Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer

South Africa is a land filled with contradictions and absurdity that may cause a rational person to question the purpose of reason and logic in developing a sustainable future in this environment.

What am a talking about? As an aging urbanite, who has limited links to the white farming or black township community, I have the benefit of detached opinion without the emotive baggage etc.

As some danced outside the Court, I considered if those who spend years and millions on this legal action, understood the futile outcome. Nobody gained anything since singing “kill the farmer” cannot feed, cloth, educate or benefit anyone in anyway.

In truth, a billion Africans on our continent depend on white farmers to avoid hunger and death.

Egypt with a 10 000 year history cannot feed itself without wheat from white Ukrainian farmers etc.

In my opinion, a farmer is more valuable than most people since a farmer must have insight, foresight and many other tangible abilities that are critical to cultivate food in a difficult milieu.

No disrespect, but when an ordinary, average worker dies, the family is duly effected but little else changes. When a farmer is killed, besides the direct family, many others, particularly farm workers and their families who are dependent on the farmer, are effected. The point is, a farmer’s ability to grow food is more valuable to society compared to a taxi driver or even a lawyer or people in HR or insurance etc. Anyone can sell shoes and clothes but not anyone can grow food and feed thousands.

Why am I making contentious statements?

As a society we must learn and accept that all people must be respected but some people are more valuable than others. When these valuable people are killed, the impact is more harmful to society.

Nowadays almost anyone can work in government or become a politician since no real education or actual skills and abilities are required. That is why 80% of municipalities cannot achieve clean audits.

Those who sing “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer”, must ask themselves, can they farm potatoes or wheat and feed millions? What value do you give to this life or are you just another useless eater?

If a farmer is a racist or underpay workers there are laws to manage the issue. In our nation where most people cannot feed themselves without state help, every tax and ratepayer is needed. Killing innocent people, especially farmers is an act of terrorism which threatens our local food supply.

Cllr Yagyah Adams

Cape Muslim Congress

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