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drat iunno poo poo about MK oh it was only formed in December, crazy
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Plutonis posted:ANC might be in danger of losing their 30 year grip. Zuma's defection to the MK party completely wrecked their support with the Zulu vote. I recommend that you be skeptical of a poll conducted by the family who are the biggest donors of the DA party, and the richest in the country. Edit: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/about/ Votskomit has issued a correction as of 18:03 on Mar 12, 2024 |
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i say swears online posted:drat iunno poo poo about MK It's a clown show and people are skeptical of its support. This has happened before several times with former ANC members. Thus far amongst former ANC members, Julius Malema has the best track record of gaining votes. HallelujahLee posted:eff needs to win They won't, but their support may increase, and they may be in a key position to choose a coalition after the election. They are communists so my normal assumption is that coalitions will be made against them. However the ANC is partnered with the SACP so... I dunno. It's might be an Interesting Time.
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Votskomit posted:It's a clown show and people are skeptical of its support. would be nice if the sacp allied the eff
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HallelujahLee posted:would be nice if the sacp allied the eff I don't think Blade Nzimande is willing to risk his ministerial post by antagonizing the ANC. However the SACP does seem to be slightly less lethargic and complacent ever since the EFF entered the scene.
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Votskomit posted:I don't think Blade Nzimande is willing to risk his ministerial post by antagonizing the ANC.
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is there a good way to wish someone a good ramadan assuming thats appropriate? i know very little and not sure where to ask.
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RadiRoot posted:is there a good way to wish someone a good ramadan assuming thats appropriate? i know very little and not sure where to ask. "ramadan mubarak" is basically arabic "happy holidays". it's totally fine and appropriate everywhere
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HallelujahLee posted:have any major unions abandoned the anc? Yes, Numsa. Metal workers. They are Marxist, have 300k members and had a reluctant relationship with the ANC ever since Mandela forced them to accept the GEAR neolib policies in ~96. They abandoned the ANC a few years back and are not currently officially endorsing anyone but are obviously building ties with the EFF. https://twitter.com/Numsa_Media Their Twitter is decent.
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Votskomit posted:Blade Nzimande The coolest name I've ever seen
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Votskomit posted:Yes, Numsa. Metal workers. They are Marxist, have 300k members and had a reluctant relationship with the ANC ever since Mandela forced them to accept the GEAR neolib policies in ~96. thanks for the info thats good to see imo
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Hasn't the DA been shifting from The Normal Whites to outright pro-apartheid/Trump poo poo lately? I'm surprised they're picking up votes regardless of how bad the ANC is
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Bro Dad posted:Hasn't the DA been shifting from The Normal Whites to outright pro-apartheid/Trump poo poo lately? I'm surprised they're picking up votes regardless of how bad the ANC is that's FPlus, DA are lib whites and "colored" voters, very middle class and popular in Cape Town iirc edit maybe you're right? wiki says they're a much older and whiter party than I remember in the past i say swears online has issued a correction as of 20:53 on Mar 12, 2024 |
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Please have a look at the DAs election manifesto point number 1: They are a Suburban Liberal party and their biggest funders are the same people who funded apartheid. Mining magnates and Media Moguls. They (the Democratic Alliance) were formed by the progressive Democratic Party forming an alliance with the New National Party and the FA (who split to form the FF+). i say swears online posted:that's FPlus, DA are lib whites and "colored" voters, very middle class and popular in Cape Town iirc You've got it right. Suburbanites in Cape Town usually vote DA regardless of race. They are however becoming increasingly white because all the black and coloured leaders tend to leave the org, for some inexplicable reason. Further, they support Israel. There's a correlation between supporting Israel and whiteness in this country, so... Bro Dad posted:Hasn't the DA been shifting from The Normal Whites to outright pro-apartheid/Trump poo poo lately? I'm surprised they're picking up votes regardless of how bad the ANC is Their most influential figure, Helen Zille, wrote this book recently. 
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i say swears online posted:"ramadan mubarak" is basically arabic "happy holidays". it's totally fine and appropriate everywhere thanks
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lmao good post ty
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Votskomit posted:Yes, Numsa. Metal workers. They are Marxist, have 300k members and had a reluctant relationship with the ANC ever since Mandela forced them to accept the GEAR neolib policies in ~96. They're also involved with the International People's Assembly: https://twitter.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1681020174986625025?t=hykngNzh6vAZz3BbaZB4ig&s=19
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Votskomit posted:Please have a look at the DAs election manifesto point number 1: holy crap lol
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Coincidentally https://twitter.com/Numsa_Media/status/1767945836367913072?t=qrHLCWP6RK0SCBNhWrIB9w&s=19
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🤣🤣🤣🤣👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾❤️🖤💛 lol hell yeah
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In-depth Analysis – Amhara region crisis: The weight of a crumbling core This rising sentiment has also ignited a tide of a new form of Amhara nationalism in the expression of the desire for secession among many political activists, unheard in the history of Ethiopia. https://addisstandard.com/in-depth-analysis-amhara-region-crisis-the-weight-of-a-crumbling-core/ ------------------------------------------ DRIVERS OF CONFLICT IN THE AMHARA REGION The conflicts in the Amhara region can be categorized into inter- and intra-regional conflicts. Their drivers vary and can be multi-layered and interlinked: inter-Amhara conflicts, for example, are linked to intra-regional conflicts or their drivers. Competing Identity-Based Movements The Amhara region, like other regions in Ethiopia, has experienced conflicts driven by competing identity-based movements. Ethnic and religious aspirations have played a significant role in driving tensions and conflicts, as different groups such as the Agew, Qimant, and Oromo living in Oromo Special Zone of the Amhara region seek recognition, representation, and autonomy. Moreover, the lack of representation and massacres that the Amharas living outside the Amhara region have often faced has also contributed to political resentment across the region. Territorial Disputes At times related to contentious identity-based movements, but a key driver in its own right, is territorial disputes. Land and resource ownership and allocation have been contentious issues in the Amhara region. Disputes over territories and boundaries have sparked conflicts, with various groups vying for control and asserting their claims. The question of territory also applies to the Wolqayt-T(s)egede conflict where Amhara and Tigray identities are at loggerheads. Similarily, the Ethio-Sudan border skirmishes are another instance of territory-driven conflict Political Power Realignment Competing national and ethnic aspirations often interact with continuities and change in the Ethiopian state, where ethnic groups are demanding more representation centrally at the same time as seeking autonomy within their region. For example, Amhara nationalists believe they are being sidelined from central power and also feel their autonomy within the region is being eroded. They believe the PP is dominated by Oromo political elites who want to impose their will, including in the Amhara region. Marginalization of Amhara representatives from peace processes, such as with the TPLF and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), has created grievances and tensions. A related factor is the quest for a new political settlement in, and redefinition of, the Ethiopian state. The remaking of Ethiopia’s social contract is portrayed as reducing the north’s cultural and political dominance and giving the so-called ‘Greater South’ more representation. Lastly, power struggles at the regional level are another factor driving conflicts on the ground. Fragmentation among fighting parties is linked to the power struggle between the different provincialized identities within the Amhara region.
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PP, it's been said before, but I appreciate the updates on the Ethiopia war even if I don't have much to say. In other news, this could be big. https://twitter.com/marcus_herve/status/1769118043836141681
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Weka posted:PP, it's been said before, but I appreciate the updates on the Ethiopia war even if I don't have much to say.
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Cool https://twitter.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1769291145987989933?t=A6Q3ZyA-VTQRuKXfNGwWrA&s=19
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PawParole posted:In-depth Analysis – Amhara region crisis: The weight of a crumbling core Still getting used to the idea of Oromo power elites. Amhara and Tigray dominated the country so much when I lived there 15 yrs ago. Things have really changed.
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Weka posted:PP, it's been said before, but I appreciate the updates on the Ethiopia war even if I don't have much to say.
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Jose posted:Cool Excellent Curious to see how this goes, though. If America doesn't comply, does Niger just accept that or do they attempt to enforce?
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https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1769596940402962440 Major cope from US hegemony fanboys. I'm sure the US is actually really eager to abandon one of their largest drone bases as some 32 dimensional cheese maneuver. e: Did I really loving say "cheese maneuver" lmao VoicesCanBe has issued a correction as of 01:16 on Mar 21, 2024 |
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VoicesCanBe posted:https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1769596940402962440 quote:the US will probably remove the base and in doing so will allow ISIS in the area to be able to conduct more offensive operations against the government. quote:if the US leaves and ISIS and others turn on the government it will be a strong message to the rest of the area. strange how ISIS keeps doing this
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bedpan posted:strange how ISIS keeps doing this what'll be really weird is when ISIS is still there and lashing out but suddenly much less effective once the US leaves
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As of a couple of years ago America had 5 or 6 bases in Niger. They have left one in Niamey after the most recent coup but that is all I am aware of, so being forced out would be quite a blow. They are in talks with a couple of west African coastal states for a new drone base for "unarmed surveillance" but they don't have the central location like Niger. On a hunch I looked up Libya news and what do you know... Benghazi still ain't going away quote:https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/us-wants-to-reopen-embassy-libya/index.html quote:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/libyan-leaders-agree-form-new-unified-government-2024-03-10/
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Plutonis posted:ANC might be in danger of losing their 30 year grip. Zuma's defection to the MK party completely wrecked their support with the Zulu vote. Zulu MKin me crazy!!! Lol
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Spergin Morlock posted:what'll be really weird is when ISIS is still there and lashing out but suddenly much less effective once the US leaves That's just a coincidence and its repeating occurance is wholly unremarkable.
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Shageletic posted:Still getting used to the idea of Oromo power elites. Amhara and Tigray dominated the country so much when I lived there 15 yrs ago. Things have really changed. TBF only a particular clique of “oromos” are in charge, the pente tulama shewans that 20 years ago would call themselves Amhara but now have rediscovered their ethnic roots. Average Oromo is still poor and disenfranchised. PawParole has issued a correction as of 07:45 on Mar 19, 2024 |
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https://twitter.com/iReelMuaz/status/1769867720034590802 #Chad Alert 🚨 : Mahamat Kaka summoned to Abu Dhabi after General Hemeti's military setbacks in Sudan The Chadian dictator has just flown to the United Arab Emirates. This trip, at high risk for Kaka, who has not left Chad for months, comes in parallel with the difficulties encountered by General Hemeti in Sudan. After the fall of Oumdurman three days ago, the Sudanese army is tightening its grip on Khartoum, where thousands of men from the Rapid Support Forces, supported in arms and fuel by the Emirates via the Chadian junta, are now trapped. According to two corroborating sources cross-checked by ChadOne, the Emiratis will request direct intervention from the Chadian regime's army on the Sudanese front to rescue Hemeti. The project provides for the deployment of a force of several thousand men armed and financed by the Emiratis, with the objective of storming Khartoum, then Port Sudan. In Ndjamena, it is General Idriss Youssouf Boy, the Emiratis emissary, who promotes and supports this initiative. Idriss Youssouf Boy also owns a town in Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and had received more than 50 million dollars from the Emiratis. The French, informed by their services and the Qataris of this maneuver, warned Kaka during the visit of Macron's personal representative to Ndjamena. In exchange for this intervention in the Sudanese theater, the junta negotiated a donation of several tens of millions of dollars for the benefit of Mahamat Kaka and General Idriss Youssouf Boy . A sum which will be paid into accounts in the Emirates, part of which will then be transferred to Chad to finance the upcoming electoral campaign. However, this project carries many risks for those in power. In addition to the diplomatic consequences, with the risk of severe reactions from the Americans, Turks, Qataris, Egyptians and Libyans, there is also a danger on the military level. The Sudanese army has regained strength thanks to its aviation and the intensive use of Chinese, Turkish, Iranian and even Ukrainian drones. Finally, intervention in the internal affairs of a neighboring country could create tensions within the Chadian army. TchadOne is closely following this trip and will return quickly with new elements. Private correspondence from TchadOne to Ndjamena
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Weka posted:As of a couple of years ago America had 5 or 6 bases in Niger. They have left one in Niamey after the most recent coup but that is all I am aware of, so being forced out would be quite a blow. I haven't heard much news from Libya since the 2021 election was indefinitely postponed. It's still divided between the GNA and the LNA, right? With the GNA being "internationally recognized" (emphasis on quotation marks) and including Tripoli, and the LNA being Haftar's faction which includes Benghazi
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