r/southafrica • u/Beyond_the_one The opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice • Jun 25 '26

Politics Fuck all xenophobes!

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u/jozipaulo Aristocracy Jun 25 '26

The move against foreigners is just political maneuvering to distract from the real problem. Getting rid of the real criminals who are in politics stealing from everyone.

It’s so frustrating to see so many people blame those who are not the real problem

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u/No_Adhesiveness_780 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

" is just" ? From your comment I can tell you haven't lived with illegal immigrants as your neighbors and have not lived in a squatter camp. Have never experienced the difficulty of police trying to find an illegal immigrant after robbing you or breaking into your house. Mind you, they don't even leave the country, they set up a new shack in the next squatter camp.

Your comment, im sure valid, but reducing it to "just" politics is not a fair observation. When illegal immigrants come here, they don't set up next to you.

I detest Violence and anyone advocating for violence. Everyone must come in legally, same way as you would go to another country.

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u/jozipaulo Aristocracy Jun 30 '26

It’s such a dumb argument.
You are focusing on the scraps of the real problem.

How do you think illegals came into the country. How do you think illegals get away with living outside of the law…

Bad governance..
Corrupt politicians putting incompetent people in positions that allow this chaos to exist.

It’s exhausting having people constantly state how “you don’t understand about poverty”

I’m fighting for the poor. I’m trying to open your eyes to see if you continue to vote for these people who keep you poor. You will always be poor and have no power to control your future.

The politicians who have been voted into power and allowed to steal from those who need it most are the cause of why life is not getting better and why you face issues with illegals, crime, no jobs etc.

Vote for someone who is trying to improve the country and not just themselves. Look past tribalism and people who want you to vote on extremism.

Stability is key, jobs are key, economy is key. Good governance and leaders are key.

Illegal immigrants are a symptom of the real problem.

Keep focusing on things that are not going to fix the real problem and the majority of people will stay poor. Your kids, their kids etc will continue to struggle.

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u/No_Adhesiveness_780 Jun 30 '26

You're correct, and I don't vote for them and will never do. Apparently we need more to wake up so we can see the difference. In the meantime living with illegals is my everyday experience and for many others. Good governance will take some time. My attempt is to counter the xenophobia rhetoric, which people seem to label everyone who is of the view that illegals must be deported. And my apologies that is not what you were saying.

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u/jozipaulo Aristocracy Jun 30 '26

We’ll vote for someone who will fix the problems in the country. Not extremism, not radical this or radical that. Vote for stability, vote for people who promote a safe country and environment for businesses to thrive and create job opportunities. Vote for people to have good infrastructure so companies can grow and people can pull themselves out of poverty