#Tydomtetrek My reasons for leaving the country I love.

We had to answer 2 questions honestly:
1. Do we see things improving in the next 10 years?
2. Are we willing to accept the path South Africa is on?

The answer to both questions was a resounding “NO”. Or more like: “Hell no!”

So if we accept that the government won’t change, and we are not willing to accept it, we had only 2 options left. Either emigrate, or stay and try to effect the changes. In my thoughts to whether I think things will improve lies my answer to “The Hopefuls”:

The current government have proven on literally thousands of occasions that they do not care what is good or just. Their ONLY goal is to stay in power. So change will not be forthcoming soon. Furthermore it is in their interest to promote racial tension, as it keeps the spotlight off their own shortcomings. They want to keep the “us” vs “them” dialogue of the past going, as it keeps the majority of the people from voting for any “unified” political party. Their worst nightmare is a rainbow nation where people across all races stand together. There are many, many black people in South Africa that want a unified South Africa. Unfortunately there are many more that believe the narrative from their leaders that the white people of South Africa is their enemy. With the level of education dropping every year, this perception will not be changed by a better educated nation. Is it a wonder then that the ANC have made such a mess of education when an uneducated person is less likely to question their poor governing? As it has been proven by Jacob Zuma and many other ANC politicians, the average ANC leader is not interested in the future of SA, only in their own future and wealth. And the uneducated, easily-manipulated masses will keep on voting them into power. So a change initiated by government is not possible.

This leaves the only other possibility for change – forced changed. In other words… civil war. This leads me to my answer to “The Patriots”:
I am old enough to have done military service, and I don’t want to be involved in a war. Trust me when I tell you that YOU don’t want to be involved in a war. I don’t want my kids to be involved or witness a war. EVER. I will avoid it all cost. There are very few causes worth any war. This doesn’t mean I’m afraid of physical confrontation. I will (and have done so in the past) take up arms against any person threatening my family. But just like I try to avoid that scenario by having burglar bars and an alarm system, I will try to avoid civil war at all cost. I will rather leave than fight, for my children’s sake. A proudly Afrikaner told me: “I will not flee, my forefathers stood up against Dingaan, Shaka Zulu and the English army to fight for their own safety and their property. I will do the same.” As I mentioned to him, don’t forget that the Afrikaner comes from a long line of immigrants, most notably the French Hugenots and the Dutch Settlers. And when they felt oppressed in the Cape, they moved again, this time North during the “Groot Trek”. So historically the Afrikaner is a peaceful nation that will move when they are being oppressed. Make no mistake about it, we are being oppressed, and the 2nd “Groot Trek” is already under way.

The “Wannabe’s” can also take a lesson from the “Groot Trek”. It wasn’t easy. The road wasn’t clearly marked. There were no guarantees or jobs waiting. There was nobody to help, they had to do it all themselves. They left everything they knew behind. Despite all these challenges they thrived and build the most advanced country on the continent. Our strength lies in the fact that we can endure, we will take risks, we will start afresh without expecting a hand-out from anybody. So for us it’s #Tydomtetrek. Because I am willing to start again, leave everything I know so that my kids can have a better future. There is ALWAYS a way, you just have to want it enough.