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I have been to these dorpies in the Vrystaat and can see why farmers are attacked. In the middle of a sea of poverty they live with a homestead with cars,stuff

I have been to these dorpies in the Vrystaat and can see why farmers are attacked. In the middle of a sea of poverty they live with a homestead with cars,stuff and guns - during the court case they could not prove ONE incident where the criminals were influenced by the song. But the song has no place today, but the EFF knows their support base (stick it to the white man) but fortunately most South Africans don't support them and their agenda. Also the leader the FF+ was a former general of the old regime and the TRC did not have kind words for him and his mates - they are milking this as well. They have been stuck at 10% of the vote for 10 years now.

OfSanguineFire 3y ago
> In the middle of a sea of poverty they live with a homestead with cars,stuff and guns I cycled across South Africa and stayed many nights with white farmers. (Since the land is fenced off, it’s not easy to just stop and camp. You have to find the road up to the farmhouse and ask the farmer’s permission. It usually results in an invitation to dinner and to sleep in the guest bedroom.) What surprised me is how cash-poor a lot of those farming families were, in spite of their land holdings. Yes, they had a higher standard of living than in the townships, but they seemed of only modest wealth in a general developed-world context. They seemed poor compared to some Johannesburg black elites. Farmers complained that their children had moved away not necessarily due to violence but rather for improved financial prospects.
- tibbydudeza 3y ago
  Land holdings are usually inherited but they definitely have more i.r.o material possessions compared to say farm workers or the folks living in the "location" outside of town. Farming is hard - the debt you need to take on and being beholden to the climate - reckon these days only the big Agri-Corps like Beefmaster near Kimberley is making money.

OfSanguineFire 3y ago

> In the middle of a sea of poverty they live with a homestead with cars,stuff and guns I cycled across South Africa and stayed many nights with white farmers. (Since the land is fenced off, it’s not easy to just stop and camp. You have to find the road up to the farmhouse and ask the farmer’s permission. It usually results in an invitation to dinner and to sleep in the guest bedroom.) What surprised me is how cash-poor a lot of those farming families were, in spite of their land holdings. Yes, they had a higher standard of living than in the townships, but they seemed of only modest wealth in a general developed-world context. They seemed poor compared to some Johannesburg black elites. Farmers complained that their children had moved away not necessarily due to violence but rather for improved financial prospects.

tibbydudeza 3y ago
Land holdings are usually inherited but they definitely have more i.r.o material possessions compared to say farm workers or the folks living in the "location" outside of town. Farming is hard - the debt you need to take on and being beholden to the climate - reckon these days only the big Agri-Corps like Beefmaster near Kimberley is making money.