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[Evonomics: The Next Evolution of Economics @EvonomicsMag]

A political system corrupted by economic elites is also a failed economic system.
Law professor @lessig quotes the study: “The preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically insignificant impact on public policy.” Read the paper: https://t.co/kkcbxiMmj8

[Vuyo @En100rd]

@AdvoBarryRoux @jacintaNgobese

[Machi @machioluoma]

In Africa they have Translated Bible to many Local languages, but can’t Translate Biology, Chemistry or Physics in the same African language.

[Adémọ́lá. @OgbeniDemola]

When white people talk about freedom in South Africa, they mean freedom to practice apartheid.

[SizweLo @SizweLo]

Weapons of mass destruction in Iraq = Human rights violations in Libya = Persecution of Uyghurs in China = White genocide in South Africa

[Wiesie de Kock @wiesiede]

@SizweLo And then you wonder why more people have mental health problems, people are lonely, find it difficult to raise children, self medicate with alcohol and drugs and watch fantasy movies about lives they will never have.

[Nozizwe🇨🇩 @KasiShaman]

@SizweLo Hyper-individualism, as the driving force behind Capitalism, is meant to distort our collective consciousness.

[SizweLo @SizweLo]

For about 200 000 years, humans have maintained strong communal and cooperative values.

American-style hyper-individualism and the idea that everyone is naturally selfish are very recent developments and are not objective facts about human nature.

[Billionaire Koekie @MsK21129]

@MoloraItu @Qhawe___L That’s how Nepal ended up setting the standard so maybe someone needs to do the Lords work and switch off towers‼️

[Blank name @ManjeCleen]

@Qhawe___L The problem is not "we're not angry enough" the problem is we're a bunch of cowards.

[Khandlela @Mis_kaaay]

@Ndo_Cala I wonder about everything then I stop mid thoughts coz it hurts so much to think how much has been taken from us especially our identity 💔

[Kentah Gwanjez @GWANJEZ]

"A man is his heart...if the heart is not great then he cannot be great."

[SizweLo @SizweLo]

Here's how the West poaches the best African talent and makes billions from it🧵🧵

[SizweLo @SizweLo]

Some South Africans are celebrating the US sanctions bill aimed at the ANC.
They think this is finally accountability for corruption. They believe Washington is riding in to save them from bad governance. But they are mistaken, dangerously so.

This Bill has nothing to do with rooting out corruption. If it did, the US would be sanctioning half of its own allies, from Saudi Arabia to Israel to the oil-rich oligarchs of the Gulf.

This is about discipline. And the message is clear: If your country steps out of line, if it refuses to parrot American foreign policy, if it dares to stand with Palestine or host Russian diplomats or buy Chinese infrastructure, then it will be punished.

Yes, the Bill mentions ANC officials. Contrary to what the people might wish for, the sanctions talk is not about Cyril or Senzo Mchunu; it’s about Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s most outspoken and respected voice on foreign policy, especially on Palestine, Russia, and the Global South.

Let’s be honest, Cyril is cautious and non-confrontational. Naledi Pandor, however, speaks clearly and unapologetically for the multipolar world, and she does it with gravitas and integrity.

From her rebukes of Western hypocrisy to her embrace of BRICS+ partnerships, Pandor has become a symbol of Global South defiance. She called Israel an Apartheid state, supported Russia-China mediation and diplomacy, advocated for Africa’s sovereignty on the global stage and rejected being bullied by the West during the Russia–Africa Summit and the ICC arrest warrant saga.

Her growing popularity, across race, class, and party lines, makes her dangerous to the empire.

But the American Bill doesn’t stop with individuals. It also targets government ministers aligned with “America’s adversaries”, which refers to institutions the US deems hostile and potentially, critical public sectors like health, energy, or defence, if they fall under targeted departments.

What happens when the US Treasury decides that the Health Minister is too close to China? What happens when US pharmaceutical companies refuse to sell SA life-saving medications? What happens when the US Treasury imposes secondary sanctions on any company that does business with our state-owned entities? Bad things happen, that’s what.

This is exactly what Washington has done to Iran (medicine, banking, even food supply chains cut off), Venezuela (sanctions on oil, crippling the economy), Zimbabwe (ZDERA made recovery impossible) and Cuba (60+ years of blockade, with devastating social effects).

In each case, it began with “targeted sanctions” on officials. And in each case, it ended with collective punishment of the people.

US National Security Advisor and chief imperial lizard Henry Kissinger said the US needed to “make the economy scream” in Chile, to destabilise the socialist government of Salvador Allende.

This was part of a deliberate campaign to cripple Chile’s economy, spread fear and generate unrest to justify a coup, which happened in 1973, leading to the fascist pro-business dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

The US uses sanctions not just to pressure governments, but to punish populations, create shortages, devalue currencies, tank economies, spark social unrest and force regime change.

When Americans say these are “targeted” measures, remember: So were the initial sanctions on Zimbabwe, which later became a financial noose around the entire economy. Look at Zim now.

Sanctions start by naming individuals. But the aim is always the same: Make the economy scream and then offer “relief” if the country bends the knee.

South Africa is guilty of disobedience by running military drills with China and Russia, backing Palestine in the ICJ against Israel, refusing to break ties with Iran and BRICS allies and saying no to a unipolar world.

This Bill is the re-colonial logic of Washington: “You’re free to vote. But not to choose your friends.”

So, be careful what you celebrate. If this passed, and a Trump-led US imposed financial warfare on South Africa, it won’t stop with ANC cadres.
It will further cripple government capacity and hurt poor people first because sanctions don’t fall on politicians.

Rest assured that the United States is never going to cross the Atlantic Ocean just to come and inadvertently save you from corruption. “America first” means you last.

You don’t need to defend the ANC, but you must defend your sovereignty. You can and should hold your leaders accountable, but on your own terms, not under threats from a foreign superpower trying to drag you back into a Cold War-style loyalty contest.

South Africa has the right to trade with whomever it wants, support liberation movements like in Palestine, oppose genocide, join BRICS, pursue a multipolar future and resist being bullied by the West.

Oh, and there’s also the small matter of that Apartheid-nostalgic terrorist formation, Afriforum, celebrating this Bill. This tells you all you need to know.

The expected failure of this Bill may offer short-term relief, but it should not breed complacency. The US has fired a warning shot, not just at South Africa, but at any nation that dares to chart an independent course.

What we’re witnessing is just the early stages of a long game of coercion. Sovereignty will not be granted; it must be defended.

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

Only Black people are expected to forget their history. All others are encouraged to preserve it.

[President Parody Afwerki (Parody) 🇪🇷 @isaias_afwerki]

@OgbeniDemola Actually, human civilization started in Africa. And every corner of the world had its own moment of dominance after Africa and the west is the last to become civilized.

[Adémọ́lá. @OgbeniDemola]

From Libya, Haiti, Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria, Burkina- Faso, there’s nowhere in Africa where Western democracy has ever worked