The term "Boer" in the song "Dubul' ibhunu" refers to white farmers or Afrikaners, descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa. Historically meaning "farmer," it often symbolizes this group in political contexts. The song is used to incite violence at rallies, like those led by Julius Malema. Julius Sello Malema is a South African politician. He is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, a communist political party known for the red berets and military-style outfits worn by its members.
Let them starve themselves and refuse to send them relief supplies. I am becoming a hard hearted bastard, but they brought it all upon their heads and stomachs...
ReplyDeleteYou can join the HHBC, Hard Hearted Bastards Club. I'm at all the meetings.
DeleteTerrorists seem to get funding all the time. Why isn't anyone starting a South Africa Restoration Army? The Zulu nation was intelligent enough to work with the Boers all those years ago. Now, their beloved homeland will suffer because of the evil in the capital They need their own version of Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traore.
ReplyDeleteIn the land of the mud huts, no 'democratic' form of government will last very long, IMO. Some cultures would rather fight over dirt poor land and instigate territorial warlording than actually do anything constructive.
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