Johannesburg, South Africa: As gunshots and explosions rang out when looting and mayhem continued in many parts KwaZulu-Natal on Monday morning, major routes were closed to traffic, Durban's public transport system was not operating and even funerals had been put on hold. Protesters continued to loot shopping centres on Monday morning. Some were seen walking off with appliances, including TVs and washing machines, and trolleys filled to the brim. Reports from Pietermaritzburg indicated that Brookside Mall was on fire. Police and private security companies battled to disperse protesters from Friday when the protest action, themed #FreeJacobZuma and #KZNShutdown on social media, saw violence erupting across the province. It has since spread to Gauteng. The entire N3 Toll Route, in both directions, from Harrismith in the Free State to Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal, was closed to traffic as “a result of the current spate of uncontrollable violent attacks on road users, trucks, security and emergency services and businesses”. https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-07-12-gunshots-and-explosions-ring-out-in-kzn-as-violent-protests-continue/
Capitalism is the economic engine that promotes innovation, creates the wealth, abundance and prosperity that makes philanthropy and welfare (and entertainment careers) even possible… …and then there’s socialism / communism. “…After all, socialism is the leading man-made cause of death and misery in human existence. Whether implemented by a mob or a single strongman, collectivism is a poverty generator, an attack on human dignity, and a destroyer of individual rights.” https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/27/sorry-if-youre-offended-but-socialism-leads-to-misery-and-destitution/ “America will never become Socialist? That's probably true, but Socialist policies are not on the outside, looking in. The U.S. has far too many of them! Both Socialism & Corporatism have to go. Free Markets & Liberty must replace them.” http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/socialism-corporatism-bankrupted-the-us-free-markets-are-the-answer “Modern society is hypnotized by socialism. It is prevented by socialism from seeing the mortal danger it is in. And one of the greatest dangers of all is that you have lost all sense of danger, you cannot even see where it's coming from as it moves swiftly towards you.” ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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