The story of the Boers—the Afrikaner farming population of South Africa—is one of hardship, resilience, and now, increasing vulnerability. Today, amid political unrest, racial polarization, and economic decay, the Boers—descendants of Dutch, French Huguenot, and German settlers—are facing an existential crisis. From land loss to grisly farm murders and a disturbing rise in revolutionary rhetoric, their struggle is largely ignored by the global community.
This is unfortunate, because the South African genocide is a harbinger of the goals for the United States of America and the anti-white, anti-colonial “progressives” that have infiltrated our institutions.
The Historical Arrival of the Boers
The presence of Europeans in South Africa began in 1652 when Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company established a replenishment station at the Cape of Good Hope. Early European settlers, primarily Dutch, were joined by French Huguenots escaping religious persecution and later German immigrants. These groups formed the foundation of the Afrikaner people, also called Boers (meaning “farmers” in Dutch).
It is a historical myth that Europeans “stole” densely populated land. Much of the region was sparsely populated or even unoccupied by modern standards when Europeans arrived. African tribes such as the Zulu, Xhosa, and Sotho were themselves in flux, migrating and warring with one another in the 18th and 19th centuries. As Boers moved inland during the Great Trek of the 1830s, they did clash with local tribes—especially the Zulu—but also entered into negotiations, treaties, and occasionally land purchases. As with most colonial histories, there was conflict, but there were also long periods of peaceful coexistence and trade.
Before apartheid, relations between whites and blacks were complex—sometimes tense, sometimes collaborative. On remote farms especially, Boer families lived in close proximity with black farm workers and often shared daily life with limited state interference.
The Rise of Apartheid and the Brutality of the Mandelas
In 1948, the National Party institutionalized apartheid, enforcing racial segregation and disenfranchising black South Africans. In response, resistance movements like the African National Congress (ANC) initially promoted nonviolence. That changed in 1961 when Nelson Mandela co-founded Umkhonto we Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation”), the ANC’s armed wing, which undertook sabotage campaigns against government infrastructure.
Mandela was eventually convicted in 1964 of attempting to overthrow the state by violent means and served 27 years in prison. While the international community views him as a saintly figure, this narrative often ignores the complex and sometimes violent methods embraced by the ANC.
Even more disturbing was the role played by his then-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. She openly endorsed “necklacing”—a barbaric form of execution involving a petrol-filled tire placed around a victim’s neck and set ablaze. “With our boxes of matches and our necklaces, we shall liberate this country,” she infamously declared in 1986. Winnie was linked to multiple killings and ran the so-called “Mandela United Football Club,” a violent vigilante group that terrorized both black and white civilians suspected of disloyalty.
Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Fragile Peace
Nelson Mandela’s presidency from 1994–1999 emphasized reconciliation. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, aired apartheid-era atrocities and offered amnesty to both black and white perpetrators in exchange for full confessions. But beneath the surface, the seeds of future division were already being sown.
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws, racial quotas, and affirmative action policies marginalized many skilled whites—especially in public sector jobs and government contracts. The social contract of reconciliation weakened under subsequent ANC governments, particularly under Jacob Zuma, whose administration was plagued by corruption and incompetence.
Meanwhile, Boers were quietly becoming a new kind of minority—one with little political representation, increasing poverty, and vulnerability to crime.
Farm Murders: Targeted Brutality
The crisis of farm murders, or plaasmoorde, has escalated over the past two decades. Although both black and white farmers are targeted, white Boers are disproportionately affected, and the brutality of these attacks is staggering. Victims have been tortured with electric drills, scalded with boiling water, disemboweled, and mutilated. Women have been raped in front of their families. Children have been executed. These are not simply robberies—they are terroristic in nature.
The South African government stopped releasing detailed statistics on farm attacks in 2007, making accurate assessments difficult. In this context, independent journalism becomes crucial. Lauren Southern’s 2018 documentary Farmlands documents this humanitarian crisis with haunting clarity. She interviews victims, shows graphic scenes of destruction, and exposes the destitution of once-prosperous Boer communities. Her film provides a voice to those ignored by the global press and whose suffering is often dismissed as a “white problem.”
Southern highlights the fear many Boers live under, quoting one farmer: “You never sleep a full night. You’re always listening for something—dogs barking, a window breaking, a scream.” Others show her hidden panic rooms and teach their children emergency protocols as if they were in a war zone.
The Rhetoric of Hate: The EFF and “Kill the Boer”
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a Marxist political party founded by Julius Malema, has injected inflammatory rhetoric into South Africa’s political bloodstream. At rallies, EFF members have chanted “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer” (Dubul’ ibhunu)—a slogan dating back to the anti-apartheid struggle.
While the chant has been ruled “not hate speech” by South African courts—on the grounds of its historical context—many see it as a direct incitement to violence. Malema himself has declared, “We are not calling for the slaughter of white people—at least for now.” The psychological effect of such statements on minority communities cannot be overstated.
Southern’s Farmlands captures the fear that such rhetoric inspires. One farmer she interviews says, “When people chant those words at a rally, and then a week later your neighbor is butchered, you make the connection. You’d be a fool not to.”
White Poverty and Gated Survival
Contrary to the stereotype of white wealth, many Boers are now impoverished and excluded from government welfare due to racial criteria. Entire communities of white South Africans live in informal squatter camps with no electricity or plumbing. These “white slums” are growing in number, even as the ANC government touts racial equity.
Those who can afford it live behind high walls and electrified fences, often with armed private security. These gated communities resemble war bunkers more than suburban neighborhoods. The Boers, once South Africa’s agricultural backbone, now live in fear of their neighbors, their government, and the silence of the world.
Expropriation Without Compensation and Trapped Citizens
The ANC has advanced legislation for land expropriation without compensation—primarily targeting white farmers. While the government claims it will avoid “chaos” like Zimbabwe’s disastrous land seizures, the very threat has depressed farmland values and made it nearly impossible for many Boers to sell their land or relocate.
Even those who wish to emigrate face obstacles. South African law limits capital flight, preventing families from taking much of their wealth abroad. Selling assets is difficult, and many farmers are forced to abandon their land without reimbursement. They are, quite literally, trapped.
President Donald Trump briefly addressed this issue in 2018, signaling a willingness to allow white South African farmers to apply for refugee status in the U.S. However, this proposal was quickly condemned by global progressives and dismissed by the mainstream media. The narrative that whites in Africa could be victims did not fit the prevailing ideology.
National Decline
South Africa’s economy has suffered under years of mismanagement, race-based policies, and capital flight. GDP growth has stagnated, infrastructure is failing, and unemployment remains over 30%. Eskom, the national power provider, routinely fails to supply electricity. South Africa’s global competitiveness and agricultural productivity have declined since the 1990s.
This national decline affects all South Africans, but the Boer community—once a pillar of national stability—is bearing a disproportionate share of the collapse. Their homes are under siege, their farms are unsellable, and their heritage is under threat.
Conclusion: Justice Without Prejudice
The plight of the Boers is not merely a domestic issue—it is a warning to the world. Reconciliation cannot mean trading one form of injustice for another. When chants of “Kill the Boer” are defended by judges, when farm murders are brushed aside as routine crime, and when governments turn a blind eye to racial persecution because the victims are white, it reveals a profound moral double standard.
Lauren Southern’s Farmlands succeeds because it dares to see what others will not. The international press may ignore the Boers, but that does not mean they are safe. It means they are vulnerable.
It is time for the world to acknowledge their humanity, mourn their losses, and insist on justice—without prejudice.
There is hope for some Boers, especially if they are willing to relocate. President Donald Trump has announced his renewed support for South African Boer migration to the United States recently. He demonstrates that he is a man of honor through such actions, despite the venomous attacks of the so-called “progressives” and their allies, the Democrat party.
The G20 Johannesburg Summit will be held in South Africa on November 22-23, 2025. Trump has expressed concern with this location for good reason. I hope that he chooses to boycott this event out of principle and safety concerns.
Robert Sparkman
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Lauren Southern produced a documentary about the Boers and their plight in 2018. It is highly recommended. The South African government embraces a Neo-Marxist ideology. Therefore, most news media outlets, which are Neo-Marxist in their ideology, are not interested in the white minority that is suffering under the current government.
It should be noted that Lauren Southern is not a conservative, as far as I know, but she has some level of professional journalistic ethics, unlike many journalists today.
Chuck Holton, an independent journalist with wartime experience as an Army Ranger, interviews Ernst Rutz, vice CEO of AfriForum about the state of affairs in South Africa. They discuss the murder of Boers in some detail. Chuck has a Youtube channel called Hot Zone with Chuck Holton. His coverage on hot spots like Israel, South Africa, and Ukraine is excellent.
Survivors of South African farm attacks describe the murders of their family members. “Progressives” justify violence and murder against the “oppressor” class as resistance. The same views are held by many “progressives” which justify the murder of Jews as they, too, belong to the oppressor class.
This video shows plenty of clips with national leaders that are urging their followers to kill whites.
National Conservatism discusses a small group of white South Africans who were given refugee status in the USA recently by the Trump administration. Neo-Marxist “progressives” in the USA are angry that these refugees were resettled to the USA because it doesn’t fit their narrative focusing on white oppression.
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