{"id":15571,"date":"2019-04-25T02:36:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T09:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=15571"},"modified":"2019-04-25T02:36:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T09:36:35","slug":"quick-takes-south-african-land-grab-just-kidding-actually-not-kidding-seriously-not-yours-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2019\/04\/25\/quick-takes-south-african-land-grab-just-kidding-actually-not-kidding-seriously-not-yours-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes &#8211; South African Land Grab: Just Kidding; Actually Not Kidding; Seriously Not Yours Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The focus this time: All Your Farm Are Belong To Us<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little soothing, dulcet mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eAvwod7BBK0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/685px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/685px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg_.png 685w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/685px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg_-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Though present in South Africa longer than the expansionist and conquering Bantu-speaking peoples, and having as a distinct people and culture that is <em>indiginous<\/em> to South Africa, the Afrikaaners (n\u00e9e Boers) have feared the targeting as a numerical minority within South Africa. So, good fortune then that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-safrica-land\/south-africas-anc-withdraws-land-expropriation-bill-passed-in-2016-idUSKCN1LD1O3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">land expropriation bill<\/a> from 2016 is being withdrawn&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;South Africa\u2019s parliament withdrew an expropriation bill it passed in 2016 that allowed the state to make compulsory purchases of land to redress racial disparities in ownership, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Tuesday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, wait&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The thrust of the bill, which had not been signed into law, has been overtaken by a proposal by the ANC to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But the corrupt leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) has decided that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/743025\/south-africa-land-seizures-white-farmers-constitutional-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vengeance and potential for personal financial gain<\/a> is more important than actual human rights&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;After months of talks, the country is set to go ahead with the proposals that will see farms seized without compensation \u2013 something critics have said will be devastating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The country\u2019s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been attempting to amend South Africa\u2019s constitution for months, but has been met with stiff opposition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;But now the controversial seizures will become legal after the changes were approved by a parliamentary review committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/743025\/south-africa-land-seizures-white-farmers-constitutional-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">so it begins<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;South Africa has set a date for when its much-criticised land expropriations can begin after a politician declared: &#8216;Your time is up, white people&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;[T]he ruling ANC\u2019s Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu dismissed the controversy, saying land reforms are \u201cthe right thing to do\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It is believed that when South Africa\u2019s Constitution is amended, it could be done by inserting into Section 25 the phrase: &#8216;Zero compensation may be regarded as just and equitable&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;South Africa\u2019s President Cyril Ramaphosa has previously defended his radical plans, saying they are necessary for equality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"South African Land Grab: Just Kidding; Actually Not Kidding; Seriously Not Yours Anymore\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: All Your Farm Are Belong To Us\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/685px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_provincial_borders.svg_.png\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. 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