Society continues to have this stubborn false hope that "voting for the right people" will somehow eventually offer a solution for their problems. It won't, it's not meant to, and the proof is hidden in plain sight. Please stay with me...
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Firstly, this misplaced faith in elections gives politicians the licence to go on a never-ending cycle of hypocritical campaigns to paint each other as inherently terrible, preaching that electing the others, or continuing to, will definitely bring ruin to everyone...
The truth is that there is little difference between politicians that could possibly result in any meaningful improvement to the lives of ordinary people.
You see, politicians—even the ones who hate each other—have more in common with one another than they do with the masses.
You see, politicians—even the ones who hate each other—have more in common with one another than they do with the masses.
All politicians—the greens, blues or reds—are first and foremost defenders of the Republic and the Constitution, and are faithful only to these entities, not to the people. Just take a look at the oaths of office they take:
Section 48 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa reads as follows: "Before members of the National Assembly begin to perform their functions in the Assembly, they must swear or affirm faithfulness to the Republic and obedience to the Constitution."
Members of parliament take an oath to be faithful to the Republic and to obey the Constitution. Their faithfulness is to the Republic, not to the people.
Someone might say "well, the Republic is the people". This is incorrect.
Someone might say "well, the Republic is the people". This is incorrect.
Take a look at the oath of office of the President and his Deputy. It speaks of "the Republic" AND "all its people". Two separate entities.
"People" only appears in the oath of only those two offices. The oath taken by ministers and parliamentarians says nothing about the people.
"People" only appears in the oath of only those two offices. The oath taken by ministers and parliamentarians says nothing about the people.
However, even the President and Deputy don't swear an oath to be faithful to the people, they simply pledge to "devote" themselves to their "well-being". Their faithfulness is to the "Republic".
But how much does this matter?
But how much does this matter?
So, the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA is registered as a corporation with the Securities Exchange Commission in the United States.
Corporations have owners. Some claim that this is for administrative purposes and that the owners are the citizens of South Africa. Except...
Corporations have owners. Some claim that this is for administrative purposes and that the owners are the citizens of South Africa. Except...
If it was strictly necessary for a country to register with the US SEC for "administrative" purposes, then every country would be, but as of 2022, only a handful of countries are. (I counted less than 10)...
Secondly, if South Africa the corporation belonged to its citizens we would have certificates of equitable ownership and it would be registered as a COOPERATIVE instead of a corporation. Like any other corporation this one has owners, and the public officials serve these owners.
(It's important to understand the difference between a corporation and a cooperative. In a corporation, shareholders have different powers, some have more shares and their votes count for more. In a cooperative, all members are perfectly equal: "one man one vote")
Anyway, every corporation has a charter which defines the purpose of its existence, the Republic of South Africa has the Constitution as its charter. This Charter of the Republic is there to protect the REPUBLIC, not the people. In it's own words:
"This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic; law or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid, and the obligations imposed by it must be fulfilled."
It has the power to invalidate anything and everything, including the voice of the people. The people can never override it
It has the power to invalidate anything and everything, including the voice of the people. The people can never override it
(Without belabouring the point: the Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic, not of the people. If the Constitution was of the people, it would say so. It would read something like "This Constitution is the Supreme law of the people, by the people, for the people...")
It further says "The National Assembly is elected to represent the people...it does this by choosing the President."
So, the NA represents the people by choosing a president for them. This President then swears allegiance to the Corporation (The Republic), not to the people.
So, the NA represents the people by choosing a president for them. This President then swears allegiance to the Corporation (The Republic), not to the people.
The point is this: politicians, whether they're aware of this or not, are not put there to serve the people, their loyalty is to the corporation and its owners.
Whoever is voted in will, and can only work to serve and enrich the Republic, and that's the long and short of it.
Whoever is voted in will, and can only work to serve and enrich the Republic, and that's the long and short of it.
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