Aeron
Senior Member
Many things have been said about AA/BEE and how the corrupt ANC are strip mining tax payers without thought for tomorrow or the day after. Here's an interesting theory, along with a trip down memory lane, I found linking some problems. Beware, it’s not exactly politically correct:
Where to start? Let's blame apartheid.
Apartheid took place for many years. White people ruled black people and a lot of black people didn't like the way they were being ruled. The entire world watched how a nearly independent country became stronger than was desired; especially for a country with trillions of dollars in resources. Sanctions followed and the world made a big issue of apartheid because of its human’s rights abuses. It was bound to end soon.
Apartheid ends. Black people own the country now and they want revenge. But, for some strange reason (many believe Mandela to be the reason) it did not turn into a Zim-style genocide. True, lots of farmers were butchered over the next few years and the government turned a blind eye, secretly accepting it as a way of "blowing off steam" for the oppressed black people. Petty crimes, hate crimes and vicious organized crime seems to become the norm. One thing remains true; it could have been worse.
Affirmative Action kicks in everywhere. This is where the real problem starts. Due to being previously disadvantaged, black students need lower academic scores to get into university. They receive state bursaries to study. Redressing, transformation become watchwords. Over the next few years, many blacks that were "helped" through school and university by the government for being previously disadvantaged gain jobs they can't do as well as others. Education in general takes a punch as new policies are introduced, lowering required pass marks, to increase the amount of students with school qualification.
The economy feels the punch as a large portion of the country's educated workforce is replaced by black people with inferior qualifications and experience. The government retains the policy of AA and introduces BEE, to correct the wrongs of the past. This is, per se, not at all an undue policy. However, the damage the economy is receiving is completely out of proportion to the amount of blacks actually benefiting from those policies. This is not helping the people who truly deserve assistance: the previously oppressed and severe majority poor.
Wealth is not being created by the ANC and their antics, AA and BEE. Not to the extent that it is possible. This lack of wealth creation, combined with lack of education and welfare for the poor, leads to a spiraling chain of increasing poverty. The amount of impoverished people keeps increasing, all the while the ANC cronies are living the high life.
The ANC grows bolder and bolder as time passes, with more tax-payer funded money-splashing, embezzlement and corruption. A "help-each-other-out" attitude has long been prevalent under the ANC cronies. Those with political influence ensure that those in business are on the receiving end of grossly inefficient government tenders, despite being unfit for the tasks. The rest, as they say, is history.
Today, the ANC cronies and much of the upper class blacks, those who have gotten the most out of AA/BEE and government money, have one thing in common: they know it won't last. They don't create sustainable business ventures because they believe everything might fall apart. They do not make long term investments and the ANC is content with strip mining; a practice that creates maximum benefit in the short term but minimal benefit in the long term. They know it won't last, so they do not build the proverbial “empire”. Splash out on fancy cars and a fancy lifestyle with no thought for tomorrow, because the entire system hangs on a thread that will eventually tear and bring it all crashing down.
The uneducated and sick poor, who are also the majority victims of violent crime, can only think of today because of the horror that awaits tomorrow. Millions have AIDS and this furthers the idea of not planning for the long term, because they might not be alive tomorrow. This in turn assists in maintaining a culture of crime; for why bother to work for a living when you can steal a month's wages in a day? This, once more in turn, even further promotes crime; for why bother working and spending wisely and saving my money when it can all be stolen?
The one day every five years they get a nice juicy food packet from the ANC along with empty promises is the only day they think of anything but their own misery. They are uneducated and helpless; the ideal voter base for a corrupt government. The rich blacks living overly extravagant and flashy lifestyles; their money will not even last a generation. The ANC knows its cronies can enjoy lavish lifestyles at the expense of others because they simply do not worry about the consequences.
All of this illuminates the true core of the problem. The inability and unwillingness to think about tomorrow. Planning ahead. Race is a major factor because it allows uneducated black people to enjoy privileges they do not deserve, by gaining positions in the corporate world they are not fit for; all at the expense of the economy. The ANC’s attitude toward the welfare of the country it rules, borders on treason, because destroying the castle from within is truly what they are doing.
What next? Revolution? Not for a long time. Just like AIDS does not kill you immediately, but weakens you like cancer as more and more of your body’s defenses are destroyed, just so will the ANC continue the destruction of this country to enrich itself; slowly but steadily.
But one thing is certain. It will not last.
Where to start? Let's blame apartheid.
Apartheid took place for many years. White people ruled black people and a lot of black people didn't like the way they were being ruled. The entire world watched how a nearly independent country became stronger than was desired; especially for a country with trillions of dollars in resources. Sanctions followed and the world made a big issue of apartheid because of its human’s rights abuses. It was bound to end soon.
Apartheid ends. Black people own the country now and they want revenge. But, for some strange reason (many believe Mandela to be the reason) it did not turn into a Zim-style genocide. True, lots of farmers were butchered over the next few years and the government turned a blind eye, secretly accepting it as a way of "blowing off steam" for the oppressed black people. Petty crimes, hate crimes and vicious organized crime seems to become the norm. One thing remains true; it could have been worse.
Affirmative Action kicks in everywhere. This is where the real problem starts. Due to being previously disadvantaged, black students need lower academic scores to get into university. They receive state bursaries to study. Redressing, transformation become watchwords. Over the next few years, many blacks that were "helped" through school and university by the government for being previously disadvantaged gain jobs they can't do as well as others. Education in general takes a punch as new policies are introduced, lowering required pass marks, to increase the amount of students with school qualification.
The economy feels the punch as a large portion of the country's educated workforce is replaced by black people with inferior qualifications and experience. The government retains the policy of AA and introduces BEE, to correct the wrongs of the past. This is, per se, not at all an undue policy. However, the damage the economy is receiving is completely out of proportion to the amount of blacks actually benefiting from those policies. This is not helping the people who truly deserve assistance: the previously oppressed and severe majority poor.
Wealth is not being created by the ANC and their antics, AA and BEE. Not to the extent that it is possible. This lack of wealth creation, combined with lack of education and welfare for the poor, leads to a spiraling chain of increasing poverty. The amount of impoverished people keeps increasing, all the while the ANC cronies are living the high life.
The ANC grows bolder and bolder as time passes, with more tax-payer funded money-splashing, embezzlement and corruption. A "help-each-other-out" attitude has long been prevalent under the ANC cronies. Those with political influence ensure that those in business are on the receiving end of grossly inefficient government tenders, despite being unfit for the tasks. The rest, as they say, is history.
Today, the ANC cronies and much of the upper class blacks, those who have gotten the most out of AA/BEE and government money, have one thing in common: they know it won't last. They don't create sustainable business ventures because they believe everything might fall apart. They do not make long term investments and the ANC is content with strip mining; a practice that creates maximum benefit in the short term but minimal benefit in the long term. They know it won't last, so they do not build the proverbial “empire”. Splash out on fancy cars and a fancy lifestyle with no thought for tomorrow, because the entire system hangs on a thread that will eventually tear and bring it all crashing down.
The uneducated and sick poor, who are also the majority victims of violent crime, can only think of today because of the horror that awaits tomorrow. Millions have AIDS and this furthers the idea of not planning for the long term, because they might not be alive tomorrow. This in turn assists in maintaining a culture of crime; for why bother to work for a living when you can steal a month's wages in a day? This, once more in turn, even further promotes crime; for why bother working and spending wisely and saving my money when it can all be stolen?
The one day every five years they get a nice juicy food packet from the ANC along with empty promises is the only day they think of anything but their own misery. They are uneducated and helpless; the ideal voter base for a corrupt government. The rich blacks living overly extravagant and flashy lifestyles; their money will not even last a generation. The ANC knows its cronies can enjoy lavish lifestyles at the expense of others because they simply do not worry about the consequences.
All of this illuminates the true core of the problem. The inability and unwillingness to think about tomorrow. Planning ahead. Race is a major factor because it allows uneducated black people to enjoy privileges they do not deserve, by gaining positions in the corporate world they are not fit for; all at the expense of the economy. The ANC’s attitude toward the welfare of the country it rules, borders on treason, because destroying the castle from within is truly what they are doing.
What next? Revolution? Not for a long time. Just like AIDS does not kill you immediately, but weakens you like cancer as more and more of your body’s defenses are destroyed, just so will the ANC continue the destruction of this country to enrich itself; slowly but steadily.
But one thing is certain. It will not last.