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John Bouchard's avatar

This is interesting Mike! Glad I tuned back in with you on S Africa and Hope your doing well. Having spent most of my adult life working in US prisons I readily recognize the degree and complexity of this kind of white collar government corruption.

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Mike Hampton's avatar

Your government is the democracy benchmark for imprisoning people who should be free, so you must know a helluva lot.

Problem in South Africa is that people less likely to be noticed.

I read an article the other day where a man said he was imprisoned for having tik (meth) on him. He could have gotten a 3-month prison sentence. Instead, he was held without trial for one year, and then released without being convicted (like so many). Because he wasn't a member of the Numbers gangs, he had to sleep on the floor in an overcrowded cell.

I got sentenced with the Judge refusing to read my evidence or allow me to address the fake evidence the politician had put against me.

Our country is broken. Yours, at least, is still pretending to be King of the World - ha ha.

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John Bouchard's avatar

Haha but true. Yes I case load and counseled thousands .

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Daniel Helkenn's avatar

This sounds like the classic circle jerk, pass the buck until it disappears scenario.

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Mike Hampton's avatar

It is, and I'm always the one without a chair when the music stops.

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Daniel Helkenn's avatar

I always chose to look at it as being the winner of the short stick drawing. On the other hand I’m working my way through the vids and tunes you just posted. I have a clear winner so far but will finish today and report back.

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johnny.makhno's avatar

Great reporting on South Africa. Like John Bouchard, this sounds like anything having to do with Chicago transportation from the 70's til now. All in a single political party. All before and after Obama's career. All glistening personalities. All pretending to "get stuff done". And all doing an investigation or two...

Keep up the good writing. The details are great!

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Mike Hampton's avatar

True, it's the political playbook being re-read globally, and mass fools thinking it's a sequel.

Glad you appreciate!

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Darkstar's avatar

Political leaders are just like baboons in many ways,Mike. The strongest lead by cronyism, and abuse the weak members of the group. The weak members work the most,and get the least in benefits.

Maybe humans can't change. It's locked in our DNA.

Fun fact. We,the ones that don't abuse the weak,out number those that do,by a very large margin.

Instead of kicking the hyenas, perhaps we should come together and throw coconuts at them all.

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Mike Hampton's avatar

In the ridiculous of my country's never-on-the-issue and always-manipulating-intent, you would now be targeted as a racist, and taken to the Human Rights Commission. Not joking. Racial politics is a fucking circus here, meant to distract from the thieving.

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Darkstar's avatar

He'll, I m probably targeted here for telling people that AI will take over the world, and eliminate all humanity in a global nuclear war.

Do buzzards care what baboons think? In the end buzzards win over baboons human and ape alike.

Thanks for the warning Mike.

I don't think I'll go to South Africa soon. 🤠

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Mike Hampton's avatar

Rats will grow wings and cockroaches claws to give those buzzards competition.

For a tourist, SOUTH AFRICA IS AMAZING. Let me plan your trip.

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Darkstar's avatar

I'll wait until the war starts,and I can make some bread selling used T-111 parts 🤪

Living on an Army pension isn't quite the.life of luxury. Don't fret though, as soon as you open your dicotech I'll find a way to get there!

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Mike Hampton's avatar

With a 19 to 1 exchange rate, you'll holiday like a King after you've covered your flight, New York to Cape Town. In the meanwhile, as contingency, I'll start digging the tunnel from my disco to your cabin in the American woods.

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Darkstar's avatar

😄

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