Dear Mr Hofmeyr
Your utterances in reference to Black criminals are, I find, irresponsible, divisive and completely unnecessary at a time where most South Africans are not sure about their futures in all side of the races. They also lead white South Africans to think they should live in fear of “Blacks,” but not all of them, right?
There is neither a white nor is there a black solution to the day-to-day challenges faced by ordinary South Africans like you, me and many others amongst us. The barbaric execution of an innocent three year old is terrifying news to any human being. It leads one to question what sort of sadistic society we bring our precious children into. I ask myself, how it all came to this, as opposed to you and scores alike who deem it necessary to ascertain the race of the animal who committed this heinous act. I also indiscriminately sympathise with the 5 year old girl who was raped and videotaped by her step mother and neighbour. Still I refuse to make inferences between the nature of the crime and the race of its perpetrators, repudiating misleading media reports that would have many others believe that cases of “Child pronography” are more synonymous with the white community.
After reading a lot of your commentary I have, with difficulty, found myself agreeing with some of your honest but slamming statements about the “Black freeloader.” At the same time it is imperative that I make you aware of the young, old and needless to say “previously disadvantaged” people of all races that work hard every day to make something significant of themselves and families, against the most unfavourable odds. Contrary to the a**umption that only Blacks were victims of the restrictive laws of the previous political regime. There is a reality of young aspirant business minds, unemployed university & college graduates and minimum wage earners that are not defined by politics but by their present challenges. To them and millions more, affirmative empowerment through political and legislative intervention is their greatest hope for salvation and naturally they gravitate to this. There are vast numbers of people that aren’t waiting for hand outs from any government, be it white or black. They want to live in harmony amongst each other towards fulfilling their dream to improve the quality of their lives, those of their families, communities and the entire nation at large.
This part of black South Africa hardly gets acknowledged which in my opinion is a crime that equates to Afrikaners been neglected. I believe that we all equal and the restoration Afrikaner culture is not only a responsibility of the Afrikaners it’s an African responsibility. The new South Africa we live in shouldn’t be about race but its people as a whole. Our history should only inspire great movies and stories for our entertainment industry but it shouldn’t define our present.
When you generalise black people you are talking about me. I am not shooting three year olds or being awarded tenders, everything I have managed to accumulated is through tireless dedication, hard work and the support of ordinary South Africans who put their shoulders to the wheel every day and contribute positively to this nations economy. The Government and it’s representatives are a minority that is represented by black people and white people, the rest of us are South Africans and in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we shouldn’t be judged by the colour of our skin but by the content of our character.” As much as it’s not correct for a black minority to feel entitled it’s incorrect to a**ume that whites are more competent.
If you were once the oppressor and you’ve completely converted you’d realise that crime is deeper than a race issue it’s a survival in one of the most unequal societies in the World. A new stat came out this week that denounces the notion that whites are being targeted by black criminals and what might shock you, states that Blacks are fearful of crime than their white South African counterparts.
I’m from an oppressed history and I’ve completely forgiven so I’m open to working hard, building new industries, employing, teaching and moving forward not only black people but progressive South Africans.
What they don’t tell you about segregation is that being biased/racist is a narrow minded approach to a solution, accounting for everybody is seeing the bigger picture.
Please join us in the new South Africa we got issues that need all of us sir.
Regards
Siya “Slikour” Metane
