Stephan
@stephancill
nobody with the slightest clue about the south african social and political context would say something like this. disappointingly, elon musk is also clueless but that doesn't surprise me despite the fact that he literally grew up in apartheid
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Tayyab - d/acc
@tayyab
I believe you, but I’d like to understand the situation better. Any light readings here?
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Stephan
@stephancill
the context for redress is that land was seized from black people during the apartheid regeime. lots of resources on this topic - can probably ask chatgpt this article does a pretty good job explaining the current situation https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn01z1yy0jno "The new law allows for expropriation without compensation only in circumstances where it is "just and equitable and in the public interest" to do so. "This includes if the property is not being used and there's no intention to either develop or make money from it or when it poses a risk to people. "Until now, the land had only allowed the government to buy land from its current owners under the principle of "willing seller, willing buyer", which some feel has delayed the process of land reform."
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