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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is what happens as the disparity in wealth grows.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

This is what happens as the state gets hollowed out by decades of ANC corruption and misrule.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sure, let's replace the bastards with worse bastards that are only there for profit and would make less profit if crime were to go down! That'll fix it! 🤦

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

The thing is, individual citizens can't reform the police, or ambulance services, fire brigade, or power utilities, all of which have been gutted by the ANC. All they can do is to pay, out of pocket, for private sector replacements. No one is arguing that this is better than having working public sector versions in the first place, but that's not achievable until the national government gets totally overhauled (if it ever happens).