Of all the people who deserve money, corrupt politicians and lobbyists are the only two groups who deserve it less than people like musk
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Jtotheb@lemmy.world 10 months agoIn what sense is he correct? It’s not because he’s not black, you’ve just cited the workaround—and it’s not like he’s a guy who takes a principled stand against nepotism.
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I don’t know that there are many white capitalists in South Africa who deserve their money more than any black individual living there
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Agree, he is not taking a principled stance. He is playing the “I am being oppressed because of my race” card, despite his extensive privilege.
One correction, it’s not the state that officially takes ownership, it’s politically connected private individuals who get the ownership. The public gets zero benefit.
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Thank you for the clarification.