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| Land Expropriation by the Gov't - The Downside |
| 2018-01-15 |
| [News24] "Learn from your mistakes," the old adage goes. But I have found that learning from the mistakes of others is much more practical, and often, far less painful. Very few people in the world are not aware of the fact that its land expropriation policy had been the ruin of Zimbabwe. Right from the start, it was obvious that this was nothing but a political (racist) ploy to rid the country of white farmers (who were world renowned for their agronomic expertise), and to gain votes from the local populace. The disastrous effects of the land grab in Zimbabwe will be felt for many generations to come ‐ the cost of this catastrophe to the people, and the country as a whole, is inestimable. The nation, once called "the breadbasket of Africa," now relies on international aid to feed growing numbers of its population, according to the World Food Program. Its people are scattered far and wide to others countries ‐ people who have decided to make a new life for themselves; away from the place which they have the misfortune of calling "home." Here in Pretoria (where I’m currently visiting an old friend), scores of Zimbabweans can be seen at traffic lights and street corners ‐ desperately looking for something, anything, to do. My heart goes out to them; their suffering and misery is there for all to see. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 It's all a bit like Farm based marxism, with the inevitable death toll. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-01-15 18:25 |
| #3 "Land Expropriation by the Gov't - The Downside" There's an upside? Sure. In the same way mugger gets his victim's stuff. In the immediate aftermath of Communist revolutions and the subsequent expropriations, the poor got the kind of boost a thief gets from liberating his victim of his wealth. Then it all fell apart. Mugabe's expropriations were somewhat more gradual, so it took longer for Zimbabwe to fall apart economically. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2018-01-15 14:55 |
| #2 "Land Expropriation by the Gov't - The Downside" There's an upside? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2018-01-15 13:25 |
| #1 Here in Pretoria (where I’m currently visiting an old friend), scores of Zimbabweans can be seen at traffic lights and street corners ‐ desperately looking for something, anything, to do. Can see the same in Chicago, Baltimore, et al. As the Prof says - Bastions of Donk politics for generations. Socialism/Redistribution works till you run out of other peoples' money. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-01-15 08:14 |