Over the weekend, a group of 59 white South Africans arrived in the U.S. after being granted refugee status under President Trump’s administration.

These Afrikaners, who say they’ve been living under a shadow of violence and political persecution, were greeted by cheering crowds and red, white and blue balloons. 

But South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had a very different take on these folks.

He called them “cowards” and went on to state that real South Africans stay and fix their problems, not run from them.

He echoes a sentiment I often hear, even from many “freedom-minded” people: the idea that seeking higher ground and having a backup plan is “cowardly.”

To be blunt, this is just a stupid take. 

Nobody deserves to be called a “coward” for making a move or having a backup plan to improve their situation. 

The impetus for this is a law Ramaphosa recently signed a law allowing the South African government to seize private land without compensation.

That’s not my opinion, it’s legislation.

While no land has reportedly been taken yet under this new act, the writing is on the wall for South Africans who have been experiencing the growing anti-white sentiment coming directly from their own government. 

Imagine spending your life building and maintaining your family’s multigenerational farmland only to be told it’s no longer yours because the government decided it was “in the public interest.”

And when you try to leave?

You’re mocked, shamed and told you’re the problem.

Here’s the truth:

Having a Plan-B doesn’t make you a coward. It makes you smart.

The real tragedy isn’t that people are building Plan-Bs or moving to another country; it's that so many are content to stay put and endure worsening situations in the name of “patriotism.”

These 59 Afrikaners took the best chance they could get for a better life, and nobody should be shaming them for it. Luckily for them, President Trump granted them an escape plan. 

If these Afrikaners had an offshore Plan-B in place, like my South African clients, they could have moved to Latin America or elsewhere of their choosing.

More importantly, they wouldn’t be living according to the whims of politicians; they’d be living on their own terms.

On a personal note, I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to the many stories I’ve been told by good friends of mine and Private Clients from South Africa. 

Typically, general safety concern is the theme that comes up repeatedly in conversations.

They fear not only theft and property damage by looters and vandals, but also for the physical safety of themselves and their families.

One young man I worked with had to beg his father to leave several years ago.

While working on their family farm, which was on a large piece of property they owned, with a fence and gates and everything you’d need to feel mostly “safe”, they still had people scoping out and attempting to find ways to enter the property.

Years after they left, nearly all of their neighbours have been burgled or worse - they’ve been either physically assaulted or outright killed.

One friend and his father were the smart ones, though. They saw the writing on the wall and took action while their neighbours stayed and dealt with the consequences of a deteriorating society.

To some people, they were the “cowards” while the ones who stayed and got robbed, assaulted or worse were “brave.”

That’s just insane. 

If you’re a South African looking to escape or simply want to have a plan to protect your wealth and freedom, read this important letter.

Speak soon,

Mikkel

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