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International The Reality of District 9
Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Zimbabweans are the aliens:
South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government has announced, ending their special status.The deportations were halted in April 2009 following an influx of those fleeing political instability and economic meltdown in Zimbabwe.
An estimated two million Zimbabweans are thought to be in South Africa.
Their presence is one reason cited for outbreaks of xenophobic attacks in recent years.
"They must just go. I don't know where they go. But they must just go."
1
Jesus. Here comes the bloodbath. Congo Part 2? Will Zambia and Botswana be able to stay out of it?
2
Well at least they can return home.
The persecution in SA appears to be political based, Mugabe gets put in power, they resist this, fight a brief fight, lose, then flee. Once they return, they face political opponents who consider them cowards.
The UN could step in, kill Mugabe and end this in a week, but wont because the USA will veto it because its a humanitarian issue and doesn't benefit us financially.
As long as its only tens of thousands of people dying due to political prosecution, its ok, right, right?
The persecution in SA appears to be political based, Mugabe gets put in power, they resist this, fight a brief fight, lose, then flee. Once they return, they face political opponents who consider them cowards.
The UN could step in, kill Mugabe and end this in a week, but wont because the USA will veto it because its a humanitarian issue and doesn't benefit us financially.
As long as its only tens of thousands of people dying due to political prosecution, its ok, right, right?
4
You mean this metaphor for immigrant communities in South Africa can be used to apply to an immigrant community? My mind...BLOWN
5
About time.
Meanwhile, China will exploit the instability for massive profit.
Cause that's who is getting rich off of Africa's insanity.
Meanwhile, China will exploit the instability for massive profit.
Cause that's who is getting rich off of Africa's insanity.
7
@2: I'm pretty sure the UN doesn't conduct or condone political assassinations (unlike, say, the USA)
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@4: There needs to be a term for that: drawing a parallel between two things, one of which was an intentional analog of the other in the first place.
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