One has to stay wise these days. One needs to decide for themselves how proactive to be as well as to self-educate in the ways of protecting one’s self, family and property.
While it may not be natural as a US citizen to pay attention to what the innocent people in other countries are going through to learn from their wisdom AND mistakes, I contend that y’all give it some thought in the days and weeks to come. A lot of history has happening very fast these days and having the wisdom to see the red flags can help.
An article from Alt. Market US by Brandon Smith helps us fast-track today’s learnings .. here is his summary:
South Africa is a warning to Americans: Do not get too comfortable. Do not get complacent. Be ready for the next shoe to drop. Prepare accordingly, and understand that a fight is coming.
The establishment will place its bets that the unrest and economic disaster will create manufactured consent. They believe that the public will be sufficiently desperate and will beg for totalitarianism as a solution. Do not find yourself among the desperate, and if you can, organize your community to weather the storm.
Finally, always remember who the people are that caused this mess in the first place. Rioters and looters are going to be a problem, but they are not the true enemy. The people behind the curtain need to be dealt with if we are ever going to find peace again.
If you haven’t seen the pictures and videos from South Africa .. you might want to acquaint yourself:
Just know this is not a recent occurrence. Back before Covid in 2018 the ANC (African National Congress) was already “legally” (by way of altering laws) confiscating land and ensuring the minority white population bore the brunt of the struggles this once prosperous country is now going through. Even then there were blacks in South Africa who understood that racial based land expropriation was not honorable:
The largest ethnic group in South Africa, Zulu, has spoken out against the racial expropriation of land without compensation in the country. Zulu is ready to cooperate with the country’s white farmers, known as “Afrikaners” or “Boers” to prevent the seizure of their land
So this past month’s violence has a familiar ring to it .. try this insight and see if you don’t agree:
South Africa’s government under the ANC (African National Congress) was already going full communist in 2018-2019 before the covid pandemic. Under proposed amendments to the constitution, they demanded that “reparations” be taken from white farmers in the form of land grabs, which would then be redistributed to black citizens.
This is the classic critical race theory argument – That because colonialism once existed, all beneficiaries and their supposed descendants owe dues to the descendants of indigenous people who lost their lands. The problem is, only the descendants of WHITE colonists are required to pay dues.
So how is this Antifa/BLM-like violence in South Africa supposed to make a difference here in the USA?
This is on top of South Africa’s already high poverty level and the fact that, unlike the US with its world reserve currency, South Africa does not have the same ability to print stimulus checks from thin air to placate the masses and hide the damage.
Not surprisingly the ANC refuses to acknowledge that the primary cause of the riots has been their own lockdown policies. Instead, they have blamed the the crisis on the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court charges as the trigger. This may have added gasoline to the fire, but it was not the cause. When the government is actively sabotaging the ability of millions of people to work and feed their families the only other option left for most is theft, or revolution.
Supply chains in the country have been completely disrupted and the only retail outlets with stock are those protected by the military or those protected by business owners armed with guns and baseball bats. Only 6% of the population is allowed to own firearms under South Africa’s gun control bureaucracy and red tape. The government has a near monopoly on force and it is unlikely that the mobs will change much in terms of policy, but they do make life hell for the rest of the population.
The civil unrest in this region is, in my opinion, a preview of what is to come in the US and other western nations. We have already seen riots in France, Italy and other parts of the western world over legislation that would make the experimental mRNA vaccines mandatory through vaccine passports.
The unrest the US saw in the summer of 2020 will return. Time will tell what components of our various societies will take part in the city streets and beyond.
Personally, I do hope that the concept of nation-states reemerges like it did with the original 13 colonies became sovereign and came together in a confederation in 1781 against the British Empire. The efforts by those who love ONE nation/empire to wage war on the 7 southern states in 1861 will initially make people think to split the US is a pipe dream. But there is nothing like loss of property and life to transition one’s thinking to this realm of thinking ..
Stay tuned .. and keep an eye on South Africa!
-SF1