South Africa

[Lettow77]

 I have been wrapped up in the boers lately. There is not much literature to read on the subject, but my mind dwells upon them even so.

I wonder if they will ever achieve a volkstaat in the northern cape? Will the ANC really drive the country into the ground in a sucession of one-party state elections, and the afrikaners lie helpless? The AWB recently reinstated, but I cannot imagine that is the way forward.

I was just wondering what languish thought, although I can imagine.

Edit: I have been mucking about reading about afrikaner calvinism alot. Protestantism uncorrupted by the enlightenment is weird to think about. I need to do something, religiously. I feel it is an indefensible lapse in my identity as a Southerner to not profess a protestant faith, even if I cannot embrace the tenets as earnestly as I should.  I am afraid, however, that if I believe in Christianity, I will believe in it very much, and it could distract me from politics too much.

[The Larch]

The AWB recently reinstated, but I cannot imagine that is the way forward.

Yeah, because having this kind of guys around is really comforting.

Protestantism uncorrupted by the enlightenment is weird to think about.

The wording "uncorrupted by the enlightement" sends shivers down my spine. Do they still burn witches?

I am afraid, however, that if I believe in Christianity, I will believe in it very much, and it could distract me from politics too much.

Because clearly you're making leaps and bounds in your political career, of course.

[Neil]

The Boers are extinct as a meaningful political force.  They deserve no less, for having resisted the great civilizing force of Britain.

[grumbler]

The wording "uncorrupted by the enlightement" sends shivers down my spine. Do they still burn witches?

Calvinism "uncorrupted by the Enlightenment" is the Taliban, barring a few disagreements about terminology.

[Josephus]

Yeah, because having this kind of guys around is really comforting.

You got to admire their subtlety.

[Admiral Yi]

Hair Club for Men could do some brisk business in South Africa.

[DisturbedPervert]

I wonder if they will ever achieve a volkstaat in the northern cape?

Never.  Their only chance was when they were still in power.  They should have relocated every white to the Western Cape where they would have been a majority and created an African Singapore.  Now they should just prepare themselves for the inevitable genocide.

[Josquius]

Most Afrikaans speakers look like this these days.

[derspiess]

My boss just got back from a 10-day business/vacation trip to South Africa.  She was amazed by "how modern" it is & that you could drink the water.  I suspect she didn't know much about the country before visiting.

[MadImmortalMan]

South Africa is an exercise in hope followed by disappointment and wasted potential. It's best not to think about it at all.

[Eddie Teach]

That picture is a good argument against race mixing.

OTOH:

[Barrister]

Wow Lettow.  You're not even trying to pretend your admiration for the south has anything to do with "heritage" or "states rights" anymore.  It really is all about race with you.

[Josquius]

That picture is a good argument against race mixing.

OTOH:

It is a bit isn't it.

Those women are mixed race? They look very white to me.

[Eddie Teach]

Those women are mixed race? They look very white to me.

Yep. Mariah is black/white mix and Shakira is hispanic/Arab.

[DisturbedPervert]

Those women are mixed race? They look very white to me.

The last one is Spanish, Italian, and Lebanese.