not offering an opinion on the racial aspect here, violent crime affects all South Africans equally [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_South_Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_South_Africa [1]: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201802/landauditreport13feb2018.pdf https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201802/...

pythonic_hell 5y ago

You are somewhat correct. Official statistics on murders broken down by race and land ownership are difficult to find so it makes having a conversation on the topic difficult. The statistics that are available on white farm murders indicate that their murder rate is within the average for for rural/farm areas. Infact the murder rate of black men in rural areas is even higher then white farmers. Here are additional sources if you or anyone else would like to know more on the topic; https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-statistics-farm-attacks-and-murders-south-africa https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-sta... https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/are-sa-whites-really-being-killed-flies-why-steve-hofmeyr-wrong https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/are-sa-whites-re... https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/claims-about-white-genocide-south-africa-unsupported https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/claims-about-... https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/blog/analysis-why-calculating-farm-murder-rate-south-africa-near-impossible https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/blog/analysis-why-calcul...