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Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:00 pm to
Posted by wfallstiger
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jun 2006
15148 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:00 pm to
An inability to govern competently
Posted by CharlesUFarley
Daphne, AL
Member since Jan 2022
978 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:11 pm to
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I can’t get a straight answer on Reddit


Reddit doesn't like the answer, so it won't allow a straight answer to be posted there.

Posted by Hightower
Member since Oct 2015
128 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:13 pm to
Was there last summer making a hunt with outfitter in NW Province close to Botswana. Flew into Johannesburg and got a sense of unease as soon as my feet hit the ground. Government officials driving BMW X5s, barb wire fences surrounding almost every single middle class home we drove by. Each concession we hunted was run by a white farmer who happily greeted us with 30 rd mags of .556 locked and loaded “just in case”. The EFF or Economic Freedom Fighters are a legitimately recognized political party who wear the red barrets, and publicly call for the death of white people. Their rhetoric, along with the government repossessing property of white farmers, has inspired numerous young thugs to take action themselves. The hunting was amazing, but the country certainly seems to be collapsing.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
45129 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:25 pm to
To be fair, Reddit doesn't like anything associated with the term straight.
Posted by VooDude
Member since Aug 2017
2748 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:32 pm to
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To be fair, Reddit doesn't like anything associated with the term straight.
I got banned for saying Ferrari’s F1 team was too Italian and that’s why they struggle compared to the rest of the grid.

Those shits have no sense of humor and have fragile feelings.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
45129 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:33 pm to
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Those shits have no sense of humor


Progressives generally don't. Everything is Very. Serious. There is no room for humor in the Struggle and the Revolution, comrade.
Posted by ugasickem
Allatoona
Member since Nov 2010
12254 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:35 pm to
Black people don't like white farmers that feed them, so they murdered them, and ruined their own farmland, because they don't like the white people who provided their food... that kid of covers it. Other part is they don't know how to harvest shite, because they've depended on the people they ousted to harvest it. It's a vicious cycle. Not allocated to just South Africa
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
72909 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:39 pm to
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What happened to South Africa


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I can’t get a straight answer on Reddit


You mean the same Reddit that bans anyone who doesn’t believe women have penises and men can get pregnant?

As to your question, as happened in Rhodesia years earlier, when white minority rule was ended and leadership was handed over to the black majority, the black majority in South Africa lacked the leadership structure, cultural mentality, and technical knowledge to maintain a modern country.

Put whatever label you want on that, but it’s the truth.

Posted by Old Money
LSU
Member since Sep 2012
41607 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:46 pm to
The fastest summary I can think of is they moved people with knowledge out of skilled positions in favor of people without said knowledge due to race. Every industry in the country.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:53 pm to
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some family of mine just went
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Two of them honeymooned there 10 years ago.
RTR
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
14640 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:56 pm to
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Camera showed it (it happened at his house)- he was giving them
the damn truck. They still blew his brains out.

I was in Joburg for a couple of weeks in 2018. My Zulu bartender told me, "South African blacks have no respect for life."

The *inner* courtyard at my Marriott hotel (The Protea across from the stock exchange) had razor wire on top of 10-12 foot fences. Every single housing compound that wasn't a slum had cinderblock walls 10+ feet high, with electric fencing on top of it, to then only be topped by concertina wire. The hotel staff made very clear that I was not to walk to the mall at Nelson Mandela square, in broad daylight, that was maybe 300 yards away, and needed to wait on the shuttle.

The client had two separate buildings on opposite sides of the street approx 100 yards from each other. My arab workmate refused to walk between the two because of perceived danger, and got an Uber to attend that meeting.

Part of the turnover was that the ANC dictated that employers needed a certain percentage of black employees, regardless of qualification. So you have things happening like power companies firring white engineers, and hiring those of the right color that barely understood what screwdrivers were for, etc.
Posted by RobertFootball
SC
Member since Mar 2021
2444 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:06 pm to
I’ve always wanted to go white shark cage diving in SA.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
10250 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:16 pm to
I would try to give an an honest and accurate assessment of what happened, but Chicken will probably say I’m being racist and ban me.

I’ll just shut up and keep quiet instead.
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 3:17 pm
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
45129 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:17 pm to
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I’ve always wanted to go white shark cage diving in SA.


I don't think that will end up being what you think it is now though.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
44222 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:26 pm to
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The same thing that happened to Rhodesia.


Everyone should read When a Crocodile Eats the Sun. It’s a first hand account of the last days of Rhodesia. It will be exactly what happens to South Africa.
Posted by RedFoxx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Jan 2009
6682 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:30 pm to
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Everyone should read When a Crocodile Eats the Sun. It’s a first hand account of the last days of Rhodesia


Very good book. Mukiwa, his book before crocodile, is about the bush war and very good as well.

Peter Godwin is my favorite modern author. All his books are excellent
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 3:31 pm
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
6267 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:30 pm to
The same thing that happened to Jackson, MS and about the same timeline too.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46328 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:43 pm to
How many bans and warnings for this thread?
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 3:50 pm
Posted by Patsy Parisi
Member since Dec 2025
875 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:44 pm to
Africans.
Posted by Sho Nuff
Oahu
Member since Feb 2009
13840 posts
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:46 pm to
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I visited South Africa for two weeks in December 2019, and it was the best trip I’ve ever taken. The public safety wasn’t as bad then as it is now. Probably will never be able to go back.

We just went to Botswana, Zimbabwe, and SA in 2024. Best trip of our life. I will say there were some sketchy parts even though we booked through a luxury TA. The "handoff" to go from Botswana, which was an unreal safari, to Zimbabwe was a bit unnerving. We drove to the border and then paid for some visas with lots of shite happening all around. Then we had to walk ourselves through some fencing on each side with a good bit of eyes on us. The guy who brought us there watched us go through till we got the the guy on the other side who grabbed our bags and got us into the van. Walking around the little city for Victoria Falls we definitely were targets for beggars. We wouldn't have dared walk around at night. Then after our phenomenal safari at Sabi Sands we headed to Cape Town. We loved that place, but the hotel we stayed at which was 5-star and in a good area sent a guard with us one night to go for a walk to get ice cream. We didn't venture out at night the other nights.
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 3:47 pm
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