SA Politics Thread Part 11: The GNU Normal

[Bewlen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952967561504833664

I especially enjoy one of the comments on that tweet

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952972675586093530

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952995336739254562

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Journalists aren't well paid but I hear you. It's a huge insult at even more risk. These various state entities are just pits of corruption with complicit boards and no political oversight.

This particular journalist wrote a few successful books though. I doubt he's cheap to employ...

 

[ToxicBunny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952995336739254562

Well lets see how long it takes for Herman to back track on his conditions once he's tasted that level of power and has even better whipsky fueled racist rants.

 

[ShaunSA]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952995336739254562

Let me guess. Cushy jobs for him and his cronies?

 

[ToxicBunny]

This particular journalist wrote a few successful books though. I doubt he's cheap to employ...

I would hazard a guess that even if he was interested in the bribe, R60k would have been too low.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Let me guess. Cushy jobs for him and his cronies?

Well he has a failed investment to try and recover from you know.

 

[Unhappy1]

I would hazard a guess that even if he was interested in the bribe, R60k would have been too low.

Its almost certainly not the first journalist a looting movement member has tried to bribe. Im sure they have brought bigger amounts in the past and been successful.

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

Yeah, I suspect PLM is one of the very few financially secure journalists in this country. I think the Gangster State was quite a successful book.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Its almost certainly not the first journalist a looting movement member has tried to bribe. Im sure they have brought bigger amounts in the past and been successful.

Absolutely no question that they've been successful before, with bigger and even smaller amounts.

 

[Vrotappel]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952815026617639098

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I would hazard a guess that even if he was interested in the bribe, R60k would have been too low.

Seems to be enough for News24 journalists reporters...

 

[ToxicBunny]

Seems to be enough for News24 journalists reporters...

Yeah I don't think Adriaan pays too well.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Let me guess. Cushy jobs for him and his cronies?

How dare you suggest that John and Leon have cushy jobs

 

[TheChamp]

Well lets see how long it takes for Herman to back track on his conditions once he's tasted that level of power and has even better whipsky fueled racist rants.

He won't be the first one to do that so there's really no shame.

 

[TheChamp]

Let me guess. Cushy jobs for him and his cronies?

It's not about positions, it's about principle.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

It's not about positions, it's about principle.

Politician with principles, lmao...

 

[Sideshow Bob]

He won't be the first one to do that so there's really no shame.

I agree. I don't call it backtrack but strategic move due to changed circumstances.

Something like DA did after their original stance.

The DA stands firm. We will not keep the ANC in power

In a recent op-ed, Adriaan Basson claimed, without a single meaningful source or shred of evidence, that there are secret negotiations between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) for a coalition government post-2024 elections. This is simply not true, and one...

www.da.org.za

 

[TheChamp]

I agree. I don't call it backtrack but strategic move due to changed circumstances.

Something like DA did after their original stance.

The DA stands firm. We will not keep the ANC in power

In a recent op-ed, Adriaan Basson claimed, without a single meaningful source or shred of evidence, that there are secret negotiations between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) for a coalition government post-2024 elections. This is simply not true, and one...

www.da.org.za

Yeah, it's not what it looks like.

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952748564607607172