South Africa.....learned helplessness

[mybrotherkeeper]

ODIN: It's a hard day we live in. I experienced a bit of the trauma you experienced growing up in America. I think this evil is all over the world. Remember, Jesus Christ said about the Last Days: "...and because Lawlessness Is Increased, the love of many will grow cold...."

The days of being proud to be part of Any nationality are over. The kingdom of God, comprised of all colors who have trusted Christ, is the only kingdom worth being proud of. BUT personal peace can be had!

All the B

[Thedarksecret1]

However, you do have a point with the crime rates. Yes, it is deplorable indeed.

[tryanjohnson]

I agree with this guy. You cannot have a society like that. There is no excuse for that much murder.

[tryanjohnson]

Will South Africa become a tin pot dictatorship? If SA fails, do you have any idea what that means? That would be a devastation to SA current rulers. This government must address crime. It must be the number one issue.

[tedfreeway]

20,000 thousand murders!?!? Holy crap!

[dfmuller123]

I agree with your view. Ithink that the people in S.A got so use to their living conditions that they dont know better. If any one have a chance to leave the country they would. the patriots in the country are not able to move or have a lack of commen sence to see reality

[ODINexpat]

if we leave the healing process to someone like you then the procerss will take 100 years!! you have no urgency in any of ur comments,

listen carefully to my video about learned helplessness, u r typical of someone suffering this condition, you r totally unspecific in what is wrong or right in SA, u blieve nothing can be done in 100 years..why not who said it can't be fixed in 5 yeras!!!

The ANC hates hearing this it discredits their power, they would keep u in a mental helpless state

[Thedarksecret1]

@ODINexpat Are you white or colored? You look mixed. I wonder where you would have stood in the apartheid regime. It's funny how you leave SA after affirmative action policies were implemented so that blacks could have jobs yet you stayed during the era of apartheid when whites and some coloreds had most of the glamorous and high-paying jobs. I'm glad that you left SA. It's probably for the best.

[ODINexpat]

@Thedarksecret1

what does it matter if i am white or coloured, what is wrong with u? why can't i be south african instead of a clour!

i was at school during aparthied so not like i had anything cushy during aparthied

why is it best i left SA? so the government carry on it's self enrichment agenda unchallenged while screws the poor. i may be overseas but i say it the way i see it because i love SA even if i am not there. what about u.... living there but accepting the crap they feed u

[Thedarksecret1]

@Thedarksecret1 Dude, chill out. I was just curious if you were white or colored. You look colored. You're right. I shouldn't have said that you should leave. That was fucked up on so many levels. You have the right to be South African like anyone else. However, can you really blame the government for implemented policies so that black people would have a better chance at getting jobs and providing for their family. The country is predominately black so what do you expect.

[Thedarksecret1]

@Thedarksecret1 I was born and raised in the US. This country is predominately white. Do you think that the American government would only allow black people (12% of the population) to have good jobs while 80% of the white population is jobless. I don't think so. For that, you can't blame them for wanting to employ black people considering the fact that they constitute most of the population. I'm not saying that you don't deserve a job either because you do. You seem educated.

[SAPride14]

I guess for you to live sa back to england was a great decision for you.I am glad you understand what Apartheid created in sa.But what you don't realize is that the healing proccess in sa in all communities affected would take some time how long we don't know maybe 100 years who knows.Its the south African community who needs to work things out on their problems and without the interferance of your self,american or Asian.

[ODINexpat]

SAPride....get a brain, stop being so ignorant and so helpless, there are other options for SA other than the ANC or the DA.

EXPECT MORE FROM LIFE YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR GEOVERNMENT,

BREAK FREE FROM YOUR OPPRESSED AND HELPLESS STATE OF MIND

I WILL INTERFERE IN THE HEALING PROCESS IN SA AS MUCH AS I CAN, I HOPE THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF ARE A CATALYST FOR HEALING AS WE SPEAK OF THINGS THAT IRITATE ANC SUPPORTERS LIKE YOU.

LET THE HEALING BEGIN WITH YOU MAKING A CHANGE WITHIN YOURSELF

[SAPride14]

South African problems can be solved within a year if the West and the british can let go of the trancontinental businesses that continue to reap South Africa blind.Since this business are huge and a great profit for the British and the west,the poor Afrikanas and gold is no more in demand.This is the British and the west mentality let those black freaks in sa destroy the Afrikanas and let them fight again and become a third world,misarable so that the british and west continue to rob sa.

[Thedarksecret1]

@ODINexpat Dude, it's only been 16 years. I'm sure that they are making progress with the healing process.

[cookeladoo]

Imhotunderthebelt1:

You sound a real brainbox to me. You clearly know it all. All but how to debate.

[ODINexpat]

cookeladoo don't stress. imhotep1 is childish, ignorant and clearly a product of SA's education system, taught him nothing but hate, he has no concept of history, politics, and being a decent human being. He is of no concern to me...nothing other than an idiot with access to the internet.

considering how stupid imhotep1 is, it should not be long he'll contracts Aids and dies and cannot spread his truly racists opinions.

All i have advocated was effective government regardless of colour

[cookeladoo]

No stress mate, thanks for the vids anyway

[imhotep1]

You're a stupid dumb coward b*tch who ran to America because you couldn't hack it in South Africa, and now you're crying on the internet. SHUT THE F*CK UP YOU DUMB F*CK! The Furher is dead and so is your Nazi SS beliefs. It's not too hard to get you deported, and you fired from work here in America. Ha ha! The last South African I said that too tried to get me banned.

[ODINexpat]

imhotep1........get a life, you make no points at all...full of hot air, nothing else, it is very obvious that you know nothing of what is happening in SA, you have a very low level of education, i would go as far as saying that your communication and argument style are childish.....you are a sad person with a sad life.....grow up!!!!

[SAPride14]

Yah you can fool those who can be fooled. Like bob marley song " Dont let them fool yah" Dont let them school yah" Education would'nt be a factor in realizing the true facts how the british and the west would continue to robe Africa blind.The time has come for the African business community to rise and step up it wont be now but our children would be free from exploiters such as the british,west and Afrikanas.

[cookeladoo]

Imflop1

Yeh: my father in law was strong, he took it like a man when a gang of black trash stormed into his business, sexually assaulted his 60 year old wife in front of him before pumping him full of bullets while forcing Mom to watch him die. There is a difference between strong and stupid. You are clearly the latter.

Poor white trash cant afford to migrate and cant invest in multiple businesses you idiot.

PS: how did you know my sexy Chinese wife was a African boy before???

[cookeladoo]

ImSnot1:

Coward !!

At least have the balls to debate me in the open.

Spewing shit on my page then block me so I cant respond?? And you call me a coward. Again I call you a hypocritical fuckface. You confirmed it twice already.

ODINexpat: sorry for using your channel, little fuckface above left me no other means of communication with him/her.

[cookeladoo]

Imsnoteat1:

F#ck myself??? Why, just had it with my wife, so whats the need?

Hitler my leader?? Why would I follow someone hat has been dead well before my birth in a country I have never been to?

Shoot myself?? Why waste bullets if I can use it on shitheads like you instead?

Shut up??? This is writing not speaking, stupid.

Dumb idiot?? Ges yu got mee on thet 1

[imhotep1]

You're crying about affirmative action. GET THE F*CK OUT OF HERE! That's what you get for discriminating against Blacks during apartheid. The Blacks are being very hospitable to you. Now that you're in America, watch it with your Nazi racist actions.

[cookeladoo]

Being 32 years old it is impossible for ODINexpat to have had any political input twards Apartheid.

Did these Nazi's your refering to hijacked you, raped our wife...Hypocritical Fuckface, why don't you go back to Africa and rot with the rest of them.

[Knapweed]

I admire what you're trying to do but read up on Seligman and you'll find out why people suffering from learned helplessness CAN'T find solutions.

If you want to find a tool to overcome learned helplessness, I'd suggest "The Social Animal" by Elliot Aronson. Cognitive dissonance based interventions provide the 'shock', which you need to stimulate a constructive response in people who would normally respond apathetically.

Oh yeh, BTW people won't like you for it ;) It's a rough ride.

[SHADFEVER]

Very good video and well-explained.

[asas2jh]

Thankyou for mentioning Coloureds and Indians as we get shagged as hard as the whites.

[turnbacktime]

are you currently living in SA?

[turnbacktime]

my mistake, i've just watched the video.

[ODINexpat]

unfortunately no, go back regularly to visit family

[turnbacktime]

the reason most black south africans dont care about the crime rate is because they're used to it. luckily you're not because aparthied didnt effect you.

in terms of the infrastructure, how would you compare SA to where you're living at the moment.