We are following my dear, we are following you perfectly. But once again you're opening your proverbial mouth to change feet. Yes, you are tryign to candy coat it better, but you still miss the plot.
1: Good to hear. Hope you have many more hopefully happier years ahead of you. It seems I may have a bit less left. So take it from a sincere Uncle/Oom who has enjoyed the company of many South Africans, good and bad. Having the advantage of roots in Afrikaans and South African English culture, add farm rural culture, as a kid fighting Dutchmen in kleilat fights, or Souties on the opposite side - depending on who was in which group. I won't even go to the part of black kids who I grew up with as well on the farm, some Madalas who were like family, whom I respected.
2: Actually, my take on what people have said so far is that, while there is a lot of jibing to and fro between English and Afrikaans speaking people, most have long since moved on from 1899-1901.
It's also amazing how many people took revenge, marrying across that hate barrier.
The second issue of Black people having issue with Afrikaans as opposed to white people is not quite true. It's more a case of popular narratives and projection, one into which you yourself put your foot into.
3: Afrikaans as a language has been under attack for a long time in history, incidentally starting off with the English in the old Cape Colony, which also gave rise to the Groot Trek. So yes, they are acutely aware of any attack on Afrikaans. Let's also not forget that is is not just the language of the white. The "kombuis" taal came a long way and blood was shed to preserve it.
4: Once again on the Afriforum bandwagon that "is fundamentally racist" (quoting you)? I believe that narrative has been challenged previously, never proven. It is refreshing to see a group of people do exactly what they say and not having been caught out to be dishonest yet, despite many attempts. Hell, I may even consider joining them. While focusing on the Afrikaans aspect of their organization, they have reached out as worthy citizens across language and colour boundaries, helping all South Africans, not only Afrikaans. What you fail to seem to understand, but which they do, is that attacking White Afrikaners is just the thin cutting edge of the wedge. Once Afrikaans goes, what is next? White (English is not special), then Indian, then Coloured. Then tribal wars?
5: Read 4. It also disregards Afrikaans is the home language of many non-white people.
6 & 7: Agreed. Nobody should even have to consider leaving, much less feeling stuck. Incidentally, why do Afrikaners have to defend Afrikaans. As per our constitution, it should not even have been needed, just like you should not have to be thinking about being pushed out of a country you love. If you left out of free will, that is another matter. Us discussing this shows how our politicians and constitution have failed us.
8: I'd change that to South Africans. Once again you're creating even more walls. South Africa is a beautiful country with beautiful people. Even in some of the more negative normal living moments, it brings out the best in us. As opposed to creating more differences, we need something, pride. We all are survivors. Much as anybody says we mustn't be proud of being white/black/..., it is part of our traditions that makes us what we are, what we are leaving for the future. Being proud also sets the high bar for future achievements. If we see ourselves as victims, we will be conquered, even if only politically (and we know how politicians can twist anything). What we need is pride, a national pride, uniting us all. Tbh, we have so much going for us, if we can't make it, we only have ourselves to blame.
Unfortunately we have much flaming by politicians who haven't got a clue.
Do you know JvR arrived at the Cape 2000 years ago ...? Really? WTF!? Are these our "leaders". Ever heard JM talk about how his people civilized the whites? At first I thought it was somebody having the mickey. It may even be where ... Chicken got the idea of Big John conquering Europe from. At least the ad was funny. Yet politicians are the ones in control, setting the stage for success or failure, because we let them.
We as South Africans need some serious sit down time across colour/language borders to first figure out what our history
really is, understand why we are here today. Even now history is repeating. What is not needed is political/self serving discourse and trolls.