Should Amazon pull the plug on their new Cape Town headquarters?

Should Amazon pull the plug on their new Cape Town headquarters?

  • Yes - Pull the plug

    Votes: 132 46.8%

  • No - Stay the course Amazon

    Votes: 139 49.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 11 3.9%
  • Total voters
    282
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Should Amazon pull the plug on their new Cape Town headquarters? Or do you believe it is worth their effort to stay the course?
 
'Worth their effort' could still mean anything at this point. Who knows how much more drawn out this will be.
 
I love how such a large proportion of people are calling for one of the global commercial superpowers to not invest in the country, where they as people would be the beneficiaries of the investment, only to give the politicians the finger.
It's like keying your own car in order to win an argument. Dumb as ****.
 
In the long run buying off a few protestors can't be a big line item. The walk-away threats are just part of the negotiating strategy.

But there's definitely a NIMBY problem in CT and the sick irony is it's the very same people halting every development that comes along who have lots to say about the "legacy of spatial apartheid" etc.
 
Messugga said:
I love how such a large proportion of people are calling for one of the global commercial superpowers to not invest in the country, where they as people would be the beneficiaries of the investment, only to give the politicians the finger.
It's like keying your own car in order to win an argument. Dumb as ****.
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I think they should invest but they will do much better getting HQ set up in gp than wc.
 
Messugga said:
I love how such a large proportion of people are calling for one of the global commercial superpowers to not invest in the country, where they as people would be the beneficiaries of the investment, only to give the politicians the finger.
It's like keying your own car in order to win an argument. Dumb as ****.
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There are other areas outside of Cape Town.
 
Messugga said:
I love how such a large proportion of people are calling for one of the global commercial superpowers to not invest in the country, where they as people would be the beneficiaries of the investment, only to give the politicians the finger.
It's like keying your own car in order to win an argument. Dumb as ****.
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I actually don't have a problem with them investing in the country - even though (as we learnt with the FIFA WC) that investment comes at a cost. They are ultimately hoping to get money out of SA and not spend money here.
 
Tomtomtom said:
In the long run buying off a few protestors can't be a big line item. The walk-away threats are just part of the negotiating strategy.

But there's definitely a NIMBY problem in CT and the sick irony is it's the very same people halting every development that comes along who have lots to say about the "legacy of spatial apartheid" etc.
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It can't be both an NIMBY problem and a spatial apartheid problem.

Developing in these affluent areas just further reenforces spatial apartheid.
 
Nerfherder said:
It can't be both an NIMBY problem and a spatial apartheid problem.

Developing in these affluent areas just further reenforces spatial apartheid.
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> Build in affluent area = SpAtIal aPArthEid
> Build in poor areas = GENtRifIcatIon
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/new...s-return-ab1123a3-e796-4c09-8481-4465b9e2fcc7

A rising tide raises all boats. Government making the lives of people who want to invest in the country more difficult makes sure the tides of growth never happen.
 
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