Segregation and poverty of the white middle class in South Africa | Barber Shop Ep. 6

This episode is part of the series "Barber Shop".
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Barber Shop South Africa brings the story of the impoverished white middle class who decides to insulate itself from the outside world and settles in strict religious communities (Filadelfia Ark) in the countryside.
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South Africa has known a turbulent history of occupation, discrimination against the black population. With the ANC in power and today in the post-Mandela era, the roles are reversed. We see a true ‘Black Economic Empowerment’, in which the black people are favoured in terms of housing and employment. The white middle class is slowly slipping away into poverty.
Adri (36) is the white female hairdresser of Filadelfia Ark, a community West of Pretoria. She cuts hair on a chair outside her bungalow. Her customers appreciate her gentle approach and visit her for an enjoyable talk. Filadelfia Ark has almost paradise like surroundings, with lakes, animals and an outdoor dining-place, but the community radiates a story of fear, exclusion, poverty and religion.
South Africa needs a real policy of transformation that provides opportunities for the whole country and reopens it to the world economic sphere. The BEE has become a source of instability for South Africa, has created an elite linked to a corrupt government that feeds the scourge of inequality and impedes the country's economic advancement.
We meet 6 populations in transition via the microcosm of the local barbershop. In every episode, a population finds itself on the verge of change and a barber plays his role. As opinion maker, as confessor, as story collector, as society barometer. Gradually, Barber Shop measures the state of our world, offering dialogue and human resilience as a hopeful perspective for the future.
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[@AmarriSafaris]

All I can say is this the most organized squatter camp I have come across 😃

[@your_highness2551]

This is a farm, not a squattercamp, do your research

[@tressagreen6066]

Yea you would know coming from one I suppose ?

[@AmarriSafaris]

@@tressagreen6066 sorry to disappoint you, I stay in zim in a double story mansion in the hills. I have never been in a squatter camp before I only see them on TV like this one. I actually feel sorry for these racist bitter idiots, maybe they deserve it coz they are unrepentant. I guess poverty will set them straight lol

[@sundial6919]

@@AmarriSafaris enjoy it while you can . 🎃you know yur place in eternity🎃

[@AmarriSafaris]

@tanyaworldwide this simply shows your lack of understanding with whats happening here. If it's an area with blacks like deepsloot(spelling) then it's considered a squatter camp but because it's white folks in this area then it's just a farm🤦‍♂️. Surprisingly these folks still refer to blacks as kafirs(spelling) and of you listen to them you can truly see that they are unrepentant racists blaming blacks for their misfortunes. You can just tell that these people are in their situation because they have no skills and can't integrate because they were benefiting from apartheid. I'm amazed at how you just come to bash me and not notice these things. I would have felt sorry for them if at least they had respect for other fellow human beings (blacks)

[@Krymson458]

Lord please watch over oom Dirk. This man is an angel amongst men. Truly and honestly thank you for what you are doing. May God bless you in abundance

[@TheKL105]

I'm not here to judge what's happening in South Africa . Every country has their issues some more complex than others but I wish the South African people well and peace for the future ✌️

[@ndumisomlaba8826]

big thanks we needed that

[@itchyslothballs]

They need to stop being racist against whites

[@brittanyhayes1043]

@@itchyslothballs agreed

[@apostled.elainerainey4532]

@@itchyslothballs The whites came to their country and took their land.

[@brittanyhayes1043]

@A Z would help if people cared about them instead of there government killing them and letting to black citizens murder them out of there own hatred.

[@queenofyoworld]

God bless South Africa. I pray for world peace.

[@Miranda-cw9hq]

Black, White, Yellow, Pink or Green... Doesn't matter. May God bless this man's soul for helping his fellow-man in need. May we all one day stop bickering about pointless sh*t and start seeing each other for the interdependent human beings that we are. We can all take a page from somewhere in this man's book. Stop insulting each other and only seeing the apartheid and other negative things that we as humans LOOK for in every situation and try and walk away with something positive from this.

[@shivadizayin]

Amen . ✝️✝️✝️✝️❤️✝️

[@xxChild_Predatorxx]

cringe

[@marcelvandervyver5366]

I went ther and what I saw whas slavery Dirk the owner whas rude to the people living there and telling them what to say to visitors and people making video there You might ask whay didcI go there Becose thay have a room for visitors and residents having the shabuth there and uther fetavels

[@Miranda-cw9hq]

@@marcelvandervyver5366 That's very sad to hear😢

[@IronSharpensIronOfficial]

We are supporting aliens from Mars with this one ↗️↗️↗️

[@angelowong7030]

I love this idea of helping one another despite the odds..

[@pennyvdl]

This is fascinating. A few thoughts: I grew up around people like this, and they are definitely NOT middle class, and probably (mostly) do not come from from middle-class backgrounds. They are “ poor whites”, and they have always existed in SA, even under apartheid. There has always been a class of poor Afrikaners in SA, this is not a problem created after 1994, it has always existed. Of course this is no comfort to these people - poverty is poverty not matter what race you are. Oom Dirk is doing something he feels called to do, and that it's good. Feeding fears and blaming blacks for their plight is toxuc, though. While you blame other people for your situation you can never solve them. Oh, and joking about feeding some to crocodiles because they're black is just psychopathic...and it's all wrapped up in a religious sauce. This is feels like a weird cult to me, and it's vaguely creepy.

[@foxmk1782]

So many unpleasant things are said in this doccie specially by that old man

[@nanof3593]

You’re so right.

[@dunique26]

Ok, i thought it was just me. My guard went up, when the young girl was asking about valentines. And the reason the beautician says why uncle don't believe in it. That reason was out there.

[@trishdelacour8746]

Thanks for that, as a South African this really gives a weird bizarre impression of white middle class South Africans

[@iy4563]

Racist cult is what it sounds like. Crazy how they always seem to blame black people I lost all sympathy for them when he said the black farm workers have to be Givin half instead of selling to them as if they suppose to work for free. They getting what they heart desires for others.

[@erikajansevanvuuren5459]

Thanks to people that open their heart's to other people that are struggling

[@elainecox9851]

This is a great opportunity for people to succeed who might otherwise fail in life. God bless such a man as this, to see the need and implement an environment of love, support and accountability for all.

[@zanesmith4708]

I'm South African but really now this mindset of these people in this video needs to change....

[@AnnaMuzaza]

By watching the documentary, most of them still have the old mentality and have segregated themselves from the world. So I don't think that will change because people they mingle with all have the same views. I'm just glad they are living decent lives(and have someone who looks out for them), because we all know life is difficult.

[@gooieboerseun]

Bee builds racists Ramaphosa....

[@Bokfanlettucelip]

@@AnnaMuzaza Nanishka, sadly I think the old thinking will take generations to finally be put to rest. It is natural for people to harken after 'the good old days' when their new reality is one of destitution. It is unfortunate that the wider implications of this mindset can't be seen through the veil of their daily grind. Not an excuse, just an observation. I want to say to you, however, thst your compassionate disposition towards these people gives me a lot of hope and that is the reason for my reply.

[@ExtraDecimal]

Segregation breeds fear! White, Black and Coloured are all divisions. "be careful of that group and watch out for that one" The primary issue in South Africa is that the government enforces racial privilege with bills like the BEE.

[@manqobanxumalo8477]

True, they segregate themselves. They are racist. I so disappointed that even an Old man say the apartheid regime word "kaffir" and "baboon"... Being black is not means that you are not a human being. Poverty in South Africa is for both blacks and whites. No need to looks down to each other. We all need to come together for fighting against our corrupt government officials. They feed themselves.

[@Hrodric]

reallity is way more scarier than fiction

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

Yeah bro people dont understand this.... Let them come and visit them.. We cant say,nothing happen.

[@thapelomohotsi2896]

So nice to see a farmer helping the poor, you hardly see this, I am really moved and wish I could shake his hand

[@lindirousseau2643]

A true heart of gold what the owner of the farm have. To take all those people in and to give them hope. May God bless you in abundance.

[@carlbickle9467]

Yeah right..lovely folk..with no prejudices at all!!..get funked.

[@wiigtammy14]

Hi lindi

[@karthi7016]

The organization of this haven is something all squatter settlements can learn from, no time for pointing fingers, learn from fellow humans

[@stephenchisadza4975]

This is possible because Uncle Dirk is a "benevolent dictator" in a squatter camp everyone as equal claim to everything. Game theory would therefore suggest that overtime everyone will shift to the behaviour of the worst person as there are no rewards for being well behaved.

[@lawrencekati6208]

@@stephenchisadza4975 Good point, however, I think you've under-estimated the cost associated with bad behaviour. As long as the risk associated with being banished from this community is great than the perceived reward, then the whole ecosystem will remain intact. However, it takes a few rogue actors to disrupt the value proposition and then, Yes, your outcome is realized.

[@traceycarolus9395]

Tsek

[@mustangboss1246]

@@stephenchisadza4975 that's why it works... Because being banished is a greater punishment... So they will behave themselves. No room for hooligans like in normal squatter camps

[@bpj1805]

@@lawrencekati6208 In a squatter camp, there's nobody with the authority to banish people. Even if there were, there's always another squatter camp a little down the road. These people on Dirk's farm don't have that option: this farm offers the best living conditions they can find in the short term.

[@miriamgichuhi9224]

I'm African(kenyan) That's not middle class....that's more of poor...I'm sorry

[@64sandbar]

bastia Mars oh you’re wrong. Africa’s population going to 4-5x this century. Who’s going to support them all?

[@cinisomthambe1233]

@John Mils uyanya wena, vele nine sisitukulwane sa sathane

[@lazolakhanyile6282]

@John Mils, Who told you the Zulus and Xhosa's raped the khoi ?

[@prossynannyanzi7072]

Hahaha the tables had turned.

[@Bigboy-nx3nc]

peace k Your very dumb for being sorry for being sorry on the most racist people in human history.

[@Marg205]

That is a nice place for people that haven’t anything of their own. A good stepping stone to a better life for those that want to move on. I admire the organized way in which they all live. People are leaders and creators they are amazing how they can turn a dusty piece of earth into a home place a village.

[@Marg205]

@Faiez Cader IDK 🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe he has heard of the many white South Africans over the decades that authorities have allowed to suffer at the viscous hands of black men who tortured and murdered white people young and old in unimaginable ways. Maybe he is a bit irate about it and it comes out. It’s to be expected so we look over him.

[@sbusisomolose8139]

It’s funny how everyone think a certain groups poverty must get a special treatment and others be taken as normal.

[@ericcastle7296]

We keep clean don't rely on the government

[@elmarobberts5128]

Who is this "everyone"? And what special treatment do they insist on?

[@thembinukeri9322]

@@ericcastle7296 very true...

[@richlisola1]

This might be the first if only report on white poverty I have ever seen-Almost all the reports I’ve seen, have been about the woe is me, poverty of black and brown people (no mention of Asians). So yeah, it is funny how CERTAIN peoples’ poverty get all the press ad nauseam

[@keshi5541]

White people poor : People : Omg I can't believe this, they shouldn't have to live like this. Black people poor : People : Oh no.. whats new here? Anyways

[@rynominnie83]

I'm a white Afrikaner myself but why am I then the only one who finds many parts of what the people in this video (MY people) say and believe very disturbing? This video has honestly left me very torn: I feel pride in the resourcefulness and discipline of the Afrikaner volk - a resourcefulness that's brought our forefathers through many hard times before. Everyone in the community contributes to the community and then benefits from being part of the community. BUT on the other hand I'm also deeply troubled by the ignorance and racial hatred that is bred by poverty and being marginalized in general

[@lawrencekati6208]

As a black South African, I too am proud of the resourcefulness of this community. I think many squatters and townships can learn from this, many SAFAs black and white are hoping for a better South Africa. The blatant racism though, anyways what's new.

[@rynominnie83]

@@lawrencekati6208 The reason I think this won't work in the larger townships is just scale. This doesn't translate that well to a larger scale unfortunately. You see this same level of "community" in many smaller villages in the rural Transkei also. And yeah that blatant racism ne... I think it's less an issue of racism and more plain fear of ANYTHING "other". A level of ignorance fed by lack of education and misinformation

[@francoiswilliams]

Back to the seventies...NO WAY!! I would rather live in a Black ghetto...

[@conradb7200]

The reason you are disturbed by parts of this video is because you are proof that there are still decent human beings who refuse to ignore evil and will call it out no matter who it is coming from. It is good people like you who gives the world hope! God Bless You!

[@rynominnie83]

@@conradb7200 Thank you. Just a pity so many others still show their true colours in the comments

[@tsehlankhi4205]

I think the Dirk guy is doing a good thing, to give a place for those who need it. But blaming us the blacks is not the solution, we normal citizens have been screwed over by the previous white government and our current black government, we been poor for centuries. Emphasize with us en blame the government like we do..

[@leighcunningham756]

have to agree with you ..... have to get over this victim mentality or will be stuck in poverty forever

[@SirThreepio]

The only government worse than a criminal government, is a criminal government who says it works for the "people".

[@brucewrght2164]

All of the posts here are right. Until all people stand together, the government will rule by its own laws since they know we can’t stand together to fight them. It’s the People vs the Government.

[@luckymotlatla8956]

we are going no where with Dirk mentality, that's Verwoerd mentality. These people are pure racists who believe in total segregation, just listen to hatred they have for blacks. People like this will remain where they are when there are plans for other poor whites to live better. I've seen some whites been given houses. but these ones deserves what they've chosen. Calling K word to them is just that easy. I'm sorry, i really don't feel for them

[@tommyking5946]

Great sense of humor,good observation! The way you think must be great,because you understand the problem.

[@davidhughes6]

I am feeling mixed emotions watching this. Firstly i am really impressed this man has created a real community and probably saved many people from complete despair. He has created a safe haven and he must be congratulated. On the other hand i am shocked whenever i hear the K word and blatant racism. Do they not find that racism and believing in God, Jesus do not go together. Jesus said we are all equal and to love one another not to hate others.

[@AdamKyleAnderson]

To be honest I only heard the K word used twice. That siad this whole video and the man that runs the farm / camp has a big Eugene Terre'Blanche ring to it. He also started out by getting poor people to live by his rules and to listen to his brainwashing.

[@iy4563]

Racist cult.

[@hamdieilish]

Exactly if they stop using k word. Maybe they will see more blessings i feel shame for them they self can't remember what their ancestors did they did not even help black people 19c (no judgment and no hate) they should be equal

[@itchyslothballs]

When your country puts blacks before everyone it's hard not to be racist.

[@brittanyhayes1043]

@@itchyslothballs Or the black people being racist towards the white poor south Afrikaners.

[@smartbaba1321]

Racism is not the Answer of Racism. It's learning from past and building better future.

[@asdaligadumiani2326]

Western mistake cost hundred million of deaths and no justice for the victim family or punishment toward western at all

[@gmail7866]

​@@asdaligadumiani2326who Iraq?

[@fredb7654]

Poverty Stricken Middle Class!? Just another glorified way of calling them POOR!

[@blayasblay3941]

Yes, it is a matter of taste when it comes to the delivery.

[@byttlejuice145]

@@blayasblay3941 hehehe😁

[@justinamusyoka4986]

Not good anyway.The heat is too much.

[@TheCerealluvr]

I think the narrator is calling them people who are formerly middle class.. maybe?

[@danieleyre8913]

@@TheCerealluvr "Formerly"? None of them look like people who'd have had any white collar job. Nor any tertiary eduction. And don't look likely to have had successful trade's or businesses. They all strike me as being ignorant and culturally deprived. They look to me to be former WORKING class. The guy even complains about how they're being discriminated against for labouring jobs at the airport.

[@patroverwilliams5112]

What I see here is poor guys...not middle class...and poverty is poverty.... Why racialise it....so they are not suppose to be poor....nkt

[@mandlajiane2843]

@Elvis Ameb but it is also about race that's the honest true let's not cover it up, my fellow South African

[@linahmahlangu7064]

Abanye

[@Wanamaker1946]

Patrover Williams These were Middle Class once in the SA social class during Apartheid. And yes, they are poor now, but I wonder? These are strong people who have now had to revert to their ancestors past way of life. They are resilient, focused, humbled and very industrious. Also, no liter, squalor, our waste anywhere. Not like Johannesburg which is a total s**t hole. These are good people and they worship beautifully too. They are free and will rise to the top as cream always does. These good souls are even better off in there poverty then the blacks are in their self made squalor. Love from the USA. #gaysfortrump2020

[@thabimorwa1970]

linah mahlangu they deserve it ✊✊✊

[@yvonnemarais7671]

@Jardine Z THAT is not true at all. After the Boer war, majority whites were poorer than ANY South African is today as they had nothing to comeback.. all was burnt down by the British.. just the a squatter camp after a fire,,,but NO WHITES and NO Charities to come and give blankers, arrange temporary accommodation, food,Gft of the Givers etc.. THEY DID NOT HAVE THAT AT ALL. NO HELP. So they learnt to stand on their OWN FEET ( No HAND OUTS NO CHARITY) and became a tough People. There were always very poor whites and there are still today poor whites now. . and their children will those of the future as there are no jobs.

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

So very organized and clean. This is proof that just because people are struggling they can still take excellent care of their environment. A nice peaceful place.

[@hansanichannel4828]

I'd like to life there btw

[@neytiri3817]

Just be quiet Demon spawn, you are the descendants of devils your time is very limited☕️your ancestors are still being Savagely dealt with⚡️eternal torment is among the very few that awaits yu when you pass your short life⏳your childrens children will surely see Red.♾ Asè

[@reginageorgetownuni]

Agreed. It's simple but clean and organized.

[@chax_Bill]

...Its not reverse discrimination, its the effects of Equal rights

[@cecegiles7753]

If that's middle class, then I'm super wealthy💰

[@lavinaphillips9731]

precious too the Maker the Mother of (Kain) for she is watching all who have been in sufferance since the dawn of time your a beautiful system stay strong and peaceful it keeps you genuine.

[@samuelnugraha1791]

The end that never end, the end that never have the conclusion, the infinite loop.

[@hilldwler420]

Love how these leftist paint these poor folks as bitter middle class religious fanatics. Face it white folks can never win.

[@hilldwler420]

You can never have equality when you elevate one class above another.

[@henogtjikune7483]

The salon lady has a wonderful personality. Maag die Koning jou seën.

[@coenraadjoubert-strauss8261]

To think she is probably that one person that know everything about everyone there!!

[@latasharogers5263]

Even in their suffering they still practice hate.

[@konkolashata2750]

Imagine 😂😂😂

[@terrisewell4729]

Great video but if you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you wanna be successful in life, Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life too, 🙏🙏🙏

[@limburgerfarrell3499]

Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time

[@johnalex4006]

I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

[@Soboj-oy8me]

Yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to greater loss too

[@Alex-do2hy]

Hello, please what exactly kind of investment are you talking about here, I'm really interested

[@Jameshenry-gu1fi]

for me forex trading is really profitable, investing in it now will be the wisest thing to do especially with the current rise in bit coin

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

Dirk seems bitter and he has his head stuck in the past. Apartheid is never coming back. This self isolated community will stunt the growth of younger members who should be integrating with other South Africans.

[@infernoreviews2529]

What south africa needs is a white government without apartheid. Zuma and his gang of criminals have destroyed everything...

[@thatosebotsane8017]

@@infernoreviews2529 the last white goverment we had was also very corrupt, even more corrupt than Zuma and his boys. So nah, we don't need another white government

[@infernoreviews2529]

@@SAOnPoint I did not say racist government. I just sayed white government without apartheid. As long as most can work, buy groceries, buy a decent house and dont have to sit in the back of the bus than its allright no. Better than the reverse apartheid that is taking place over there now...

[@infernoreviews2529]

@@thatosebotsane8017 more corrupt than Zuma and his boys ? That must be why the wealth was better ditributed and the rand/dollar exchange was so mucj better then right ?

[@deonfrederiknortje7629]

@JudahBenLevi Seeing no love in your comment you may continue praying to satan. he will look after you well. Untill your final destnation....hell

[@blessedlovedandfavoured4129]

There are so many poor people in the whole world...... All we need is love

[@acerrome9672]

Psalms 136, You are Correct. All brothers and all sisters.

[@acerrome9672]

If hate is in your spirit, then blessings is far away from you. Do Not Hate So That Mercy Grace and Blessings shall always be Near You.

[@TheHoneycomb5]

I wanna feel sorry for them , but the racist thing that they said . I don’t feel sorry at all and you’re right Acer Rome . Maybe they stop being racist and blaming them. Then maybe good blessings will come to them .

[@brittanyhayes1043]

@@TheHoneycomb5 Then you are the hater.

[@zeesa1268]

This is the exact reason some people distance themselves from "religion"as it comes with a lot of us (the better) against them(the worst kind).

[@goyjin5676]

The complexity of south africas exetremly unique history and current state is the reason people distance themselves from religion? Making this situation a case about religion doesn't seem accurate to me at all. If this was a compound in a european or western country, sure. But South Africa is very different.

[@starlight9335]

Still havent learnt their lesson ... reap what you shall sow

[@davidabbuekr]

The problem is not colour but the mindset

[@kaigster]

Agreed. These people have brought their hardship upon themselves with their own intolerance. Hope their minds may open one day.

[@bpj1805]

@@kaigster They are (or have become) "intolerant" indeed. (Although that's stretching the term "intolerance" for what's really just "dislike". It's not like they're taking machetes to all those black people they dislike.) But I submit that if they magically became "tolerant" tomorrow, their fates wouldn't change one jot. It might even worsen, as they'd alienate Dirk, one of the few people willing to actually do something to help them.

[@childofthemosthighyah8145]

@Yahudah Israel chill.

[@yvonnemarais7671]

No it is culture. religion.languages and different traditions totally!Nothing stopping black people living amongst their own just like the whites indians chinese, people of colour (mixed blood) They are ALL South Africans.

[@aquaticspasticp5024]

this is very true david, people will never understand psychology for it's purposely not taught as apart of our national curriculum and they try teach us only in slave tactics that will entrap us in this shit hole we call life

[@magiriflo3249]

The self entitlement of this people is just sad.....😂😂😂😂

[@lifewithenhle]

Magiri Flo it’s disgusting

[@vryheidvirdieboervolk973]

There is no people in south afrika with more self entitlement than blacks, Naming white built towns after blacks that never did more than herding cattle, making laws that basically excludes whites out of a white built economy(bee), wanting to exclude afrikaans out of afrikaner built universities and the list goes on and on . Rather keep your comments to yourselves and try to do something for yourself rather than to say anything bad about my people.

[@lifewithenhle]

pieter bender your comment is really not surprising.

[@vryheidvirdieboervolk973]

@@lifewithenhle it should not be as it is the truth

[@Ken-tr8si]

@@vryheidvirdieboervolk973 white towns build by black ANC coloured laborers. Get your facts right. White people stood to the side while people of colour did all the hard and dirty work.

[@JacindaH]

I felt sad..and grateful for this man..until I realized these people..as poor as they are...still feel superior. Supremacist if you will and this what they're teaching their children. That's a tragedy

[@AV-sq3jb]

You so right

[@rumeunner3245]

Well if you consider how the blacks of South African have destroyed the infrastructure since 1994, then these guys are more intelligent and superior, I'm sorry to say.

[@morrisonscott702]

Hello how're you doing?

[@AV-sq3jb]

@@morrisonscott702 im doing great

[@marimuller9530]

WOW!! Oom Dirk , jy verdien alle seeninge. My asem is weggeslaan vir wat jy vir jou medemens doen. Mag dit 'n les wees vir ander rasse ook. Dit wil gedoen word. BLESS YOU!!

[@mickeygovender5820]

Im an Indian frm kzn.may god bless ur leader.one of genuine human beings left in society.

[@musakgoete6071]

lol....govender...I have a govender friend

[@thekgi1349]

I really hope that God does not bless racists. We know that some of you Indians are racists too - jou moer!

[@vasti018]

Hi Mickey, Thanks for caring brother. God bless you!!

[@evah787]

Mick Govender - ignore the evil comments. You sound kind so stay positive Sir.✔

[@neomtshizane4924]

Be kind but not foolish!let neither black nor white take away your kindness...MOST IMPORTANTLY,DONT LET THE OUTSIDE OF ANYTHING FOOL YOU!

[@setshwaneng]

“When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell

[@justbie3094]

Word

[@keitafoxy7428]

Exactly. It is illegal to segregate people in South Africa first of all. If anything white people isolate and separate themselves from black people. Black people are far more welcoming than whites. We’ve lived with other races in those impoverished townships for many years with no problem. Now that preferential treatment is no longer the law of the land suddenly they feel discriminated against. No. This is what equality looks like. Far more black people in the country live in these circumstances and have been doing so for years. So please stop with this ridiculous nonsense.

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

@Proud Indian 5 Dollar Indian or Hindustani?

[@1991-present]

@Proud Indian colonialism still exists in the form of Neo-colonialism. It lives in global economic and political systems.

[@mayibuye2908]

@Proud Indian Hey Punjabi, bring me a curry pot, and forget the chillies!

[@sveinoleaase4967]

Here we see what the basic building blocks of society. I give them my love.

[@raffellorosenbergi9094]

Yeah fear and control

[@MM-pj4bl]

And racism

[@kabbabrema2866]

If you call this poverty, I want to be in.

[@ridge8090]

Exactly this isn't poverty, Go to Haiti so you can see real poverty, This got to a be joke to me.

[@MrDMC11889]

1st world and even 2nd poverty doesn't compare to 3rd world poverty.

[@charlieward7606]

yo this went from "oh this seems pretty wholesome" to "maybe a bit too weird but still nice intentions i guess" to "ohhhh its a racist cult i get it" lol

[@tzaryr]

I was thinking the same thing😂

[@dvjfredmerc529]

Right...I was like oh you’re RACIST racist. Ok

[@travelingjohn69]

And they prey on the poor.

[@Rose-pj3uv]

true enough....

[@jeanbenoit6480]

They only have themselves and the anc is a persecutor of them.

[@Elijah-zy6ce]

“Do unto others as you would like to be done unto you”

[@antonopperman6792]

Elijah what do u imply!!

[@Elijah-zy6ce]

Anton Opperman the exact same thing happened to black South Africans being slaughtered by SA police for wanting to be treated like equals. I feel no sympathy for these people who are in these camps

[@yvonnemarais7671]

@@Elijah-zy6ce When was that?

[@Elijah-zy6ce]

Yvonne Marais like 30 years ago loll I’ll forgive u for that statement if u you weren’t alive before 1993

[@yvonnemarais7671]

Are they affecting your life in anyway?

[@durbanbrooklyn776]

as long as there is so much hate in SA, this country will fore ever be Socially and Economically segregated

[@thabongwepe5681]

Proverbs 10:12. New International Version ... Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

[@ellismeah5127]

If white and black people hate, dislike, mistrust , then segregation would be the answer , if most people are honest enough with themselves they would prefer to liver apart in a safer environment

[@gizellelouis5066]

Hate has existed since Adam and Eve rebelled, so what is the difference between hate then and now? You actually think that hate only exist as result of race? Well you are sadly naive. I guess SA is the only country where hate exist?

[@aaron042671]

Corruption….. if your white, black or green, corrupted officials rape the entire country and it affects all….. look at S.A today as well as Zimbabwe

[@thabongwepe5681]

Proverbs 10:12 - The New King James Version (NKJV). 12 Hatred stirs up strife,. But love covers all sins.@@gizellelouis5066

[@PURPLERAGNAWWR]

They lost me when they started using slurs. They may have a "neat/clean" physical living space but a lot of them are clearly hateful and miseducated.

[@stinkymadamholly]

Like the poor misceducated, the united snakes like to call "white trash". I believe you South Africans are not there and won't be, whatever the nbr of hidden colonialist-melancolics remaining, Mr Mandela, Rip my Lord, have been there for all rainbow colors. Reconciliation is palpable, even if there is still a long way to go, but you will get there. (unlike the continent mentioned above, which sinks a little more every day).

[@AvalonDreamz]

I am sure they are not the only ones throwing them where they are, yeah? Doesn't make it right, but nothing about what has/is going on over there is.

[@Sticknbkid]

Very

[@ER-uy7ct]

Have you looked at the crime rates in SA? Have you seen the theft, riots, violence, and raping in SA? It is off the charts. Both sides use slurs. But one side is causing the despair and problems of the country.

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

but slurs against whites in isizulu is shap

[@mustangsally5051]

I like to see them all working together..its like a family...till i heard the black and white comments.....I didn't understand it at 16...now i'm 67 and still have a problem understanding this colour thing...people bleed the same color of blood...why in this day and age is color or race a problem ??... we are all humans.. it hurts to know that so many have not evolved ....

[@end_war3305]

We bleed the same color blood well said

[@mpendakiswahili3053]

What these boers put Africans through was crazy

[@keshi5541]

I don't think its about the colour of their skin. Its more like the Africans are still traumatized from their past. Apartheid and slavery. So they hate and feel anger for the Boers essentially wanting to kick them out of the country. While the Boers have already settled and consider the place to be their land as well now asking for the past to be left in the past despite them benefitting from it while they own all the farms.

[@faheema6736]

I found this interesting to watch

[@bmfitz2647]

I was so confused through most of the video. Trying to decipher if this is something good 👍 or in an Americans eyes. A religious KKK cult!? 😅. It starts off with: This place is for those that can’t hack it in today’s society. Then goes into: welcome aboard! Here’s your hut, your clothes, your full time labor job, plus a few mandatory meetings throughout the week. 😮 there’s no way, 😂

[@rachaeldover5170]

There's a difference between not knowing better - and those supposed to - know better. And so there is - those that show their true colours! Worldwide.

[@tommyking5946]

Good job,but stop with the racial profiling! The architecture of your plan is amazing,great stride for fellow humans,big ups👍👍 to the project management.

[@USA50_]

Totally agree ❤️☺️

[@3762302]

This is difficult, because there are different black groups, different white groups, also brown people and Indians. We all speak different languages, were raised differently, have different standards and values about life. Now there's a thing called BEE (black economical empowerment) so this only benefits all non-black people. If you fill out a government form it asks you what race you are...

[@anette-stellambango9552]

As a human being, I felt sorry for them and saw the good of taking them in... till the whole "K*" word, etc... They should stop preaching hate and racism and face reality... that poverty sees no race nor colour. The race card won't take you far...and it has nothing to do with race but one's mindset.

[@sincerelyeugene6638]

@zulfiqar Tareen i mean... imagine that African countries want to hire Africans for work. After several centuries of oppression. Maybe if their ancestors didn't cause sooo much destruction people will be little nice to them? I know... imagine that. Don't go around starting wars and killing millions and people might actually like you. Geez! What a mindblowing idea!!

[@gusyates1839]

Rosegold Banks Its racist.

[@gracenyapfungwe2297]

@Peter peter Peter An economy that was built of the blod sweat and tears of coloured people. An economy that started to decline when outside investors wanted no part in supporting apartheid. An economy that was going to shit after the world started boycotting South Africa due to Apartheid. People like you never want to acknowledge the truth but rather twist and change it to fir your own pathetic narrative. People like you will stay poor, end of story😶

[@manqobanxumalo8477]

They think they are better than others. they segregate themselves. They are racist. I so disappointed that even an Old man say the apartheid regime word "kaffir" and "baboon"... Being black is not means that you are not a human being.

[@vavovidnica]

@@sincerelyeugene6638 Imagine that Europeans do not want to hire Africans in Europe...

[@nontobekopledgeshozi5814]

Aleast close to 40% of black south African live in shack. I used to stay in shack myself so this is nothing

[@Hischild1974]

I agree. These people have food every day, a decent shelter with running water and they have work every day. Not how the average person lives in the informal settlements. But yes these people are poor, but blessed in a big way. I just wish they would change their mindset towards non white people....that really bothers me. God made all people of all colours and He said we must love our neighbours as we ourselves. Fullstop.

[@shoeane]

@@AJax8588 What percentage of poor white people are you referring to??? Very small percentage because the bulk of the South African economy (over 70%) is still under the control of a few white individuals. What revenge are you stupidly referring to as there are far more poor indigenous people?

[@preciousmkhize694]

Black South African have lived in more worse conditions than these I guess cause they’re “white” they feel like they don’t deserve more

[@toussaintstraditions547]

They all look as if they are in need if a good scrub and shower yuck

[@shaunianswan6288]

Yes some of them are racist but the comments from the black people about the mind set makes me laugh because you guys sound just as racist and there is one big difference between the black and the whites that I see is the place is very clean and they have rules. When you watch the video on the black locations it is very dirty and no rules WHY?

[@gracybotha1791]

Dirk van Vuuren Danki vir al jou hulp.... God bless jou en almal op di plaas..... Kom ons almal staan saam

[@nonkululekonkutha5678]

They must remove all that hate though it's not going to help them. God is love, if you don't have love you don't have God.

[@stanmonzon5788]

I feel so sorry for that guy at 07:30. I hope he found happiness.

[@leaminnaar9119]

The people on Dirk's farm are been taken care of. Yes there are rules strict ones but very needed. These people are not all angels. There is even a rehabilitation camp. Mooi so Dirk doet so voort

[@pietkgwatedimokwena2303]

Oom Dirk het 'n goeie hart. Ek wens ek kan hom bel net om te sê dat God jou seën. Elke man moet van sy mense hou en dit is presies wat oom Dirk doen. Ek is so trots op hom en ek wens dat God hom nog baie jare kan gee om te leef, want hy doen 'n baie goeie werk

[@alvidavanzyl8629]

This Oom Dirk is God send. Kind and sharing all he have, with people less fortunate. I am impressed. Ek ruik en proe daardie gebraaide skaap tot hier in Kanada 👍Dankie vir wat u daar doen veral ook die kinders. Is daar n skooltjie? Groete en sterkte Ek bid dat julle veilig is en altyd kos sal hê. En gesondheid🌹

[@jethrobodean8585]

@Irie 1814 These are the descendants of the people that built up the country. Now, everyone will starve in darkness, enjoy.

[@robharlem1042]

Just a bunch of racist people there. So much hate in them....

[@imatanyani]

@@divested394 😂😂😂😂

[@mayibuye2908]

The title for this video is misleading, it should be "Homeless alcoholics and drug addicts getting a second chance"

[@georgeabduljabar4621]

Exactly! I felt only for the children 👶❤️❤️❤️

[@mathew92087]

Only some were alcoholics and drug addicts, thats the point of the camp, to get of these urges and addictions. You don't like seeing white people unite and create something because you wait to the day black Africans start.

[@mayibuye2908]

@@mathew92087 Believe me, I have nothing to gain or lose from the disunity of white people. My point is that these people are here not because they are being discriminated as the title says (segregation), they are here because Om Dirk wants to give them a second chance, which is actually a good thing. You can't blame me for thinking they are alcoholics since in SA it is unusual for a white person to fall below the middle class. Usually when that happens it's due to alcoholism or drugs.

[@ca9968]

"It must fall and it will fall" Sitting here watching S.A burn now in 2021...very prophetic words Oom...

[@ca9968]

@serenity d one more time in English please?

[@ca9968]

@serenity d wow! Straight to the race card huh?...that shows your IQ... I commented in English so the polite (manners, you know?) response should be in the language that the comment was made in...Google Translate, use it...

[@ca9968]

@serenity d hahahahahahahaha Coming from the marked of Cain that`s really funny....

[@ca9968]

@Daniel Okeke TV i`m fluent in 4 languages actually...

[@ca9968]

@Daniel Okeke TV the nature of my job requires me to both speak and write in the languages I have learned...next stupid statement please...

[@emilyrakhetsi8652]

Wow the place is soooo clean I love this I wish most of them who don't have anything can go there and be supported by those who have money may God bless the farm's owner

[@mzilikazi96]

The lack of self-awareness is astounding

[@FluorescentGreen]

White people employ the biggest section of unskilled and semi-skilled BLACK people domestically and in Agriculture, (See Plettenberg Bay e. g 100 000 squatters in an area which has no factories or large businesses dependent on 8 000 White Pensioners) When white people sneeze (metaphorically) Black people catch Pneumonia!

[@AA-ek5kz]

@@FluorescentGreen Keep telling that yourself as holding on to lies is all you have left.

[@smalltownjet906]

Yeah right and the legendary self-awareness black South Africans should set a good example? They couldn't even MAINTAIN what was given to them on a silver platter for one generation.

[@bpj1805]

@@AA-ek5kz Nobody shown in this video is over 100 years old, let alone "centuries".

[@bpj1805]

How much self-awareness can one really expect from what's clearly not the cognitive elite?

[@corrinnacorrinna5572]

I must say it is refreshing to see cleanliness & order in a poor environment. It seems like everyone pulls their own weight and the elderly are included.

[@ninipaloma3171]

Only if they would clean their evil racist souls too.

[@brittanyhayes1043]

@@ninipaloma3171 Yours first.

[@bubbakatevsthestate9290]

Its because its poor whites its so well kept. Imagine if they still ran the nation

[@corrinnacorrinna5572]

@@ninipaloma3171 I only commented on the cleanliness of their environment. I do not agree with racism of any kind, no matter what one's skin color may be. We are one & the same.🙂

[@meh3731]

@@corrinnacorrinna5572 no, we are not

[@FLEABONE]

I'm old enough to remember the brutality of apartheid and the protests across the world. It is tempting to say karma is a bitch. However, the rich white South Africans are still rich living in their gated communities. The poor, divided, are kept busy hating each other. They remain powerless and easy to control. Trust and believe those in power like it that way.

[@frankie7529]

By now everyone who is entitled to immigrate has done so. These people are forced to stay in South Africa and make the best of things.

[@kes136]

@MrFattyfatfatboy I am sure the "white south africans" as you identify them are successful in austrailIa. They never had oppression or developed inferiority complexes, they had the best of education and lots of inheritance from their parents who exploited the land and got wealthy through the precious diamonds and gold in south Africa. Not to forget, AustrailIa is known to have its fair share of racists. Aboriginals of Australia where the first people of that land. Be humble

[@kes136]

@MrFattyfatfatboy Im sorry to hear that. I hope that no race or colour on this earth has to suffer anywhere. We should not repeat mistakes. Every race is important and we all need to value each other as part of Gods diverse creation. There should be no superior or inferior race..just equals, the human race who love each other.

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

The only thing, in the end, that improves the life of everyone is an improvement of all living standards, brought about by good education and a flourishing economy..... Investment and skilled jobs for a skilled population. In the last 20 years, South Africa sadly has not done much to achieve this, and the people who tried were hamstrung by institutional corruption and ideology. RIP SA, your future is bleak

[@williebrinson4699]

@@frankie7529 So they are losers?

[@ernistox]

I like the way the Farm Owner is helping his fellow Afrikaaners pickup the pieces. Such deserves all support possiple

[@joleshore4818]

Wtf is a afrikaaner?

[@ernistox]

@@joleshore4818 Boer🤭

[@mmassape4165]

South Africa you have a long way to go, may God help you to respect and love each other as one Country one people 🙏🏾

[@Elijah-zy6ce]

Free Traders “there is neither Jew nor gentile, no free man no bond man nor male nor female, we are all one in Christ Galatians 3:28” yes we were

[@mmassape4165]

Free Traders I think Elijah has given you my answer to your Deuteronomy scripture. I told the best I wish you well.

[@bpj1805]

@@Elijah-zy6ce Read more around it that just cherry-picking some words. To me that verse is clearly in the context of relations *within* the Christian Church. I don't read it as advocating "mixing" with other nations. Just that *Christians* are all equal before God.

[@Elijah-zy6ce]

Bernd Jendrissek he’s using it in the context of mixing with other nations so how you read doesn’t change how he reads it

[@bpj1805]

@@Elijah-zy6ce No, he really isn't. He's talking about the Church and who can be a Christian. Not at all about "mixing".

[@pinkunicornk5114]

This camp sounds like the middle west during the gold rush to California in the USA.

[@yvonnemarais7671]

Your opinion is irrelevant in this case.

[@TheCerealluvr]

I was thinking something so similar.

[@ERICJIN707]

@@yvonnemarais7671 your existence is irrelevant

[@veronica-]

@@yvonnemarais7671 why?

[@charmainemoodley2414]

Wonderful work being done here. God bless

[@lavinaphillips9731]

why do people judge them let be who they be Mother earth loves em.

[@twoprins]

These people surely have pride in their squatter camp, not rubbish strewn all over the place!!

[@your_highness2551]

You have absolutely no idea what a squattercamp is

[@roberthubbard7827]

Looks cleaner than most of our inner cities in the USA.

[@lmc4355]

This is no squatter campe its is a cult dictatorship by the farmer

[@africanglobalnomad]

@@lmc4355 lol

[@kes136]

We must also try to be clean inside our soul. Cleanse your souls from racist apartheid demons possessing your soul and not allowing you to integrate with the other race groups.

[@Sibusiso_Buthelezi]

As i read the comments... All i see is hate. Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal... *GOD BLESS SOUTH AFRICA*

[@prestonmatthews725]

Sibusiso Buthelezi what did you expect from a film like this? White fragility at its finest.

[@Lindaaaaaaa2]

Uyagula sbusiso.....

[@jimmypapama6353]

wow that's very interesting keep up the good work that you are doing for your people

[@golden3266]

The racist work you mean.....

[@robertboggs8142]

I love this show and the people in it.

[@keoagileselemela6579]

I bet they believe they earth is flat, lmao

[@frankie7529]

They probably don't know if the world is round or flat.

[@kaede1960]

What this guy has done is a very good thing for these people. Appears they really needed the work and a place to feel accepted and safe from harm. Hopefully, they can eventually get better paying jobs and stay off the alcohol.

[@siramike2654]

government should provide them with jobs now. they have learned what it meant to be deprived. but they have to admit that the past apartheid government was totally wrong. all human deserved chance to jobs and aspirations.

[@USA50_]

❤️

[@brittanyhayes1043]

@@siramike2654 yes. But there are people in these comments who can't seem to get past there own racism about them. Yes these people in the video said some racist stuff. But if you want them to stop, quite being racist back! It's hypocritical.

[@mareksicinski3726]

Not just alcohol And everyone needs a place to witk

[@Overitlogically]

@@brittanyhayes1043 what people like you fail to understand is, its not racism on the part of black people. its a reaction to generations of racist government and people in their own country. if a group of people have mistreated you and your people for generations and generations only a fool would not take it a face value. example, if i slap you every time i see you for 5 years but your not allowed to slap me back till the 6th year. and when that 6th year comes and you see me and you knock me out. can i then call you a hypocrite for taking actions based off my past behavior towards you? lest you forget these people had their whole country, dignity, jobs, families and way of life taken from them. how dare you say forget about it. apartheid ended in 1994 27 years ago. you act like that a long time ago, its not. people still have mothers, fathers, grandparents and great grandparents who lived through it who are still alive. and this man still have the gall to say hateful things about black people who didn't ask for their mistreatment of them or their country.

[@brandell30]

Oh, I know why they consider themselves to be a middle class because their dwellings are not built from mud and straw.

[@lystrachitangi8385]

Oh hell ya.just observed that🙄

[@simone5200]

So in your mind lower class South Africans that are not white live in mud and straw huts 🤔🤦🏻‍♀️

[@cleverB634]

b dell because they are white

[@chichiriley7969]

@Timothy Nope. Africa is Rising. All the greedy colonizers are on their way out of Africa and I hope they take the disgraceful African sell outs with them. Africa does not need any of you to prosper and grow BUT YOU ALL NEED AFRICA for your very survival!

[@tiesharose8203]

@@simone5200 No in Their mind dummy read the comment! They consider themselves that 😂😂

[@TheChezyboy]

After watching this doc....so many mixed emotions this is when we should be gratefull for the little things in life!! Big respect to this uncle for bringing this community closer and giving these people something to live for and caring for them God bless you 🙏👍

[@amariavanvuuren7254]

Ons wil graag help hoe kom ons in kontak met oom Dirk?

[@linettecoetzee5823]

Absolute goeie plaas eienaar en sy vrou,GOD SAL JUL SEËN DIRK,OM N LEWE TE SKEP VIR DIE VERDRUKDE EN GEBROKE,OPSTAAN SAL ONS VOLK ONDER SULKE GAWE MENSE.

[@wa11bBe2]

Im in Worcester Western Cape South Africa we need more places like this,dirk van Vuuren you are an amazing person doing such amazing job,an with such a caring heart .We need more like you, Thankyou,

[@arnoldbtful]

At least its organized, and has a plan, hard work and perseverance will get you places work hard for your children. Good luck

[@USA50_]

☺️🙏❤️

[@tumelozar]

You know, it's saddening that people can be so against a race even in their all time low. Forgetting that it's hate that got them there in the first place. If the solution is that people should repent. Why are you not repenting from your hate?

[@FluorescentGreen]

So white people are Haters and Revenge Apartheid must be applied?The best measure of hate is the race hate crime statistics published by elite crime enforcement agencies like the FBI, which show hate crimes perpetrated by Black people at 3-4 times higher than hate crimes perpetrated by white people.

[@tetyanaphikolomzi6886]

@@FluorescentGreen You pland a crop of maze and harvest dozens

[@tumelozar]

@@tetyanaphikolomzi6886 I'd like to understand your words please

[@cindyonthego702]

You said something that I pray they’ll listen to

[@abdallahyunus7538]

They worship a racist god

[@bengarrido638]

Great man! He cares for his people and wants the best for them.

[@thembambili5406]

What about the hate that is being taught 🤔

[@MagnesiumEnterprise]

He's clearly an old racist. It's good he's helping the less fortunate, but he is still an old racist

[@kes136]

If only all south Africans can care for each other regardless of race and colour, the country will rise again.

[@shaunnaarcher1226]

@Perry hate against blacks nice try

[@MM-pj4bl]

Dude is a straight up racist

[@VeselaValcheva]

The Blacks will never forget or forgive for a good reason.I am proud South African citizen.I only wish peace for both nations.

[@tshireletsontsoane]

Had us in the first half..

[@Mags_show]

How can you be middle class and then be in poverty 😂

[@tehallanaz]

Middle is relative. The more extreme the lower and upper are, makes for a large middle class. Lower middle, middle middle, upper middle class. Most of south Africa is very low income, so having pretty much a minimum wage job in America puts you in the middle class in South Africa. However I really hate categorizing people because life is more than things and money. Love 💘 you

[@godisking7741]

@@tehallanaz Amen

[@thankyoumrsg6590]

EXACT:Y! This is stupid because you know right at the bottom are the blacks so they are complaining because they are not at the top like most whites

[@user-dp1dx3ir6j]

Easy, if you live in Russia

[@seanalexandertricks]

@@thankyoumrsg6590 this isn't in the US. In South Africa, white workers are being oppressed for their skin color unjustly. This is just the result of that.

[@TedBackus]

i get an odd vibe from any group who allows a person to think for the majority, or determine life choices for others. its a cult feeling. As far as the segregation ideas they have, i understand some might get offended, but S Africa is like palestine, whites & blacks have a long standing cultural dynamic, & i defer to them

[@pearlgabayi6146]

It gave me Cult vibes...mixed with racism!

[@viriacssa2003]

Hmmm, it's only okay when the minority in the apartheid er suppressed the majority? Sins are sins, everyone suffers for their sins period. What's your comment of the US for suppressing black people?

[@viriacssa2003]

@@pearlgabayi6146 😂

[@KrizzyDaGrate]

@@pearlgabayi6146 "crocodiles have pride they wouldn't eat a kaffer".

[@magdaline6383]

Thank god there is a place to find shelter and food. Amazing job.

[@golden3266]

Amazing job? For a group of old school racists???

[@WallaceRoseVincent]

This feels like a Die Antwoord video. I'm waiting for Ninja or Jolandi to start singing at any moment.

[@DizzyKizzy64]

@Marie Ferguson ninja is disgusting

[@rebelbelle1039]

😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@TheCerealluvr]

YES

[@Aliciadoriety]

Lol, you are hilarious. I was thinking die antword

[@leepizarro]

They would hate this and these racist ppl

[@yahmein]

This town gives me walking dead vibes lol!

[@zionakinjide650]

lol

[@maevecooper4290]

That’s what I was thinking! Under apartheid the color of their skin protected them. Even the weak, drunkards and drug addicts were able to survive , since black labor was so cheap & they did not have to compete at all with the greater (African) population, for jobs. They almost assured jobs. Without those advantages, the losers among them, fall to the bottom of society.

[@michellehitt1976]

I know I thought it was a cult at first😂😀

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

They look absolutely depressed and miserable

[@jorelletaylor5408]

Yes very cultish 😂😂😂😂

[@reneemorris7197]

Wow, as a Black Women watching its hard not to judge. I do know that poverty, ignorance and separatism never works in the long run.

[@loriannrichardson7644]

Separatism does work. The separated regions of the world worked -- then came colonialism and racism.

[@cindyonthego702]

They sound so ignorant to think separation is best no it’s not it’ll keep you stuck in your misery

[@Mathilda5xp]

@@cindyonthego702 TRUTH!

[@Overitlogically]

@@cindyonthego702 historically separation has worked for thousands of years. Africa was once ruled and operated by its own people. no one judged each other by the color of their skin or their facial features until the colonizers came. let's not act like its the original african peoples fault. even here in America and australia, natives lived unbothered by the outside world for thousands of years and we know how that ended once colonizers came and did what they do best. its not misery its a fact. still to this day 51% of SA wealth belong to white people who are the minority. thats crazy. apartheid ended 27 years ago. that not that long of a time.

[@nancydrew1835]

@@Overitlogically but dont act like they got along with one another before whites showed up, lots of people like to pain colonizers as the worst when natives were cutting the hearts out of one another and doing child sacrifices.

[@lemur531]

Wanted to feel for them but you can see on serval clips that they still harbour racist views and a sense of superiority against the black natives.

[@diboakale3461]

Exactly.

[@shaunnaarcher1226]

Facts

[@MM-pj4bl]

Yes. They are racist. Very uncomfortable to watch

[@lebohangmoramotse9828]

The fact that they still use the "k-word" and laugh about it, says everything. They haven't changed and I feel sorry for their children because they're being taught to hate.

[@RN-hx1rs]

I feel sorry but… ya no excuse for that. Aren’t we all Gods children?

[@andriapd]

Your hate has overshadowd your NEEDS. So Sad!

[@waynemaclennan3952]

100 % it a type of racial super pride the worst kind of hatred you can get

[@amukelanimashale8055]

@@waynemaclennan3952 You know i felt very sorry for this group until i realized there is too much hate here, I tell even if the government was to offer to reallocate these people to town, they would rather stay there, in what seems to be a "Boer" only town rather than to go mix with what they call "Ks". There is hatred overpowering poverty here, and its so sad for people to focus on skin and not the hearts.

[@thekgi1349]

@@amukelanimashale8055 I also felt sorry for them until I realised these are hardcore racists.

[@gusyates1839]

Peak Weimar Exactly.

[@barrywhite5577]

Bunch of hateful people who preach Jesus Christ. They will forever be in this situation because no love exists here even among themselves, just an instinct for self preservation.

[@tinofaramangwana6117]

Oh dear the racism in this? Let me clutch my pearls 😂😂😂

[@mthokozisidube3114]

dont even talk , these ppl are calling us kaffer ....? can you imagine

[@sandilestuurman1157]

I feel sorry for children growing in such area not because of poverty but the hatred and stupidity they're going to inherit from their elders. Poverty doesn't look nice on any race, gender or age.

[@saffaanuman3885]

because of the fathers white ppl are now taking consequenses

[@cindyonthego702]

They pray and believe in god but still have hate in their hearts…. it is so sad.

[@thomascrownrg]

Outstanding sentiment...well said.

[@ignoblesurfer6281]

Everything the leaders say about the SA government is true. When their comments turn towards individual black people, I agree that's a problem. But they are 100% correct about the ANC, the ruling party, the ruling civil service, which is looting the country.

[@Farmguy1]

I think, that at this point they are looking at it as just pure survival of their race and doing the best they can.

[@aprilsmith3683]

This is a positive initiative... Ek hoop dat julle almal nog veilig is... 🇿🇦

[@golden3266]

positive and racist

[@micellinakhajoane3689]

I got excited when he mentioned the Sabbath only to learn that he promoting hatred between the blacks and whites. He didn't even quote from the bible and I wonder what kind of church is that

[@ludivinewittenberg3878]

Church of HATRED, I'm sure of it. The BEAST WILL REJOYCE AND LIKE THEM MORE AND MORE After each celebration, because they are getting even further away from the creator by doing so. HATRED IS A DEMON THING OF THAT I'M SURE.

[@Wanamaker1946]

Siyathokoza Zulu I think you mean moslems.

[@bzebee5979]

Micellina Khajoane. They sound like the KKK.

[@bzebee5979]

@@smr4712. You need to keep taking your meds!

[@cosm1cstar]

David Bell .. depends which country your in. Here in the U.K. the pronunciation is Muslims, in America and other countries it’s Moslems ....one and the same religion though ....

[@christok487]

80% Karma en 20% misfortune. God bless the kids.

[@justinamusyoka4986]

So its evil visited upto 4th generation of those who perpetrated evil during apartheid! What amazes me is the habitation.

[@vryheidvirdieboervolk973]

You will see karma first hand not to far in the future

[@mathew92087]

You will face karma one day m8

[@christok487]

The fact of the matter is that Most of White people in South Africa mistreated Black people to the lowest level of all the levels...That was a wrong thing to do, therefore, some will pay the price whether we like it or not. I just feel for the kids in this matter that they are suffering regardless of the reasons. It pains me when kids suffer...of any race.

[@christok487]

God bless those few White people who think of Black people as people, not as a lower-level creatures created to save them Rooibos.

[@lindaholtzhausen1539]

Ek is geroer. dankie vir wat julle doen. Dankie dat Jesus nog steeds deel van julle samesyn is. Hy moet ons alles wees.

[@sharonjacobs4916]

May God bless you for the work you guys are doing. This is what love is about 🙏🏻

[@golden3266]

yeah, love and racism

[@siphiwokhumalo8412]

God bless Dirk a lot must be learnt from him, he's more about the well being of the people. Of course you must start with your kind, all societies must learn.

[@siphiwokhumalo8412]

Handy Sandy I meant your ethnic, sorry for the offense.

[@rsouthafrican7516]

I agree Siphiwo.If we can implement something like this in all poor communities (black,coloured and white) surely people's lives will change for the better?

[@siphiwokhumalo8412]

R SouthAfrican true that, but all societies need a figure like Dirk first. With high moral standards, a lot of endurance and understanding. It's like he gets paid to do what he does. Hy het baia krag soos n man. He literally gave his land to the people.

[@nancyngoasheng7806]

I totally agree. But do that without hating against other races

[@maritimestudies6264]

Siphiwe, you are right. We need to copy this initiative, even if they insult us, calling us kaffers or any, what Dirk has done for this community is good. When we are poor, we need to go back to the basics, including our culture. This is what these Afrikaners are doing. This was their culture when they first came to SA. They were never rich as they are now, instead of staying in the city when you have no money, you are better of outside the city where you survive with little but not complaining.

[@Aletta-ThisMoment]

I hope this example of incredible compassion is seen by ALL the farmers in South Aftica. Where are you, farmers? Your people are starving and fading away in poverty. Show the world what you are made of. Rescue your people!

[@maryammaggie309]

Alet Metzger Vorster some SAs have a problem they say they don’t do lower jobs they rather stay home and then the other African foreigners are the ones doing most of the jobs and some years back they were striking that they don’t hv jobs every were there are other Africans working

[@yvonnemarais7671]

,@@maryammaggie309 well there are many that DO NOT HAVE A HOME TO STAY IN... THOSE are the ones that need help and who Alet Metzger Vorster is talking about. Have you been to Israel? See the photos and history of the early years people arriving from russia (Jews) with nothing when they could eventually leave and then arriving and going to bare rocks, sand and starting a Kibbutz? Go and look at those same Kibbutz Ims today and you will not believe it.. The desert is blooming.! THAT is what CAN happen when people have nothing and a Helping Hand is stretched out to them and upliftment starts.and it is ALL Hard Work but it pays off. It is not IF it can work, IT WORKS and the living proof is there for all to see in Israel who were the Pioneers in Communal Villages on land and out of desperation because there was no other OPTION !. Thousands of farmers visit Israel and farming groups during the Israel Agriculture Shows. We have been several times. Advanced in ALL fields! One can only learn there what perseverance hard work and Community Spirit can achieve.

[@roybean7166]

@@yvonnemarais7671 ja, maar in israel is hulle nie almal wit nie, dis alle rasse op die kibbutz wat saamwoon. As jy daar was sou jy dit sekerlik gesien het. En in die stede ook.

[@rpatten78]

@@yvonnemarais7671 Israel will pay a price for their racism and evil acts just like SA is paying now. All things move in a cycle

[@robynlourens3058]

Where are the farmers? Well, they're getting killed..

[@nicholeparrish5253]

I hope all these people stay safe during the turmoil ❤

[@denk3236]

Yeah the current turmoil

[@loetfiarosenberg7911]

@@denk3236 what tormoil riots and looting happens in mostly Indian and black conmunities

[@sengamemela3720]

@@loetfiarosenberg7911 the real turmoil started when a government of racist subjected 90% of the South African population under inhumane conditions inorder to enrich the 10%..Any country built under such conditions I not sustainable...now everyone is suffering...

[@helenoftroy9621]

@@sengamemela3720 You are not subjecting someone to something if it is how it was before you arrived!!

[@franshanoshike5947]

May God bless Uncle D. Abundantly. #Namibia

[@mamorakastaff7623]

Thank you uncle dirk for taking care of other people and for not being selfish. May God bless you and help you to leave many more years.

[@noelashaoona]

Mamoraka Staff bless a man who hate other because of skin color yah right

[@michellerolleston6563]

I just heard the awful Kaffer word ! WTF ?

[@rpatten78]

Don't try and bring God into this racist mess. You reap what you sow

[@darkstar3246]

its not the skin color. it's the race. the consciousness. conscience. thoughts. actions. violence.@@noelashaoona

[@dockerslower]

What a wonderful man Dirk is, when Afrikaans have nobody to turn to he takes them in and restores their pride, God bless you

[@traceycarolus9395]

U clearly have no idea of the history of white oppression in South Africa

[@dockerslower]

tracey carolus enough to know that revenge is not the answer

[@traceycarolus9395]

dockerslower , i never said anything about "revenge". These people are tye epitome of White Supremacist . They are continuously slurring people of colour , shamelessly , while being documented. They obviously have no regard for us and HONESTLY you are stooooooopid for not being offended. Period.

[@dockerslower]

tracey carolus White farmers are being slaughtered, wives and children raped with impunity, Your president calling for more of the same, he’s not fit to lace Mandela’s boots. I call that revenge. Your’re the stupid one and learn how to spell it.... STUPID!

[@bloggtalk5085]

Their pride is in Holland and france

[@irfaanrahim4523]

Thank Heavens for people like Oom Dirk. May he be blessed and be successful in his noble efforts to alleviate poverty among his people.

[@MM-pj4bl]

Except he’s racist …maybe you missed that part ?

[@irfaanrahim4523]

South African government is only taking care of themselves. they do fokol for blacks, what do you think they will do for the whites? This guy is doing it, in whoever's and whatever's name.

[@golden3266]

@@MM-pj4bl Oh trust me, they didnt. They are well aware

[@danieleyre8913]

These people aren't middle class at all. Working class bordering on underclass. Not saying that they're bad people or anything, but they're definitely rough around the edges. While I partially admire what he's doing here in terms of being self-sufficient; the fact he says he's "living under a foreign government" tells me that he still has a fundamental attitude problem. The fact is that he's a narrow-minded Christian extremist living in delusion and the past.

[@guidobrits6593]

And tomorrow he'll still be doing something for the have nots, and you'll still be a privileged judgemental prick.

[@danieleyre8913]

@@guidobrits6593 How much is he really helping them though? He runs that place like a prison camp and they are running from the reality that Apartheid and the easy life is gone and not returning.

[@lindajoubert6205]

I was shocked by some of the language they used and things they said about black people. I thought to myself: typical Christians. They forget that black people are also humans, created by the same God/Creator who created them.

[@danieleyre8913]

@@lindajoubert6205 I’m atheist myself, but I don’t think we can generalise Christians as racists. Although it does seem to be something that Christians of the Calvinist variety seem to be prone to becoming. But yes I was pretty horrified when they were saying things like “pity that giant Crocodile couldn’t be let loose in the black townships”. These people are clearly using black people as an outlet for their own self hatred. If they actually engaged more with black people and found any common ground: It might be a big step in facing their own demons.

[@lindajoubert6205]

@@danieleyre8913 I wasn't really meaning that Christians in general are racist. This lot certainly were. My comment, perhaps poorly put, was that Christians tend to talk about loving everyone and forgiveness and not judging yet that's far from what they often do. They choose who they will love and forgive.