My Rant

[Leo Lazauskas]

Originally Posted by Fanie

What more do you want to hear ?

I'm interested to hear background stories to the Foopball World Cup every so often. But it's your thread, so rant away.

Leo.

[Fanie]

The following is an article that appeared in The Sunday Standard (Botswana) of 24.01.10.
Loose Canon contributes regularly to newspapers.



Haiti and the blacks
by Loose Canon


I hope black people will learn a lesson from the earthquake that hit Haiti.


If they don’t learn anything from it, then I throw up my hands in despair and give up.

Let’s start with a few basic facts. Until the earthquake, I never knew there was a place called Haiti. I was taught geography at school but I cannot remember a time when the mistress told us about Haiti. It must have been one of those insignificant countries that we had no reason to know about.

I was fairly good at geography because I knew which country was on which continent. I also knew many capital cities. But as for Haiti I was clueless.

Now the whole world, including myself, knows about Haiti. I heard news of the earthquake on the radio. I wondered where Haiti was and what sort of people lived there.

Finally, when I switched on the television, I was informed that Haiti is an island out in the Caribbean. Television pictures revealed a place populated by black people.

From the non-stop television coverage of the earthquake, I got to learn about the history of Haiti. It was not a good history lesson. It would seem throughout its existence Haiti has suffered a series of natural calamities. In the process it has sunk even deeper into poverty and deprivation.

Like all places populated by black people, Haiti is poor. As I watched the television images, I felt very sorry for that forsaken place.

Then I was hit by a thunderbolt.

I wondered what if there were no white people. You see, when the earthquake hit Haiti somebody had to come to its assistance. There had to be a rescue effort. The Haitians who survived of course did their fair bit by digging out their families from the collapsed ramshackle buildings.

But such was the scale of the devastation and the loss of human life that a bigger effort was needed. For that sort of work, you need heavy lifting gear and other sophisticated rescue equipment. I have been following the story of the earthquake keenly. I can attest to the fact that the first people to arrive with sniffer dogs were white crews from all over the world.

The aeroplanes that set off carrying water and food were from white countries. Not only that, the teams of volunteer doctors that I saw on television comprised white people from across the world. As the sniffer dogs went into action, the organized rescue teams that carried the stretchers were made up of white people.

It was announced that a mobile hospital was on the way. It was coming from a white country. For all intents and purposes in the aftermath of the earthquake, Haiti was literally swarming with white people. They had all arrived to save the poor blacks. And the locals were so happy to see them.

Granted there were teams from the Orient such as the Chinese and Japanese. They too had quickly left their homes and families to go and assist the stricken people of Haiti.

It is obvious to everyone that this was a devastating earthquake and the work to repair Haiti and return it to a modicum of normalcy will take many years. Somebody had to commit funds to this effort. Most of the countries that have committed funds to aid the recovery are white. In fact, it would seem the whites are running the show in Haiti.

What is my point?

My point is that ever since Haiti was hit by the earthquake I have not seen any of my folks from Africa.

Unless the television cameras deliberately ignored them, I never saw a rescue team from my motherland. Nor did I see any sniffer dogs from down here.

Heck, I never saw a single traditional doctor busy divining where to find people buried under the rubble.

Haiti is a land of black people. I would have expected the place to be swarming with black people helping their own. They were nowhere to be seen. I never saw any ships from black countries pulling into the harbour.

As the air traffic circled above the small airport, none of the planes was reported as coming from Africa. The blacks were nowhere to be found. They issued tepid statements of condolence to the people of Haiti and a few of the African countries donated small amounts of cash.

Granted that was better than nothing. But I must say I was disappointed. I was sad because the blacks did not behave as I had expected.

You see, for far too long black countries have been insolent to the point of being abusive. They have a tendency of insulting the white man and telling him to keep out of their countries.

In Fact, black people have the temerity to tell white people they can perfectly survive on their own.

So I had expected the black countries to be consistent and behave true to form. Why didn’t black countries tell white countries to stay away from Haiti because we were quite capable of leading the rescue effort? We should have insulted them as we often do at international forums.

There, our countries insult white countries and accuse them of imperialism and neo colonialism. I was extremely disappointed when our countries failed to accuse white people of practicing imperialism and neo colonialism by coming to rescue the blacks of Haiti.

We should have told them we have better sniffer dogs that have been taught only to rescue black people. We should have told their ships to stay away and their planes not to overfly Haiti because we were up to the job with our own ships and aeroplanes.

We should have brought in our traditional food instead of the strange rations the Haitians are not accustomed to.

I am so disappointed by the black leaders that I hope never to hear them again bleating about how bad white people are. The earthquake in Haiti was the most opportune time to show the whites, once and for all, that we don’t need them.

From now onwards, I want black leaders to shut up and never accuse ever again, white people of being bad. I am sick and tired of big words such as imperialism and neo colonialism which are unable to rescue victims of the earthquake.

I hope this is not the last earthquake that hits a black country. I want the next one to specifically hit the residence of The Evil Self-centred Old Man in Harare, Zimbabwe who does nothing for his people. Then we will see if he will abuse the white crew coming to rescue him and his wife Ghastly Grace

[hoytedow]

Whew!

[Fanie]

One bit of good news we received this week was that the name of the capital of South Africa, Pretoria, is not going to be changed to 'Tshwane' which means 'city of the apes' if translated directly which is actually quite suitable in more than one sense. There is going to be no further attempts to change it either and it was made final.

Pretoria remains Pretoria for ever.

One of the farmers however was so excited when he heard the news that he made the attached... and took it into town

Philamon and friend are so insecure that instead of building anything up and then name it to something relevant that they rename everything here to some philamon name in an attemp to have it look like whatever is here was their doing.

A bit like if Obama now announce they are going to rename Washington to some weird name, or the English is now going to rename Berlin to a more appropraite name

Many city and town names, as well as street names are now being changed.
Rather pathetic but any way...

[Manie B]

Hi Fanie I haven't been here for a while, so anyway came to look see.

I'm interested to hear background stories to the Foopball World Cup every so often.

Its a joke
a very sick joke

the stadiums are built - looking good - and the one in Durban is very impressive
smart roads, smart parking, all ok

BUT

our ruling regime has once again enriched themselves big time at the cost of the masses
Haiti is chicken **** in comparison to what is going on here
large scale flooding - thousands and thousands homeless
our electricity supply is falling apart
our water supply is a fu3kup - by 2013 it is in serious ****

so for 3 weeks we will pretend like we are having a ball
then wheels off
another million unemployed
capital projects are few

so - to the soccer fans
you think it will all be cool ??
50% of you that get pissed and fu3k the locals WILL go home with aids
they are so infected that a condom is of little use
if they spit on you, you will get ill
50% of you that get pissed and walk the streets at night WILL get mugged and robbed, possibilty with permanent body damage

its all very easy
the drugs are flowing in already, tik factories everywhere
our minister of security and safety's wife is in jail for running a drug cartel
the whores are coming from thailand and china, they are here, waiting for the flood gates to open

welcome to the world cup
its the joy ride that 50% of the fans will NEVER forget
everlasting impressions

[Manie B]

Please do remember

South Africa has got beautifull places to see

but please do this with an organised, registered tour operator

it is crazy to "go it alone"

[troy2000]

If I thought about my country the way you apparently do about yours, I'd get out come Hell or high water, if I had to shoot my way to the border. Why are you still there?

[Manie B]

I'd get out come Hell or high water

dont worry - we are

the flood gates of the brain drain is wide open

children and women first
over the next 48 months - houston we have lift off all engines firing well

[Manie B]

One thing that we have to get very clear here

If I thought about my country the way you apparently do about yours

I dont have a country

Like the blacks in America (and Obama) that want to go back to visit their "roots" in mother Africa, to establish their heritage, and to "connect" with their forefathers - and grasp the energy of where it all began

I also want that for myself

I am white
my forefathers come from England - Holland and France
my surname comes from a combination of Booth Both Bota Botha and a variety of similar others that i cant spell
the surnames were amalgamated by Queen Victoria, way back when.
My roots are in Europe, my cultural heritage is European and Christian

So now we fast forward to 2010
cars - planes - trains and computers
AND black colonial countries that got their "freedom" from white oppression

The rot is spreading like a mega flood
Robert Mugabe has basically got all the whites out, the clever ones left Rhodesia - Zimbabwe 20 years ago
Julius Malema, our local Youth leader is groomed for higher office, he is constantly attacking the white male
Zuma our president. has just fathered his 20th (twenty) child - illegitimately
and our Minister of Safety and Security's wife is the kingpin of an international drug cartel

they dont want whites in Africa
period
at grass roots level they believe implicidly that we owe them big time
In the next TEN years South Africa WILL
take over farms
nationalise the mines
nationalise the banks
bad drinking water
unreliable electricity
sink the ship
and beg for assistance
and still the white owes them big time

I have been in business now for 30 years, (constuction and mining) we as the small white enterpeneur basicaly cannot tender on ANY capital projects unless we take in a black partner as a passenger. The big companies crossed that bridge some time ago and all have "ministers" in high office and positions, as partners and directors. They in turn give the work to us small fry, because there is no one left that is capable to do the actual work anymore.

So bottom line is
i also want to go back to my roots
my forefathers left Europe in search of a better life
now the wheel has turned for the worse

I personally have a good life here
they need me for my skills, and treat me with respect, no problem
My children have no future here at all, never ever.
I will rather have nothing over "there" - than have the nothing here