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  • Xuderis@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlThe brittleness of white billionaires
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    The regulation states:

    Equality 8. (1) Every person shall have the right to equality before the law and to equal protection of the law. (2) No person shall be unfairly discriminated against, directly or indirectly, and, without derogating from the generality of this provision, on one or more of the following grounds in particular: race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture or language. (3) (a) This section shall not preclude measures designed to achieve the adequate protection and advancement of persons or groups or categories of persons disadvantaged by unfair discrimination, in order to enable their full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms. (b) Every person or community dispossessed of rights in land before the commencement of this Constitution under any law which would have been inconsistent with subsection (2) had that subsection been in operation at the time of the dispossession, shall be entitled to claim restitution of such rights subject to and in accordance with sections 121, 122 and 123. (4) Prima facie proof of discrimination on any of the grounds specified in subsection (2) shall be presumed to be sufficient proof of unfair discrimination as contemplated in that subsection, until the contrary is established.

    Source: https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/1993-200.pdf

    “Black Economic Empowerment” does not mean “no whites”. It means “blacks need to be part of the economy”. BLM does not mean “white lives do not matter”. It means “blacks shouldn’t be dying”. Feminism does not mean “women should be held above men”. It means “women should be treated equally”.

    The only thing excluding Musk: he isn’t part of a marginalized group. He’s a billionaire. He isn’t marginalized.




  • Screw is slang for copulate and dates from the late 18th century and, from about the same time, also meant a prostitute, hence ‘screw you’ is often used as a euphemism for "fuck you’. Screw, as in a prison guard, is slang from the early 19th century and derives from earlier slang, ‘screws’, from the late 18th century, which were the keys that the guards carried. Screw as in money or wages, as in being ‘on a good screw’ is slang from the late 19th century. Screw, as in to swindle or cheat someone out of money, also dates from the late 19th century.

    Source: https://idiomorigins.org/origin/screw















  • This was a very long process that did not happen overnight. There are no perfect systems of government- they are run by humans and will always have human influence. The system is working as intended. Yes, there are checks and balances, but they are only as strong as the people enforcing them. No form of government is safe from this.

    The only way to truly combat this is for us, as a society, to value and advocate for education and empathy. More importantly, we need to call out harm. Talk about politics at work. Your job is political and ignoring that fact will harm you and your neighbors. Politics is uncomfortable to talk about, but if we don’t, we’re letting our oppressors have control. Silence always favors the oppressor, never the oppressed.

    We are all responsible for communicating with each other. A lot of people shut down after the election. This is not the time to stick your head in the mud and give up. This is the time to stand together and take action. Call and email your elected representatives. Volunteer. As Bernie said, if there’s a piece of legislation you disagree with, call the capital switchboard at (202) 224-2131.

    We are not defeated. We are united in a cause for change.