Saturday, November 9, 2019:
Happy 85th B'day Carl Sagan
His golden voice begins "COSMOS: Possible Worlds" Episode 1. [Video: 1 min 50s]
Premiere: March 9, 2020
@NatGeoChannel
I’m a classical liberal, which means I am pro;
- property rights
- a market economy
- #liberty (eg. free speech)
- the rule of law
So, when exactly did all of this stop being pro-poor or become "right-wing"?🤔
In the 12 years to March 2019, State salaries trebled from R154bn to R518bn with a hefty R159bn of this due to inflation-beating salary increases.
AA and cadre deployment in action.
SA'S ACHILLES HEEL...TOO MANY FREE-SPENDING POLITICIANS AND NOT ENOUGH TAXPAYERS. HKGK.
South Africa’s tax vulnerability https://t.co/EZSNqQ2D0F via @Moneyweb
A couple of things that are wrong with your analysis:
1. Zuma took ANC from 66% to 57%
2. Zille took the DA from 12.4% to 27%
3. Zuma broke the country
4. Zille made CT and WC the best in the country
5. Zuma has many corruption charges etc.
6. Zille has none.
According to GQ Magazine, “new masculinity” is men wearing earrings and giant dresses that resemble sleeping bags while crying.
Oh my.
https://t.co/cTqAUUmoXi
A must-read on how the ANC NEC butchered what would have been a credible plan by Tito Mboweni. Pay special attention to the paragraphs on the madness of the NHI. https://t.co/sx7ZAwV8MN
Them:
"We care about diversity, inclusion, tolerance, love and compassion. Let's stop the division and be kind." ☺️
Also them:
"OMG! You talked to somebody who I disagree with about a thing! We must ruin your life forever and remove your ability to feed your family!" 😠
Pres. Ramaphosa spends a lot of time meeting BIG business looking for help to create jobs - but big business are retrenching. Ramaphosa should meet with SMALL business - they hold the key to actual job creation. Support small businesses - support the energy of enterprise. Jobs!
When I was a small boy, and wasn’t listening or was being outright naughty, I got several warnings then a smack on my bum. My Dad used to say ‘this will hurt me more than it hurts you’....and it was true. My Dad loved me enough to want to raise a disciplined son. I’m grateful. 👍🏻
The Patriarchy's greatest trick was convincing millions of women that it's liberating and empowering to work 50 hours a week to enrich men who don't care about them...
but it's oppressive slavery to raise children, or cook for a man who adores them and would die for them...