To the OP. Answer this, would you like to move to another sub-Saharan African country? Zaire, Congo, Chad, Burundi? Because South Africa is well on its way to becoming just another African country. We used to see ourselves as completely separate, a shining beacon of light on a dark continent. There was the rest of Africa, and then there was us.
This is no longer the case. We are slowly but surely on our way to becoming just another African state. Sure, right now, things aren't as bad as some people say, and you can still have a very high quality of life here. But what is the trajectory? Think long term. If we extend the current trends, where do we end up in 30 years?
Our education system is a complete failure, which means that we have a generation of youngsters that are destined for poverty and despair. Education is the only missing factor in conquering our vast levels of inequality and unemployment, but there are no signs of this being addressed or prioritized.
Our tertiary institutions have exploded into anarchy, not so much because of high fees, but the need to 'Africanise' and 'Decolonise' our varsities. These are veiled words for basically removing any white influence or western standards. So give it another 5-10 years, and our varsities will be on par with our schooling system. Everyone will have a degree, but the degree itself will be worth toilet paper.
We have a majority voting populous, that have no problem with putting incompetent, uneducated and blatantly corrupt leaders in power. They will not even consider a black leader from an opposition party, even if he appears to be the next Obama. Instead they would rather vote for dumb and dumber (Zuma & Malema)
The most ominous sign for me is the chorus of hatred for whites, and anything perceived to be white. Go look at the 18 and 19 year olds sitting on student bodies at universities. Guys that never experienced apartheid. And irrespective of political affiliations, they seem to be united with their common hatred for the white man. The drums are growing louder and louder for land, employment, businesses and property to be taken forcefully from whites. Either by means of violence, or by means of legislation.
We have seen this movie play out right before our eyes in Zimbabwe, we know how it ends, but this doesn't seem to matter much to the people.
Between the militant unions, the SACP influence and increasing marxist and leftist leaning ANC and EFF the country has no prospects for growth. The NDP is this document that gets talked about often, but we have no real intention of ever implementing it. In reality, business is seen as the enemy by all the prior mentioned parties. Domestic businesses are sitting on record levels of cash, and simply don't invest it here as they have zero confidence about the future prospects. How will foreigners invest, if the locals wont even do it?
It comes down to the fact that we aren't planting any seeds for a future harvest. In the last five years, only the most ignorant libtards have good things to say about South Africa's future prospects. The decline has been rapid since the Zuma administration, and it feels like it is only accelerating. We lurch from one crisis to the next as a nation.
Life is treacherous enough as it is. Why move to a country where the country's future itself is uncertain?
My husband is worried now after reading the email as my mom rarely emails....
