Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	south africa
Date:	8/10/2018 11:09:11 AM

interesting reading of Obama praising South African president comments about land seizing

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	The new Zimbabwe
Date:	8/10/2018 11:39:05 AM

I have very close friends from South Africa and they left a long time ago due to the crime and the chaos post Mandela.  And yes, they hid their Krugerrands in the hollowed out legs of their furniture because they were unable to take their money out of the country.  It appears that SA will follow some other African nations that thought it was a good idea to steal land and give it away.  Funny thing about farming, you actually have to know what you're doing in order to survive.  It is a very challenging business and it requires a lot of expertise to survive, much less thrive.  Giving the land to people who have no idea what they are doing is a recipe for disaster.  Expect their food output to drop dramatically and for there to be widespread food shortages.  

Name:	Old Diver -	Reply
Subject:	The New Refugees
Date:	8/10/2018 4:32:57 PM

Can the whites fleeing South Africa - or Britan, France, Germany or Sweden for that matter - appily to the U S for fefugee ststus? Historically these folks have made good citizens. Australia has offered to take in those escaping South Aftica. If we would like immigramts these folks would fit right in to American culture and benefit our society.

   Yeh, I know. Call me racist but really I don't give a s.....! It's the truth.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	The New Refugees
Date:	8/10/2018 5:08:34 PM

It's very challenging to get here from SA.  My friends initially moved to Ireland for about 9 years before coming to the U.S.  He had the advantage of being a highly skilled dental technician and was able to find a sponsor in the U.S. that was having trouble finding home grown talent.  I know a number of people from SA and they are all hard working, tax paying citizens.

As a side note, one of the funniest calls I ever got from Stef was when he was on MARTA going to the airport.  He called me and said he was on the train with his fellow African Americans.  Funny thing with them was they really appreciated Nelson Mandela for his conduct toward whites after the end of apartheid.  They felt he was really trying to heal old wounds and create some unity.  Sadly that all ended after he left office and it has been a parade of socialists he!! bent on punishing the whites regardless of the damage it does to their economy.  I also know some that have stuck it out and the crime is simply unbelievable.  They all have to be armed in their homes and when they travel.  And with the latest govt it has only gotten worse.

I am glad they ended apartheid but the way it was done did not help the blacks in SA.  A more gradual process where private property rights were protected would have been much more effective.  But that horse has left the barn.