South Africa decides to follow Zimbabwe and Venezuela into the abyss. Zimbabwe is right next door and they saw what happened there. Venezuela is currently in the news and they can see what’s happening there. Nevertheless, South Africa’s parliament just voted to seize white-owned farms without compensation.
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But, it's not racist when black people do it.
I knew a guy who got out of Rhodesia when the Brits gave it up and it became Zimbabwe. I remember him telling me his country was headed back to third world shithole status and he knew he would never be able to return home; this was in 1984. Guess he was right.
Huh, what's wrong with that?
Isn't the idea to learn from the cock-ups of others & then do the opposite?
Learn from the cock ups of others and repeat. One of the core fundamentals of liberalism.
I have always heard the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over & over expecting a different result. I take issue with that, that is not insanity, but rather stupidity.
Another reminder that those of us who believe that rights belong to individuals, not groups, are a distinct minority on Planet Earth.
Another one of those "Shithole" countries Trump talked about.
It's going to be, that's for sure.