tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post116100960670121171..comments2023-11-03T06:02:08.556-04:00Comments on mhambi: De la Rey Bok van Blerk musiek videoWesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-36529847165856329722009-11-13T17:07:59.244-05:002009-11-13T17:07:59.244-05:00I really like this blog, you are very good making ...I really like this blog, you are very good making them. I say that the issue discussed in this blog is quite interesting and of high quality.<br /><a href="http://www.faircarepharmacy.com/" rel="follow" rel="nofollow">Online Pharmacy</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954215704587271065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-70651823372090399412007-08-10T10:44:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:44:00.000-04:00I'm South African but I live in the UK and I love ...I'm South African but I live in the UK and I love this song and all afrikaans songs for that matter.They are the warmest people and South Africa is the most beautiful place to live in.I think Bok Van Blerk is only singing about the pain that south africans went through when they were put in concentration camps and when they were fighting in the war and the brave men fighting for their families.<kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565069404188264538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-56441087753889226742007-06-05T23:47:00.000-04:002007-06-05T23:47:00.000-04:00Hey ChuckWhy Boere are not escaping to the States?...Hey Chuck<BR/>Why Boere are not escaping to the States? We are!!<BR/>This land has got to be the closest to home on the planet <BR/><BR/>And we who call ourselve Boere tend to be the folk who remember...<BR/>and no,not hate,just want to be left alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800808200273227915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1176413697494830952007-04-12T17:34:00.000-04:002007-04-12T17:34:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comments Boetie Vêr Weg.I stick to...Thanks for your comments Boetie Vêr Weg.<BR/><BR/>I stick to my statement however. <A HREF="http://mhambi.blogspot.com/2007/03/left-rhetoric-right-wing-actions.html" REL="nofollow">Poor South Africans are poorer on almost any measure compared to 10 years ago</A>. South Africa needs far less poor people, a rapidly growing and reasonably paid working class.<BR/><BR/>What are you doing in Portugal Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1176408339912935212007-04-12T16:05:00.000-04:002007-04-12T16:05:00.000-04:00Chuck, you ask about Portugese shopkeepers. The an...Chuck, you ask about Portugese shopkeepers. The answer is probably that they operate corner shops with cash, that are not inside fortified shopping malls. But spare a thought for <A HREF="http://mhambi.blogspot.com/2006/09/60-somalis-allegdedly-killed-in-cape.html" REL="nofollow">Somali corner shops</A>, they have it *much* worse.<BR/><BR/>Question for you Chuck. Why do Americans veer between <A Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1176402486351644972007-04-12T14:28:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:28:00.000-04:00Wessel,You stated that "the dramatic increase in t...Wessel,<BR/><BR/>You stated that <BR/><BR/>"the dramatic increase in the divide between rich and poor" <BR/><BR/>is one of the things the outside world knows little about in South Africa. <BR/><BR/>First National Bank´s chief economist states that 300 000 new members join the middle class in South Africa every year. <BR/><BR/>So, I tend to disagree with you regarding "the dramatic increase in theBoetie Vêr Weghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214635252489652324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1176006287496682952007-04-08T00:24:00.000-04:002007-04-08T00:24:00.000-04:00Boer resistance to Britain's greed for gold and di...Boer resistance to Britain's greed for gold and diamonds, spearheaded by Cecil Rhodes (remember Rhodesia?) was and is nothing short of heroic. Here in the USA, we are not taught anything about the Boers other than they are racists and used apartheid nto keep the Blacks as permanent underdogs. I read about the two Anglo-Boer Wars and once saw a movie called "Untamed" with Tyrone Power and Susan Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296381403098236999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1176005593927646982007-04-08T00:13:00.000-04:002007-04-08T00:13:00.000-04:00I need to ask why as an American I have never seen...I need to ask why as an American I have never seen or heard of Afrikaners migrating to the USA.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296381403098236999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171916103043084342007-02-19T15:15:00.000-05:002007-02-19T15:15:00.000-05:00Mr. anonymous two posts above this one. Point well...Mr. anonymous two posts above this one. Point well made. Most people overseas don't have a clue what it is actually like in South Africa.<BR/><BR/>What is happening (the murders, the rapes, thousands dying from aids and the dramatic increase in the divide between rich and poor) is a tragedy, and your right, it's very hard to think how this could be adressed. <BR/><BR/>Liefde, Rooinek (soutpiel) Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171915424691197212007-02-19T15:03:00.000-05:002007-02-19T15:03:00.000-05:00Hi, Mr anonymous (the last one before this post). ...Hi, Mr anonymous (the last one before this post). I suggest you read <A HREF="http://mhambi.blogspot.com/2006/04/his-big-white-self-nick-broomfield.html" REL="nofollow">my post about sanctimonious English double standards</A> before you judge me. And perhaps also <A HREF="http://mhambi.blogspot.com/2006/12/myths-and-misunderstandings-south.html" REL="nofollow">this one on how the international Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171890776198087122007-02-19T08:12:00.000-05:002007-02-19T08:12:00.000-05:00Wessel, since you know the history so well. If th...Wessel, since you know the history so well. If the Brittish wasn't as gready and didn't kill(unhumanely) our wifes and children as they did, we wouldn't be a minority group in the first place, now would we. Probbably where Hitler got his grazy ideas from, don't you think? To bad you talk so loudly about our mixed identity and guilt, not seeing your ancestor's own hey? Yip. We too study history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171889593138213262007-02-19T07:53:00.000-05:002007-02-19T07:53:00.000-05:00Hi Wessel.Don't really know what the hell you are ...Hi Wessel.<BR/>Don't really know what the hell you are mate, but calling boere(not boers) rightwing arsholes, definately makes you an idiotic prick. I am a boer ie farmer in RSA. Must be nice sitting with your big mouth in London while my neighbours on both sides get tortured to death and the 10 and 13 year old girls raped and murdered. I will tell you what chance we have as a nation. Simple,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171824612820773712007-02-18T13:50:00.000-05:002007-02-18T13:50:00.000-05:00I didn’t really like the song; I was catchy but di...I didn’t really like the song; I was catchy but didn’t mean anything to me! BUT! The fact that the song was banned from Loftus made my blood boil!!!! I must be honest and say that, it does make me feel that someone somewhere is trying to suppress Afrikaans. Farm killings Whites in general are being targeted not only Afrikaans speaking ones. Afrikaaners/Boere can stand together, and we will if theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171727799062696802007-02-17T10:56:00.000-05:002007-02-17T10:56:00.000-05:00HOMESICK FROM CANADA.....I would love for the Afri...HOMESICK FROM CANADA.....I would love for the Afrikaners and Boere to have their own Volksstaat because at least then we dont have to flee the country in fear of your live and fear that your daughters might be raped by someone that doesnt even belong in our country, the so called refugees from neighbouring states. Let them go back to their countries and fight their own battles because that is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171724242974652312007-02-17T09:57:00.000-05:002007-02-17T09:57:00.000-05:00A fantstic music video! People is going on and on ...A fantstic music video! People is going on and on about Bok's song del a rey,whyyyy? Some people has a talent for telling stories, writing books - he has a talent for telling a story(in this case a factual story) through music.If my grandfather told me this story about genrl de la rey and Bok sings it to me I would defnitly choose a story in lirics.He's just being proud of one of our Afrikaans "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171712458756575202007-02-17T06:40:00.000-05:002007-02-17T06:40:00.000-05:00Quoted from previous comment: "& shhhh! don't tell...Quoted from previous comment: "<I>& shhhh! don't tell your old far right colleagues from your university days but about 5 - 7 % of their origins are from non White ancestors: mainly the result of intermarriage with Indian slaves during the 1600s & 1700s as well as a slight absorption of Khois & Malays as well.</I>"<BR/><BR/>I think the poster meant to say: <I>Shh! Don't tell the government, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1171551153429145472007-02-15T09:52:00.000-05:002007-02-15T09:52:00.000-05:00The comments posted on this blog is a good reminde...The comments posted on this blog is a good reminder why the white race cannot stand together as one man or woman for that matter. They argue and disagree about the smallest of things - here it seems to be whether to be called an Afrikaner or a Boer! What does it matter if at the end of the day it is what you feel in your heart? My grandfather fought under General CF Beyers and even named my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1170869458784544262007-02-07T12:30:00.000-05:002007-02-07T12:30:00.000-05:00If I am to accept my idenity as a South African of...If I am to accept my idenity as a South African of nondescript race or origin then I should be allowed that, and at least not be put into a catagory and overtly discriminated against by affirmative action and less overtly by repeated references to the guilt of my people, (white afrikaans-speaking people with Duch/German/French surnames). Deny that we grouped and discriminated against and you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1167475111290659542006-12-30T05:38:00.000-05:002006-12-30T05:38:00.000-05:00Ron. I'm rather amazed about this debate about Boe...Ron. I'm rather amazed about this debate about Boere and Afrikaners which is unfortunately not only a storm in a teacup but also a distraction.<BR/><BR/>Afrikaans (whatever you'd like top call them) speaking South Africans have some serious decisons to make. They face being marginalised to such an extent, that it's not incoceivable that the existince of their culture might actually be threatenedWesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1167437897291442792006-12-29T19:18:00.000-05:002006-12-29T19:18:00.000-05:00Well your points are well taken & I agree that ide...Well your points are well taken & I agree that identity can be fluid, but there does appear to be a growing realization that there are cultural differences among the White Afrikaans speakers stemming mainly from difference between the republican oriented Boers of trekker descent & the Afrikaners who tend to be more outward focused -some say even neo colonial. <BR/><BR/>The confusion over what Ron.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17024475980439398317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1167407146844487242006-12-29T10:45:00.000-05:002006-12-29T10:45:00.000-05:00Well Ron, you know allot about the subject, althou...Well Ron, you know allot about the subject, although I would take issue with some of your finer points - if I thought they really mattered. Afrikaner, Boer and South African identity is fairly new phenomena. Identities change, and with such a new one it changes fast. Very few Afrikaans speaking people call themselves Boere or think that its a useful and descriptive identity today.<BR/><BR/>Also Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1167403939443110362006-12-29T09:52:00.000-05:002006-12-29T09:52:00.000-05:00Well your family is somewhat typical of how many B...Well your family is somewhat typical of how many Boers were co-opted into the Afrikaner designation. Most Boers appeared to have stopped referring to themselves as Boers sometime during the 1930s when a Cape based Afrikaner nationalism became an ascendant force. It appears that many Boers became susceptible or complacent to the propaganda of the Afrikaner nationalists & were conditioned out of Ron.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17024475980439398317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1166900216168132622006-12-23T13:56:00.000-05:002006-12-23T13:56:00.000-05:00Well Ron, both on my father and mother side of the...Well Ron, both on my father and mother side of the family - we come from farms in the Free state and the Transvaal. I can't remember any people in our family or friends ever caling themselves 'Boere'. <BR/><BR/>I went to the largest Afrikaans University - Pretoria University - and I must say that none but far right wing arseholes called themselves that.<BR/><BR/>The rest considered it an insult Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1166898267775601722006-12-23T13:24:00.000-05:002006-12-23T13:24:00.000-05:00I am aware that the term Afrikaner goes back for c...I am aware that the term Afrikaner goes back for centuries, but my point was that it started being used on a large scale political basis after the Anglo-Boer War on the part those who were attempting to co-opt the defeated Boers into a pan White Afrikaans grouping mainly in order to sideline the English within the political realm. I am also aware of a strong link between the White Afrikaans Ron.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17024475980439398317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26490003.post-1165687640893390702006-12-09T13:07:00.000-05:002006-12-09T13:07:00.000-05:00Hi Ron, welcome to the blog and thanks for your th...Hi Ron, welcome to the blog and thanks for your thoughtful posting. <BR/><BR/>I agree with most of what you said except this. The term Afrikaner is considerably older than the use of 'Boer' to denote an identity. (Boer means farmer in its normal meaning.) It is a word mostly used by right wing Afrikaners and funnily enough the English to describe Afrikaners even today, (perhaps because of it's Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.com