SharkD wrote:

> On 11/6/2009 7:26 AM, Stefan Viljoen wrote:
>> If you legislate against a basic human right -
>> that of self defense - by abolishing private gun ownership, you merely
>> disarm the law-abiding. No criminal will suddenly obey a new law that
>> says nobody may have guns. And his "job" gets even easier - because then
>> there can be no possibility that his law-abiding targets will be able to
>> defend themselves.
> 
> Law-abiding South Africans don't have a very good record when it comes
> to human rights, either.

Hmm... human rights. There's a strong undercurrent here against
so-called "human rights." It is -REALLY- not a concept that is very popular
here, or ever was very popular anywhere in Africa. Human rights is very
much a Western and European secular concept, devised in a completely
different environment and at a level of societal sophistication that is
completely and totally absent in South Africa and the rest of the
continent.

A very commonly held position about human rights here (among all races,
black and white) is that human rights is merely a shield for criminals to
hide behind. Many criminals have gotten parole here or been released on
humane grounds, only to rape and kill once more. You'll mostly find
air-headed journalists, deluded rights advocates, career criminals and
government functionaries (who have 24/7 bodyguards and live in armored,
guarded fortresses) here blabbing about human rights and the liberal
constitution and all such kinds of claptrap. Practically, on the ground in
South Africa, human rights do not exist. It still classic Africa here - you
get what you grab, and if you are stronger than somebody and you want
something of his, you simply TAKE it. (And hopefully rape his old lady and
his daughters in the process.)

Exactly -because- your "human rights" are not respected in Africa, you need
to have arms and be capable of defending yourself. Somebody or some
organization that infringes on those rights are putting you, and your
family in direct danger.
-- 
Stefan Viljoen

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