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Thanks for the unique and on the ground perspective. It is as many former colonies, too fast to independence and still harboring the old resentments and tribal animosity. No trust in government institutions, no trust in the rule of law, overwhelming corruption. This story has been told repeatedly throughout the region.

Well, if Grok says it..... must be true. I am waiting for the video clip of an Afrikaaner politician sing/changing "kill the blacks!" in front of a cheering stadium. Or the marauding gangs of Afrikaners dragging innocent black people out of their homes and murdering them.

Perhaps. But the Blacks are now in charge. They control the levers of power at every level. Boers are the oppressed minority, facing discrimination.

I keep hearing the voice of Howard Cosell; "DOWN goes Prawit! Down goes Prawit!"

Gotta be fair here. Nobody cares about what Biden may or may not have done. Trump brought the goods and didn't let the press or the horrid PM of South Africa control the proceedings. He correctly guessed that the issue of the Boer asylum seekers would come up, and prepared accordingly. He and his staff did a masterful job preparing the this meeting.

You can "what about..." all you want. Republicans could counter with FDR, who was basically comatose in his final term, or Woodrow Wilson, who was out of it after his stroke, etc. None of it justifies or excuses what we have witnessed.

Yeah, it is only just and natural to punish people for what their ancestors did. That is why Jews are allowed to kill Germans with no fear of criminal justice... The Boer ARE indigenous people. They arrived 350 years ago. Before the Zulus, just after the Bantus. The Bantus who, incidentallly, stole the land from the previous occupants. Zulus did the same. It was quite telling to hear the one white guy, A GUEST of the SA President, casually talking about what his family and neighbours have endured. Neighbours murdered, his brothers and 80 year old mother attacked in their homes, living behind electrified fences in fear, unable to drive in the countryside without being armed to the teeth.... The situation there is dire. I don't blame anyone for trying to leave.

Funny kind of genocide where the population INCREASES every year. Funny kind of apartheid where brown people are judges and members of the parliament.

Nice try. "B-b-but TRUMP" is a very poor answer. There was no collusion between the GOP and the media in hiding Trump, in disguising any physical or mental problems. Do you think MSNBC or CNN would be so sympathetic? This is a problem that goes beyond party loyalty.

This kind of hand waving and "never mind" is the current tactic of the Democrats. Chuck Shumer saying, "we are moving forward..." in resonse to any queston about what happened, etc. They are more concerned with their own power than with doing the right thing. The b-b-but Trump and b-b-but Reagan distractions are silly. The idea of an unelected cabal directing America while the President is ailing should scare the bejeeezus out of you, regardless of which party is doing it. That is why this needs to be examined, dragged into the sunlight, and must never happen again. The idea that the US had a non functioning President, who was all too often unable to do his job, is terrifying. Remember the Hillary Clinton political ad? "The phone rings at 3:00am. Who do YOU want to answer it?" Well, in 2021-2024 United States, NOBODY was available to answer. Reverse the polarity and ask yourself the same questions. Imagine 2017 Trump was obviously ailing, stumbling around in front of the world, unable to function past 400pm, not attending Cabinet meetings for A YEAR, suffering severe memory lapses. Would the media respond the same way? Would you?

I don't blame Joe Biden or his family for trying to hide his obvious physical and mental infirmities. That is what families do. Even his immediate staff- they are there to protect the President. But... Cabinet members and members of Congress also have duties to the American people and to the Constitution. They should have done something the second it became apparent the Biden was not able to serve. The 25th Amendment exists for THEM to use in such extreme cases. But they did not act. They were cowards and desperate to cling to power. They need to be investigated, shamed, and outed. And finally, the complicity of the media is staggering. The utter contempt they showed the American public, the obvious gaslighting, the lies, the smarmy smiles. They did nothing even though they knew something was wrong. Much like the politicians, they were afraid of losing access to the corridors of power. Afraid of losing possible gigs in a future administration. Afraid of the public. Convinced that the spectre of a second Trump term justified them in totally abandoning their professional ethics and responsibilities. And so they agreed to be willing participants in the cover up.

I prefer the 1966 borders myself. I am amazed at how gentle Israel has been so far in this conflict. Had I been in charge when the October 7 atrocities took place, I would have simply ordered Gaza to be made into a parking lot within 72 hours, unless the hostages were released.

Another interesting tidbit is that UNRWA also knew about the planned massacre.

True, but many are saying that they were bullied and threatened by the "Politburo" surrounding the President- his close knit cabal of advisors and family. Basically, the claim is that journalists were threatened with losing access to the President and the White House if they reported on his decline too often. So instead, Biden was given softball questons to answer instead of actual hard-hitting journalism. And now his cancer diagnosis is made pubic. Strangely, just days before a major book highlighting his declining health hits the bookshelves. Doctors interviewed on the subject say that Biden's form of cancer and advanced stage make it certain that this has been going on for many years, and that any physician would have picked it up immediately during a routine exam. Yet they hid the diagnosis from the public. Again, collusion. "We didn't want Trump to win, so it is OK if we artificially prop Biden up" is the excuse of the day.

True. There are at least 7 million able bodied men in the USA who are out of the workforce and basically just sitting on their collective ass all day. Given the right 'motivation', I am sure that many would jump at the chance to have gainful employment.

How about Egypt?

No politics. I wouldn't wish prostate cancer on my worst enemy. However, it is possible to recover with treatment and time. Hopefully the former President can live out his remaining years pain and cancer-free and enjoy the gift of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Instead of just marching and virtue signalling, why dont they do something more useful? They can go to Gaza, live amongst the people, and volunteer their time/skills to help rebuild the territory. Or they can each volunteer to sponsor a Gazan in their homes. But no. Bitching at the government to "do something" is a lot easier and less personally costly.

Ya got it assbackwards. It was the rabbit that was waving to Biden. An Easter bunny to be exact. Waving to keep him from getting to close to people at an Easter event at the White House. But the bigger issues are these: which Democrats knew of Biden's mental decline and when, and who was running the country for the months when Biden was effectively incapacitated? If there has ever been a case for a President to be removed under the 25th Amendment of the Constitution, this was it. The media got some explainin' to do. THey claim to have been duped by Biden's inner circle and not known the truth. Yet at the same time they actively participated, in collusion with those same Democratic operatives, to cover up the issue of Biden's incapacity.

Same is true just about anywhere in the world. At least in the US, POC have hel about anywhere in the world. At least in the US, POC have held virtually

Someone is raping oranges in Thailand? I would have thought raping mangos would be more culturally appropriate.

So you are OK with keeping a permanent underclass of "wet backs" to pick your crops and clean your toilets? That is an incredibly bigoted and privileged attitude. "We need brown people to do the scut work for us". You ignore the fact that most ag workers in the US are NOT illegal immigrants. There is no industry or job category that is.

You may be right. There was a lot of anti-Conservative strategic voting that went on. You can tell by the raw popular vote numbers. The leftist NDP voters deserted their party to vote for Carney purely to block the Conservatives from winning. It doesn't bode well for the future. I am still waiting to see which version of Carney actually governs the country. FIngers crossed....

Make-believe tough guy and high school dropout lectures us on global economics. Nah. He is a great actor and talent, but he needs to stick to his lane.

I am trying very, sincerely hard to give PM Carney the benefit of the doubt. Waiting to see how he bahaves as PM before passing judgement. But he really needs to focus on Canada, not on what other countries are up to.