Is Confrontation Inevitable ?

[Maritz]

We believed in the "new South Africa" that there would be place in the sun for all. Signs of the "end of the rainbow" are however becoming more self-evident. Perhaps it was never the long term intention of the majority to share the land with a white minority who are all regarded as colonialist and who do not belong in South Africa (Africa) as far as they are concerned. The measure of tolerance that has been shown towards the white minority since 1994 was I believe only political expediency – it suited the new government at the time. A façade to the world to show how are all welcome in this country – even minority groups. It was a way of gaining world acceptance and of course to open the doors to foreign investment. The veneer is now starting to peel away. It was almost imperceptible at first but it is gaining momentum and becoming quite blatant. It began with affirmative action, then Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), now land grabs are starting to take place and the ANC makes a rather farcical show of containing it. Mark my words this is just the beginning – soon it will spread to white owned farms. Foreigners are no longer allowed to own agricultural land (even if they are helping to produce food to feed the citizens of this country). There is talk of nationalizing large white and foreign owned business. Statues commemorating South Africa's history are being defaced, damaged or destroyed. Radical black elements and even the president himself continue to make remarks alluding to the white supremacist "problem" and how they are going to solve it.  And of course the unacceptably high murder rate of whites – not only on rural farms but also in urban areas continues unabated.


The real intentions of the black majority in South Africa are manifesting themselves – there is no place for whites in South Africa. There may be some blacks who are willing to share the country with whites – after all being in such a small minority what threat could we pose to a population that outnumbers us 10 to 1 ? But the majority would be happy to see the end of us. And so we are faced with a future that seems to be almost irrevocably inevitable. Leave or make a stand. We do not want confrontation. It could lead to great suffering and hardship. We would much rather live in peace and harmony with fellow citizens of all races and be an example to the world. But what are we expected to do when we are backed into a corner with nowhere to go and with the prospect of genocide looming over us?


Are events unfolding which are leading to an inevitable conclusion? That we are going to be forced to fight – not stemming from aggressive intentions – but for our very survival? Fighting in self-defence to protect our families, loved ones and friends has a moral imperative. Peaceful protest against victimization and unfair treatment by a totalitarian majority government may be attempted and it may or may not attract international attention to the plight of a minority white group. Chances are any protest – be it peaceful or otherwise – is likely to be met with indifference at best and more likely violent suppression. Most would choose the path of "anti-violence" but violent resistance may ultimately be the only alternative in the interest of self-defence and self-preservation. Heaven forbid but we must be prepared for this eventuality.


There are some people in the liberty movements found around the world who disregard physical defence as either barbaric or "futile" and have adopted rather less-effective pacifist ideologies of more socialist activism.


The pacifists believe that the war against tyranny by extension must be fought on an intellectual or philosophical battlefield. Otherwise, as individuals, they have little to offer the resistance. They believe that if they merely present a better and more logical philosophy, they will win over the masses to their side or even change the souls of the rather soulless psychopaths creating tyranny in the first place. Like magic, they will have won the fight for self-preservation without ever truly fighting.


It may be possible in some parts of the world but in Africa it is unlikely to succeed and is really nothing more than an elaborate excuse designed to avoid risk.


Pacifists have almost no experience with and, therefore, no respect for the concept of self-defence and resistance. And they have no capacity to fathom what such an endeavor would entail. This unknown scenario inspires fear in them — a fear of struggle, a fear of failure and a fear of death.


While taking action from a position of love for one's fellow man is indeed noble, it is sometimes not enough in the face of pure evil — the kind of evil inherent in the ranks of elitism, a majority intent on your annihilation and the globalist ideology.


It is important to keep at least one foot on the ground when building a movement of dissent and realize that while maintaining the moral high ground is paramount, there are limitations to what peaceful resistance can accomplish, depending on the opponent. If you are not prepared to use both peaceful means and physical defence if necessary, your cause of self-preservation will ultimately fail against an enemy without conscience.


Never before in history have humans been so dismissive of the self-defense concept when it comes to government. This can be attributed to clever propaganda, social conditioning and to an ingrained and powerful fear instilled by the powers that be. Two of the most commonly heard arguments against physical resistance and why they are either ill-conceived or outright disingenuous are the following:


Resistance is morally wrong   


The attitude of moral superiority of the nonviolence crowd is rather disconcerting at times and, in many ways, dishonest. They invent a condition of arbitrary piety around themselves in an act of self-elevation that does not constitute true morality.


Anyone who makes self-defence a taboo is not only living in a fantasy Disney World outside the reality of natural laws, he is also likely doing so because he enjoys the sense of social superiority such a position affords. In this way many of the more irrational nonviolence activists are, in fact, no better that the raving acolytes of the cult of political correctness.


Physical self-defense against tyranny is not only necessary, but entirely honorable. When the violence of an individual is thwarted by defense, when a potential thief robs the wrong house, when a rape is prevented by an armed and prepared woman or when a potential murderer is shot dead by a citizen who refused to be a victim, our society cheers. But when someone suggests that the same measures be taken against a violent and corrupt government, people suddenly claim moral hazard.


There is no difference between the act of defending oneself against a common criminal and defending oneself against a criminal government. Self-defence is a moral imperative more vital to the survival of peace and freedom than any other.


Resistance is futile and the opposition too strong



Pacifists are very prone to stating that resistance is a useless endeavor that will end only in tragedy for the participants. Such a defeatist mindset invariably stems from cowardice rather than logic.


We see a problem, but rather than just "accepting our lot" we look for a solution regardless of the scale of the threat; and if we cannot immediately find an obvious solution right away, we keep working until we do. The odds of success are not relevant where resistance against oligarchy is concerned.


Ultimately it does not matter what the odds are in a resistance for existence or freedom. When all is said and done, we will be confronted with two choices in the face of tyranny: fight and possibly die; or surrender, become a slave and probably still die. Those who argue against self-defence are in most cases trying to avoid the inevitability of this choice by creating non-options and non-solutions out of thin air. This is the opposite of realism.


And so we pray that somehow there will be a change of heart in the majority of South Africans and that they will accept the white minority as fellow Africans and that the way forward will be a peaceful one but as events unfold around us I become ever more skeptical and so we must prepare for what indeed appears to be inevitable.


REFERENCE


Understanding The Fear Of Self-Defense And Revolution by Brandon Smith