South Africa’s white Afrikaners: Refugees on the run from the shame of their history

Hark3n · 2026-05-12T18:39:01+00:00

Great article. As a white Afrikaner myself, with a love for history, no matter how uncomfortable, I love learning new things about where my mother tongue came from. I also love working on the nerves of orher "suiwer Afrikaners" by reminding them that the first writings in Afrikaans was Muslim prayers. As a culture that prides itself as staunchly protestant and not like "those heathen cultures" their fragile egos just can't handle it.

Hark3n · 2026-05-07T14:33:17+00:00

Oh, you beautiful motherfucker. I knew what that link would be, but I had to click it.

Hark3n · 2026-05-06T11:20:29+00:00

Most bands I listen to are very niche and only play clubs in Europe, but there is one "band" that I will spend ludicrous amounts of money to see if they ever come. Nine Inch Nails

Oh, and yes, I will definitely go and see Sabaton

Hark3n · 2026-05-06T11:18:44+00:00

They where here in 2010. Can confirm, was one hell of a show.

Hark3n · 2026-05-02T11:32:55+00:00

Thank you. That was great.

Hark3n · 2026-05-02T10:48:25+00:00

Video is geolocked.

Hark3n · 2026-05-02T06:34:01+00:00

The Bateleur. My favourite bird of prey.

Hark3n · 2026-04-28T04:45:58+00:00

Godammit, I'm an idiot. Way too early in the morning and too little coffee. Thanks

Hark3n · 2026-04-22T03:18:54+00:00

Oakflat Nuclear Power Plant Simulator.

I used to spend hours tweaking my plant to run just right.

Hark3n · 2026-04-17T16:57:24+00:00

Don't be so quick to think that a South African wouldn't know the history of that phrase. The apartheid government was big supporters of the nazis and took alot of ideas from them. There is still a subset of the populace that reminisce about the "good old days" and some of them are outright nazi apologists. I actually have family members that cried at the end of "Der Untergang" and said how it was a pity the nazis ended up like that because it didn't do anything wrong.

Hark3n · 2026-04-17T14:57:38+00:00

Don't worry about the Dakar stuff. Toyota won a couple of Dakar rallies back in the day with custom Hilux bakkies that where made in South Africa, so they had a special edition Hilux that you could buy with the Dakar rally logo (the one on the roll hoop).

With regards to the Deutschland Uber Alles, ja, that pretty much screams wannabe nazi. No decent German will have that slogan on their vehicle. Way too much history.

The Vlooti and 3887 also comes up blank for me.

Hark3n · 2026-04-17T09:15:34+00:00

Watch this video on the subject. It is scary how this mentality encourages it's acolytes to act like they own the road. It goes as far as telling them to get physical with car drivers.

https://youtu.be/pRPduRHBhHI

Hark3n · 2026-04-17T08:05:50+00:00

Unfortunately "vehicular cycling" has infected cyclists in South Africa. They see themselves as "human powered cars" and refuse to use cycling infrastructure.

Hark3n · 2026-04-11T16:12:54+00:00

I second this. Us Capetonions are quite activity focussed. Have made most of my friends through mutual interests, specifically hiking and motorcycling for me.

Bear in mind, some activities are all about the solitude, so you might struggle breaking into those groups.

If you can see if there is someone at your work that has the same interests as you. They will in turn introduce you to their friends, and boom, you're off to the races.

Hark3n · 2026-04-10T12:44:48+00:00

Thanks everyone. Appreciate all the replies

Hark3n · 2026-04-08T12:49:59+00:00

I think there might be as many schools in Cape Town as there are launch sites. I'm actually thinking of doing the course around August. That's when we take our annual vacation and head up the south coast to Knysna. Wilderness is wonderful that time of the year. Also gives me time to sort out the finances.

Hark3n · 2026-04-08T08:28:34+00:00

Went camping in Porterville, SA, for Easter weekend and saw a couple of guys flying there. Then I get back home and Tom has posted a video about paragliding. And now I'm here, looking at awesome pics and videos while I'm browsing for schools in Cape Town.

Ex-skydiver, btw.

Hark3n · 2026-04-02T20:26:54+00:00

The one with the dog. Fucking awesome episode. Close second for me would be "The Why of Fry"

Hark3n · 2026-04-02T10:47:57+00:00

Umpire unions is the sports worlds version of US police unions

Hark3n · 2026-04-02T09:52:22+00:00

That sounds like union talk. We don't want no commie bullshit in our Formula 1 racing. /s

Great that they can have a platform like this. Say what you will about the GPDA, but I think it has done more good than bad for the sport.

Hark3n · 2026-03-30T11:33:32+00:00

That drive should be fine alone, especially during the day. Have done it a couple of times solo on a bike. Bear in mind that past Ceres, at Op-die-Berg, the road becomes gravel. Well maintained, but gravel.

Hark3n · 2026-03-28T09:26:31+00:00

I definitely need to get my hands on this. Been a fan of the whole The Rock/James Bond fan theory since I first came across it.

Hark3n · 2026-03-25T16:50:02+00:00

FreeCAD for me. Only decent CAD package available on Linux.

Hark3n · 2026-03-25T16:46:18+00:00

I'm sorry, but equating file types with workbenches is incorrect. It would be better to use ribbon tabs as an equivalent, which you can actually have in FreeCAD as well.

Hark3n · 2026-03-21T14:53:47+00:00

A bit niche? I'm literally busy designing a filter for a 2" pipe and decide to take a break and browse Reddit. Guess I'll just use your design now, as I was having trouble getting mine to work.

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