Ilana Mecer was born in South Africa, so has some knowledge of the culture and geography of South Africa. I therefore take what she writes in her article at Townhall.com entitled South Africa Shames US Democrats By Uniting Against Criminality. Mercer contends that the problems of South Africa started when the Americans insisted on a "democratic" solution instead of a federal republican system with recognition of minority rights and checks and balances. Please go read not only Mercer's article but the linked articles as well for a good understanding of what she is talking about.
For background, Mercer quickly sites the current situation:
For the last decade, I’ve seen South Africa as a sea of troubles—and a harbinger of things to come in America. When America becomes a majority-minority country, it will likely resemble South Africa.
But, in their darkest days, the country and its people need upliftment—and have, surprisingly, earned it. I saw a ray—nay, rays—of hope amid the revelry of looting, robbing and arson that has engulfed the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and the Transvaal (my birthplace), following the conviction and jailing for contempt of court of former President Jacob Zuma.
Dozens have been killed in the two provinces mentioned, more than 200 shopping malls have been robbed then razed, and countless cattle have been stolen, which generally means sentient animals are being savagely hacked to death for food.
The courts issued a verdict that went against the wishes of a tribal faction of the South African population, and it erupted. I assure you, however, that Zuma’s loyalists, the Zulus, were not the only ones partaking in the bacchanalia. The dominant-party state ensconced with American imprimatur was once a variegated country of English, African and Afrikaner. For centuries, British, Boer and Bantu had been clashing and alternately collaborating on the continent.
Now, however, South Africa is an Afro-American multicultural society, united by an affinity for MacDonald’s and mobile phones and a strict enforcement of progressive “thinking,” attendant speech codes and cancel culture.
South Africa has been made over in the image of America, and the outcomes are not good.When South Africa was working on their constitution, one wag made the comment, "Why don't we give them ours'? We're not using it." He is right of course, that our government has been burning up more and more of our rights under our Constitution, and reaping yet more and more social pathologies. The riots last summer, which once would have seen people arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law were only the beginning. Now businesses are closing up in San Francisco because criminals who steal from these businesses are no longer prosecuted. Predictably, with no consequences, more and more people take what they want.
Our elites keep yapping about "our democracy." But a democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. It is not our system of government. Our Constitution defines a republican form of government, with certain rights guaranteed. They are off the table. They are not up for a vote, and the majority has to respect them. It is for this reason that everyone wants to come to America.
Whatever form of rule the elites have in mind, whether it is communist or fascist, it is not what our country was founded to be. It is time we call out these so called "elites" and oligarchs for who they are and what they want. Too many conservatives have pretended that our opponents mean well, but have different views on how to proceed. But the mask is off now, and we can see that they are not arguing in good faith. Indeed, they don't want to argue at all. They want to tell you, and you are supposed to obey. What they want is the power to tell YOU how to live YOUR life. But God puts that choice in each of our hands. It is not up to them, or indeed anyone else's hands. We can not let them have that power over us.
For Mercer's sake, I will be praying for South Africa too.
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