South Africa will not move forward until we stop worshipping The Poor. Poverty is the currency & everyone, from politicians to radio talkshow hosts, feed on it. In Africa, poverty is glorified & speaking against The Poor is abominable. 
They are affectionately called “the masses of our people, the poor of the poorest, the vulnerable, the down-trodden, etc”. There is a feel good effect when you are seen to be protecting The Poor. You feel holy & sanctified when you are seen to be on the side of The Poor.
Hence, Africa continues to cultivate poverty. Poverty is like a sort of special disability that requires special recognition. In South Africa The Poor are off limits, they are sacred, you can’t touch them even if you are Eskom.
Until we recognise that each of us has the potential to be what we must be, we will never move forward. People have the right to be poor, people have the right to be rich. To be self reliant is tough, yet to be poor is easy, especially when everyone is encouraging you.
In South Africa, the poorer you are, the more worth you have. Your worth win elections, your worth build radio stations, build mega churches, your worth build political careers. For this, they will never let you go. They will never let you reach your true pontential.😪😥😪
All will be done to keep you in the poverty lane. Poverty is currency.
Succesfully, South Africa has created an entire programme to cultivate poverty & to keep The Poor in check. To make The Poor feel as comfortable as possible in their induced state of poverty.
Succesfully, South Africa has created an entire programme to cultivate poverty & to keep The Poor in check. To make The Poor feel as comfortable as possible in their induced state of poverty.
These programmes they do not Create but GIVE. The Poor like being given (Free house, free money, free land, free miracles, even free condoms). The Poor love to be pampered. Being given is addictive & powerful people know that.
Why enslave The Poor? In Africa, poverty & ignorance are valuable currency. We observed & inherited this doctrine from our colonialists. Colonialists GAVE & never Created. Poverty & ignorance was a huge currency then, as it is now.
We worship poverty. We embrace it, we manufacture it. We feed on it. We do all these to hide our guilt. To create a sense of self worth. While we benefit from the exploit of Poverty. This disgusting symbiotic phenomenon is only found in Africa, the richest continent.
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