The thing about politicians’ salaries is interesting to me because their supporters must see how much money they have made but don’t seem to ask where the money came from. It is an open acceptance of corruption. If they are working in politics, you would expect them to be dedicated to that full-time—not day trading or engaging in other financial schemes—so corruption seems the most likely explanation. And for so many of the most well-known politicians to have increased their wealth by such a large margin must be statistically unlikely. Corruption—mass corruption—is the only plausible explanation.

Regarding South Africa, it should serve as a lesson on the failure of appointing incompetent people to key positions based on factors like race instead of merit. Look at the state of the country now. I remember 20 years ago, things were already deteriorating, and now they cannot even keep the electricity on in what were once first-world cities. They are to modern civilisation what the Dark Ages were to Rome—surrounded by things they cannot understand and could never build. Yet, there is zero criticism of their massive failure.

Thanks!