I suppose it came as no surprise that the trial against Zuma was scrapped. In the last 10 years, things have been on a definite decline here in South Africa, and it’s very easy to lose perspective in all of this.
I do my best to maintain perspective, and there is no better perspective than the Bible. Ever since the Dark Ages, we’ve been very quick to discard events recorded in the Bible as belonging to an alternate, long-ago-and-far-away - and even “fictional” - version of planet Earth.
The trouble with this is that we’re still living on the planet Earth, and even though we’ve invented penicillin and espresso and democracy, we’re still subject to the same rules, choices and consequences that the nation of Israel faced, all those years ago.
Israel was a trouble child. Not just the Israel, but the nation he eventually spawned. They were renowned for mostly two things - first, their epic tendency to ignore any and all rules God set for them, and the constant military engagements with surrounding nations - so much so that they were conquered several times, driven from their homeland and forced to integrate into an alien society.
Correlation between the two? God takes covenants seriously. When you promise to do something, then not only are you held accountable for keeping to your word, but that same promise will have to be upheld by your children, and your children’s children. Failure to do so will result in a revoking of the terms of that covenant, and whatever problem you were trying to solve with it will soon reappear.
On his deathbed thirty years later, Sarel Cilliers recalled that before the battle commenced, the Trekkers had made a vow to God that if He should deliver them, they would build a church and commemorate the day as a Sabbath. — Wikipedia, “Battle of Blood River”
That was just under 200 years ago. December 1838, when the forces of the Boer armada were being overrun by the natives. They made a covenant with God - in return for delivering their nation, they would build a church (aka the Voortrekker Monument), and commemorate the day as a Sabbath.
But that was nearly 200 years ago. Since then, the Afrikaner nation has evolved and integrated, and has become an integral part of the South African people. And they made one crucial mistake - they’re no longer honoring their end of the bargain.
Someone (email me if you’re this person) pointed out that of all the cities in the world, Johannesburg ranked number one for searches for the word “satanism”. The recent samurai-sword killings are another symptom of this problem. In 200 years of protection, the Afrikaner nation has drifted far, far off course.
And now it’s payback time. Simple as that. Where Israel broke their covenants with God, and God sent in the armies of the surrounding nations, the Afrikaner nation has broken it’s covenant with God, and we’re presented with the ANC.
In a few hundred years, the 1838 -> 2010 period will read just like any of the numerous invasions of Israel. Because, to me, that’s what it is. Africa restoring itself to what it was before. And except for undoing 200 years of sin by hundreds of thousands of participants, whatever’s going to happen (Malema hinted at this), is going to happen. Simple as that.
Moral of the story? I’ll let someone else fill in that blank…
Are you being serious? A covenant with a fairytale creature is the reason the country is in the state its in?
Broken covenant, Guy - broken. You know why people (like yourself, in this instance) discredit the bible? Religion.
And I’m not blaming the covenant, or God, or even Cilliers. I’m simply saying that, far as I can tell, the reason we have this sudden wave of anti-whiteness is most likely due to that broken covenant. The ANC only has so much responsibility for the state of the country - the rest of it’s scaremongering, bad press and blaming the ANC for it.
~ Wogan
No we have the antiwhiteness because white people fucked up and some still are. I read a white paper if you want to call it that recently that basically said, untill all people go down on their knees in front of GOD we are screwed. I told the author he is then pretty obviously going to be made love to over a barrel as I knew quite a few Atheists that are not going to honour covenants made by dipshits in the 1900’s
And it’s because of those atheists that things are going the way they are.
Don’t you think it’s incredibly subjective and misguided that Buddha could possibly exist, the Reptilian dimension could possibly exist, the Alpha Force could possibly exist, but God absolutely cannot under any circumstances be real?
In the long run, it’s about the passenger. I’ll post about that later - it’s a whole new can of WTF.
~ Wogan
Buddha DID exist. (As did Jesus.) Reptilians - nope. I have no idea what an Alpha Force is. But, mate, the reason why things are going slightly pear-shaped in South Africa has as little to do with spiritual conviction as the pink unicorn in my bum has to do with egg-shaped plasters.
You know, if EVERYONE in the world was as brainwashed as you then we certainly WOULDN’T have any friction or strife at all anywhere. But we wouldn’t have Led Zeppelin, the Human Genome Project or CERN either. and what a pity that would be.
You are a dangerously deluded man.
biobot, it’s commentators like yourself that make the Internet a place worth spending time on :)
It’s really all about perspective. As far as you’re concerned, I might be a lost cause. Fair enough. But from my perspective, and in the grander scheme of things, it makes much more sense. To me - I don’t know about the rest.
It’s very, very easy to pick and blame specific people and institutions and groups for what’s going wrong. But you’ll have to admit that they don’t have nearly as much as control as we credit them for. Policies don’t make people violent - people make people violent.
And people caught unawares fall slave to forces beyond their control. Think of it as mob mentality. “Everyone else is paranoid, so I’ll be paranoid too”. South Africa is composed of 50 million individuals, most of which have chosen to follow a crowd - is it any wonder the situation seems out of control?
But that’s not even the issue here - the issue is the dominance of groups like the ANC who have every intention of doing white-skinned people harm. And the reason they’re going to succeed is the same reason they’ve failed for so long - the Blood River covenant.
It probably won’t make sense to you, how a 200-year old copout can possibly be responsible for current affairs. But in a way, they are. All of us are subject to the curses and blessings of our forefathers. I know it appears in the Bible, but it’s also perfectly common sense. To someone with my perspective :)
Calling me “brainwashed” doesn’t mean much. Everyone’s brainwashed to some extent. I’ve just chosen to believe that there is a God, there is a plan, I’m but one part of it, and nothing is beyond His control. Other people believe there is no god and there is no plan, nor control. Two flavors of brainwashing.
And what you say is true. If everyone was “brainwashed” like me, there would be no friction, no conflict, no strife of any kind. Every individual would accept his/her place in God’s Kingdom, and would spend their days getting to know their (and His) limits, instead of investing so much time and energy in ventures to prove that humanity is the dominant species in this universe, or that God doesn’t exist.
Personally, I’d love to lead a life like the former, and to a large extent, I do. I have very little to prove, and nothing to lose.
That is true wogan. A covenant was made and broken.
My goodness, there’s someone out there who agrees with me. I guess that makes 2/50 million, which isn’t a bad start ;)
You know, Wogan, this comment on your “7 things about me” blog says more that I could. Wogan said: “I feel more than I think. Intuition always beats logic, with me.” You obviously write more than you read as well. You seem to be one of those people who just want to be different, even if being different means being, well, kinda stupid. But don’t feel sad, it’s a special kind of stupid.
Hahaha! This has been one hell of a Monday. The Internet just told me I’m an immature, attention-seeking, deluded, brainwashed moron. I’m loving this blogging thing more and more :)
Trusting your feelings is not a mark of immaturity. I’ve been on both sides of this fence. Relying on what you can see, understand and control doesn’t get you anywhere - if anything, it gets you deeper in your pit of self-sufficiency. I’ve seen the end of that road, and it’s not pretty.
I’m more different than you may think, Terence NotReally. I’m having a hard enough time keeping my differences to myself, you know. And the last thing i need is validation for them. Several hundred years ago, you’d have had me executed.
I suppose the “stupid” quip is fair. I don’t pretend to be intelligent, or wise to what’s going on around me. I don’t need to be - that’s the upside to trusting God for control, instead of attempting to wield it yourself :)
Uh…can anyone speak their minds now a days without any backlash? I’m not into the religious stuff, but I’m not going to tell you off for be a loony.
Arguing religion is pointless because each side views themselves as the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help them God or Not.
There’s my $0.02. How much in Rand is that?
No, Jared, cuz my God is betr than ur God.
The only reason people go to the trouble to point out your faults is because you make them feel inadequate in theirs. So I’m honestly not worried ;)
And yes, religion is pointless, which is why I wasn’t arguing religion at all. I was arguing factual historical reference vs. current events - like comparing the leadup to the Civil War in the States to what’s happening now, except that I used the Bible and not Wikipedia. Adding God obviously stuffed something up for someone here…
Oh, and that’s 16 cents. I owe you change, now…
I think you hit a nerve here. Lol.
Keep on blogging mate :)
I’ve continued this conversation in a new post, here:
http://tinylink.co.za/e5bd9a
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