Zimbabweans excited to have their White farmers back
(mobile.twitter.com)
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
Comments (50)
sorted by:
It absolutely breaks them to see the result of tribalistic peoples not actually learning shit. In their quest for power, they drove out or murdered those with knowledge. And they fucking starved as a result. I can’t believe someone actually went back. Are they expecting a different result this time?
Mark my words- this will be “Cascadia” next year.
Many White Zimbabweans do love Zimbabwe and the land. It is a question of "blinded by love" I guess.
"We call it
ZimbabweRhodesia now don't we?"Or not having anywhere else to go.
As opposed to literally blinded, otherwise maimed, or outright murdered.
It will last until another black nationalist rises to prominence.
The guy in charge now used to be Mugabe's vice president.
I'm guessing that it was Chinese pressure that caused this about-face. They invested money in Zimbabwe and got mad at the Zimbabweans burning their investment down. At the time of the coup there were lots of rumours that China backed it. So, if Chinese power ever falters they'll go right back to the way it was. IMO those whites are idiots for returning.
FTFY
I agree. I'd love to proven wrong - but I expect history will soon repeat itself and they will again be chased out or murdered within the next 5 - 30 years. I've no doubt they've taken their families into a death trap.
Yes. Need knowledge to farm.
You grew something. That's awesome. Growing stuff is really good for you and everyone around you.
Growing crops, enough to turn a profit and feed your family and large numbers of other people is a different thing altogether. Building and maintaining a farmhouse. Overseeing an estate. Farming. This takes levels of knowledge and skill that go well beyond getting a plant to grow.
I've cooked dinner for myself. That doesn't mean I'm capable of running a restaurant.
I can teach anyone how to be a farmer:
1 dig a hole
2 put a seed in
3 put dirt on top
4 add water
5 up comes the corn
It's a bit harder than that.
You need to know how deep to till (it depends on where you are). You'll need to fertilize the soil, but not too much (again it depends on where you are). The soil mustn't be too wet or too dry. Irrigation can get quite complex. Again it depends on where you are. Rain-fed agriculture doesn't work everywhere, plus it leaves you vulnerable to droughts. Too much rain and you'll have to get rid of the excess water. Any operation at scale will need proper irrigation (this is one of the things the Zimbabweans just couldn't do, in fact - they ripped out the pipes the whites laid to sell for scrap, then they were surprised they couldn't grow much). Then there's pest control. (In Zimbabwe, animal and human pests - you could say even the white farmers failed at this.) Plus, you'll need to deal with weeds and crop diseases. Can you afford Monsanto's seeds and Roundup? That's the easiest way. If you want to go the biological route it's another long list of "it depends on where you are". You'll also need to be careful about not exhausting the soil, if you want to grow something next year as well.
Even if you manage it, OK, then you'll have a bunch of corn. Can you process it? Store it properly? Can you sell it easily? Can you transport it? Again, this is where Zimbabwe failed. Even if you only aim to feed yourself and somehow don't need to pay taxes, you still need money to pay for upkeep of the irrigation systems, to buy fertilizer, etc, etc.
Not according to Mike Bloomberg: https://youtu.be/M4P2CxerFOY?t=17
Jesus, people. Don't you recognize Bloomberg's farmer quote?