Foot-and-Mouth Nightmare Exposes Morally Corrupt Politicians
Foot and Mouth disease is a horrible virus which spreads like wildfire amongst cloven- hoofed cattle herds, causing painful blisters, fever and severe production losses. Although these animals may recover after 2-3 weeks, cattle still suffer from chronic lameness, reduced fertility, and permanent weight loss and even up to 80% reduced milk production. Amongst calves, mortality rates often exceed 20%. Culling of infected cattle often occurs due to the extreme pain and distress caused by the disease, along with production losses. As if this isn’t tragic enough, some farmers have been reported taking their own lives, as the pressure just got too much to handle.
I have personally seen photos of infected calves and adult cows, mucus dripping from their faces, and swollen, red hooves. It’s not a pretty sight, and farmers are losing hope, becoming depressed and have been begging our hapless government for help.
The handling of this emergency by John Steenhuisen’s task team has left a lot to be desired! The man has come under huge scrutiny from farmers and veterinarians alike. The recent sacking of veteran veterinarian Danie Odendal, who has 40 years of scientific experience and is a well-respected man in the farming community, has sent shock waves through South Africa. How dare Steenhuisen fire such a well-versed, intellectual individual, simply for refusing to be part of a cabal of politicians who only operate in the dark and expect favors from morally sound men, which goes against their morals and principles!
SAAI, or the South African Agricultural Initiative’s Dr Theo de Jager, left a heartfelt message on social media- pleading with all role players and community members to collectively condemn Steenhuisen’s pathetic performance as minister of Agriculture and the unceremonious dumping of Dr Danie Odendal for criticizing government’s lethargic response to the crises, which is now sweeping across our country like a tsunami. I, personally, will never be voting for the DA again! Not after what I’ve seen lately, and how Steenhuisen’s party has been pandering, almost bending the knee, to the evil ANC cadres! After decades of giving the DA our votes, voters must seriously reconsider who they would like to govern South Africa in future. We know by now that not the ANC, nor the DA, nor the dreaded EFF or MK Party are up for the challenge of running our country in a proper, honorable way — that leaves us with FF PLUS and a few other smaller parties.
Never did I ever foresee a time in which Steenhuisen and the DA would fall from grace so suddenly, and to top it all, become just another version of the Socialist ANC! The Foot and Mouth crisis has highlighted the vacuum of morality that exists amongst our politicians, showcasing just how much the hunger for power, influence and position can cloud people’s minds! Steenhuisen has become a great example of a once fiercely competitive opposition leader, who has turned out to be a spineless, people-pleasing puppet who couldn’t care less about our farmers, our bio-security, nor our people! Case in point was his poor performance at the White House, when President Trump presented him with an opportunity to come clean about the racism crisis in SA!
