History Main / AmoralAfrikaner

--> Nah, he's [[FunetikAksent niver mit a noce Seth Efrikan]]\\

[[AcceptablePoliticalTargets Who hate black people]].

->''"I've travelled this old world of ours from Barnsley to Peru [...]\\

Who hate black people"''

-->-- "I've Never Met a Nice South African", song from the television series ''Series/SpittingImage''

->''"I've travelled this old world of ours from Barnsley to Peru\\
[...]\\

(chorus)\\

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a sinister, greedy, and corrupt villain who is often involved in military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a sinister, greedy, and corrupt villain who is often involved in covert and illicit military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

...\\

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a ruthless, greedy, and corrupt villain who is often involved in covert and illicit military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

However, fiction would have you believe that South Africa isn't much more than a spawn point for [[EvilPoacher big-game poachers]], [[HiredGuns mercenaries]], and [[SociopathicSoldier bloodthirsty military types]], who are probably {{Politically Incorrect Villain}}s to boot.

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless, greedy, and corrupt villain who is often involved in covert and illicit military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless, greedy, and corrupt villain often involved in covert and illicit military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless and greedy villain often involved in covert and illicit military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

There's [[TruthInTelevision some degree of truth to this:]] During the Cold War, South African soldiers and mercenaries participated in various conflicts and civil wars across the African continent. The military of the apartheid regime was particularly brutal towards the civilian population and it even operated a nuclear weapons program as a deterrent against any possible threat to the regime. After the end of UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra, the South African military and police forces [[FormerRegimePersonnel downsized a lot]], which left a lot of highly trained South African soldiers and paramilitary operators [[PsychoForHire looking for jobs]]--which they found as PrivateMilitaryContractors. When those [[ShellShockedVeteran battle-hardened]] guys brought their Apartheid-era sensibilities to the table... well, look out. From a storytelling point of view, apartheid-era South Africa was the archetypal pariah state for decades during the 20th century, making them an easy choice for villains, especially since the regime seemed to propagate the long-discredited racial ideas of the Nazis (if a less extreme variant).

I've had sunstroke in the arctic and a swim in Timbuktu\\

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless and greedy villain often involved in covert illicit military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

There's [[TruthInTelevision some degree of truth to this:]] During the Cold War, South African mercenaries participated in various conflicts and civil wars across the African continent. The military of the apartheid regime was particularly brutal towards the civilian population and it even operated a nuclear weapons program as a deterrent against any possible threat to the regime. After the end of UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra, the South African military and police forces [[FormerRegimePersonnel downsized a lot]], which left a lot of highly trained South African soldiers and paramilitary operators [[PsychoForHire looking for jobs]]--which they found as PrivateMilitaryContractors. When those [[ShellShockedVeteran battle-hardened]] guys brought their Apartheid-era sensibilities to the table... well, look out. From a storytelling point of view, apartheid-era South Africa was the archetypal pariah state for decades during the 20th century, making them an easy choice for villains, especially since the regime seemed to propagate the long-discredited racial ideas of the Nazis (if a less extreme variant).

There's [[TruthInTelevision some degree of truth to this:]] During the Cold War, South African mercenaries participated in various conflicts and civil wars across the African continent. After the end of UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra, the South African military and police forces [[FormerRegimePersonnel downsized a lot]], which left a lot of highly trained South African soldiers and paramilitary operators [[PsychoForHire looking for jobs]]--which they found as PrivateMilitaryContractors. When those [[ShellShockedVeteran battle-hardened]] guys brought their Apartheid-era sensibilities to the table... well, look out. From a storytelling point of view, apartheid-era South Africa was the archetypal pariah state for decades during the 20th century, making them an easy choice for villains, especially since the regime seemed to propagate the long-discredited racial ideas of the Nazis (if a less extreme variant).

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless and greedy villain often involved in covert illicit activities (often military-related). Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless and greedy villain often involved in covert military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

So with South Africa's history of apartheid and mercenaries, this created the archetype of a white ruthless and greedy villain often involved in military-related activities. Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

There's [[TruthInTelevision a degree of truth to this:]] During the Cold War, South African mercenaries participated in various conflicts and civil wars across the African continent. After the end of UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra, the South African military and police forces [[FormerRegimePersonnel downsized a lot]], which left a lot of highly trained South African soldiers and paramilitary operators [[PsychoForHire looking for jobs]]--which they found as PrivateMilitaryContractors. When those [[ShellShockedVeteran battle-hardened]] guys brought their Apartheid-era sensibilities to the table... well, look out. From a storytelling point of view, apartheid-era South Africa was the archetypal pariah state for decades during the 20th century, making them an easy choice for villains, especially since the regime seemed to propagate the long-discredited racial ideas of the Nazis (if a less extreme variant).

Going back even further, the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa) fought a pair of unsuccessful uprisings against the ruling British Empire in the late 19th century, during which time the Boers [[TropeNamers coined the word]] "commando" (and during which time the British made use of concentration camps). Needless to say, there's a long tradition of brutal warfare in South Africa.

Who hate black people'''"''

->''"Then of course, it's 1994; no more army, no more [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra apartheid]]. Truth and reconciliation and all of that rubbish, you know. Kumbayah. [...] We thought we were fighting communism, but in the end, it was all about who gets what, you know? Ivory, oil, gold, diamonds. So one day, I decided fuck it, you know. I'm gonna get '''mine.'''"''
-->-- '''Danny Archer''', ''Film/BloodDiamond'', explaining his motivation for turning to crime

* In the 1979 miniseries ''Series/{{Quatermass}}'', set in a grim, dystopian near-future Britain, the UK's police services have been disbanded and replaced by the Contract Police, or 'pay cops', a force comprised of overly aggressive and not-very-bright mercenaries. The novelization of the story makes it clear that they are almost exclusively white South Africans and the ones heard speaking in the TV series have Afrikaner accents.