Comments on: UPDATED: A South African Or A Somali? Who To ‘Naturalize’?

By: Dan Jeffreys

Dan Jeffreys — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:20:39 +0000

From the above posted link:
“Jewkes believes South Africa’s history of racial division and associated trauma is part of the reason of the high incidence of sexual violence in the country.
“Apartheid has contributed to culture of impunity surrounding rape in South Africa,” said Jewkes. Men who were abused or experienced trauma during their childhood are much more likely to rape, she said, adding that apartheid destroyed family life, fostering violence and anti-social behavior.”

I suppose this explains why the rest of the African continent is such a virtual paradise.

Dan

By: Marvin Caldwell-Barr

Marvin Caldwell-Barr — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:45:53 +0000

My comments had nothing to do with my “being completely without the ability to see the bigger picture that is the South African reality” (read one of my posts in which you, Ms Mercer, feature predominantly). I was remarking on the reasons for Huntley’s overturned refugee status, period, not seeking to malign the man. Referring to him as a bit of a chancer is not synonymous with calling him “not a very nice guy”. On television Huntley comes over as being a very nice guy indeed. I simply believe the appeal court ruled correctly under the circumstances. He destroyed his case when he admitted that he had come to Canada to find work, which he had been unable to in South Africa (as opposed to only wanting to escape physical persecution). Huntley had it all done and dusted until he chose to go public. My point was that had he stayed below the radar none of this would have happened. The ANC wouldn’t have known or cared less if it had, and ditto for the Canadian government.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:49:38 +0000

Americans and Canadians are fools. I wish I had a deeper observation on the subject but I’m afraid that “fools” pretty well covers it.

By: Tom Kratman

Tom Kratman — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:31:42 +0000

As I’ve mentioned before, if we opened the floodgates to Boer and Cape British immigration, they’d come here en masse. Interestingly, I just read this one today: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/11/27/study-south-african-men-admit-committing-rape/?cmpid=prn_baynote-js_Study_One_in_Three_South_African_Men_Admit_to_Committing_Rape#

By: Abelard Lindsey

Abelard Lindsey — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:55:31 +0000

Western society has an auto-immune disorder.

By: michel cloutier

michel cloutier — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:35:15 +0000

This Canadian citizen can all too easily understand why Mr.Huntley got turned down. To admit that there is systematic, government-tolerated persecution of whites AS A GROUP in SA would bring down the whole edifice of Mandela-worship that so many people help build. Can’t do that, not here, not now. But people’s views are shifting, at least those expressed outside of Canadian mainstream media. There is hope.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:03:19 +0000

After visiting Mogadishu in 1993, I am skeptical that the status would be anything other than a refugee status. Although there were some that were English-speaking, the cultural and commercial districts were essentially in ruins-riddled with artillery damage. Something that would not lend to the thought that there were many educated Somalis remaining in country.