Protect our Farmers
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Farm murders 100 years ago and today. Farmers feed the nation. Protect them. Some people may be shocked by the picture at the beginning of the video, because they may have been unaware that farm murders also happened during and after the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Others may find it funny, because it is hard to believe, and usually “the white man” is portrayed as the great oppressor, rather than the other way around. Unfortunately it is true. As elsewhere, in South Africa the pioneer farmers, or “Boers”, and their families have always been vulnerable to farm attacks. Some of these were carried out by roaming bands, others orchestrated by tribal leaders. Is it not ironic that today, as after the Anglo-Boer War, there is a government in power that stands unsympathetic towards the white farmers, and once again farm murders are on the increase. The ANC government has disbanded the Commando system which has been providing protection to farmers, and they have done nothing to try and reduce farm attacks. Farmers feed the nation. Have we not learnt our lesson by looking at what happened in Zimbabwe when large stretches of productive farm land were allowed to go to waste, following a reign of terror that drove farmers away? Due to lack of foresight the ANC and their supporters do not realize that their policies (unsympathetic towards farmers, inefficient measures against AIDS, runaway affirmative action etc. ) would ultimately lead to starvation, disease and the death of millions. For the context of this picture, see the video “Why Apartheid?” Stories about farm murders in South Africa today have been told before – there are many vids to be found. Search for “farm murders” or “plaasmoorde”. Thank you to Danie Niehaus for his excellent CD, “Fynskrif”.
Farm murders 100 years ago and today. Farmers feed the nation. Protect them. Some people may be shocked by the picture at the beginning of the video, because they may have been unaware that farm murders also happened during and after the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Others may find it funny, because it is hard to believe, and usually “the white man” is portrayed as the great oppressor, rather than the other way around. Unfortunately it is true. As elsewhere, in South Africa the pioneer farmers, or “Boers”, and their families have always been vulnerable to farm attacks. Some of these were carried out by roaming bands, others orchestrated by tribal leaders. Is it not ironic that today, as after the Anglo-Boer War, there is a government in power that stands unsympathetic towards the white farmers, and once again farm murders are on the increase. The ANC government has disbanded the Commando system which has been providing protection to farmers, and they have done nothing to try and reduce farm attacks. Farmers feed the nation. Have we not learnt our lesson by looking at what happened in Zimbabwe when large stretches of productive farm land were allowed to go to waste, following a reign of terror that drove farmers away? Due to lack of foresight the ANC and their supporters do not realize that their policies (unsympathetic towards farmers, inefficient measures against AIDS, runaway affirmative action etc. ) would ultimately lead to starvation, disease and the death of millions. For the context of this picture, see the video “Why Apartheid?” Stories about farm murders in South Africa today have been told before – there are many vids to be found. Search for “farm murders” or “plaasmoorde”. Thank you to Danie Niehaus for his excellent CD, “Fynskrif”.
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