South Africans cheering for nearly R700 million of their own tax money to host a parade of wealthy career politicians eating, drinking, blocking roads and planning new ways to squeeze them, while insulting anyone who dares to criticise those politicians, leaves me with one conclusion. South Africans must genuinely enjoy suffering.
The loans and investments you celebrate are not free. They come with interest, strings attached and pressure to advance other countries’ agendas. And like every other time, that money will be stolen, wasted or diverted to comrades. There is no reason to believe this time will be any different. They are selling your future.
So don’t cry about crime, corruption, collapsing services, dry taps, blackouts or potholes. You vote for it. You defend it. You clap like seals for it. You are an accomplice. You have no one else to blame.