BUSINESS MAVERICK REFLECTION: Americans find their inner Mugabe

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As ironic as it may seem, US President Donald Trump’s smaller-than-expected loss in the election is a demonstration not of his surprising durability, but of our frailty as humankind. While that might astound some Americans, in Africa, I suspect, few will be seriously shocked.

One of the funniest and poignant portrayals of soon-to-be former US president Donald Trump came, somewhat inevitably, from comedian Trevor Noah. Noah made the point in jest, but there are often few truths that hit home harder than when they are spoken with a smile.

Later, in an interview, Noah expanded on this notion, saying, like with African dictators, you just have to “follow the money”, particularly with the people closest to him, his family and business associates.And Trump has ended his presidency in a stereotypical African way too, claiming the polls were rigged and refusing to leave. The irony is that while some African presidents still have some of these “big man” characteristics, the continent is changing.

Yes, but it goes further than that. The snobbishness of cultural elites is often hauled out as a reason for this social shift, and the argument has some truth to it, but to me it is not persuasive. It places too much blame on these so-called elites, who often consist of the most caring and thoughtful people in society. To characterise their revulsion for “big man” politics as “snobbery” is frankly a travesty.

 

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Mugabe was violent and his people are still violent today, the only thing that resembles mugabe in USA is Biden, the Big Guy and his BLM and Antifa thugs. Try again!

Wot?

Weak

Inner Mugabe? LOL

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