Hello, E; haven't seen you in way too long.
I expect that sooner or later the white population of these countries will simply have to leave. I'm frankly surprised that it's taken as long as it has. I'd have expected something more like what happened in Indonesia, where the white population was forced out within months of the fall of white rule. It didn't matter if they supported independence, it didn't matter that they had badly needed skills, it didn't matter if they were born there. They were white, they were gone. It amazes me that whites are still allowed to own property or businesses in South Africa or Zimbabwe.
I'm not saying this is "right", mind you. I'm not saying it's fair, or desirable, or that it is in the long-term interests of the native population. I'm saying that given the historical, economic, and emotional climate, it is practically inevitable, and the only thing anyone can do about it is to provide shelter and a new start for those who are forced to leave.
It is a very grim situation, all around. It is very sad that the innocents today are still reaping the grim harvest planted by ancestors who believed that it was their mission to colonize the world, but they are, and likely will be for many years to come. |
