Brandon Diplock

Me after getting paid peanuts

Why Elon Musk is RIGHT to fight South Africa’s racist rules blocking Starlink? Imagine this: Long ago, South Africa had very unfair laws called apartheid. They treated Black people badly and kept them from good jobs and money. When those bad laws ended, the country made new rules (called B-BBEE) to help Black people get a fair share of business. The idea was good – like a big helping hand. But now? For companies like Starlink to sell fast internet, they MUST give away 30% of their business to Black partners. Just because of skin color. Elon Musk was born in South Africa. He left as a teen to chase big dreams. Today, his company SpaceX wants to bring Starlink – super fast satellite internet – to South Africa. But the rules say no unless they give up part of the company. Elon said it right: “Starlink is not allowed because I’m not Black.” SpaceX promised to spend about $30 million (that’s 500 million rand!) to give FREE high-speed internet to 5,000 rural schools. That helps over 2.4 MILLION kids every year learn better, get jobs later, and have a brighter future. Real help for the people who need it most! Starlink already works in about 24 other African countries. Villages there now have internet for school, doctors, and business. South Africa’s villages are missing out because of these racist rules. Elon isn’t asking for special favors. He just wants fair play so Starlink can connect everyone fast. Internet = education, jobs, hope. Why hold back millions of kids over rules that pick by race and color?

Most of Africa had an economic lead over China not long ago. The leaving colonial nations left behind railroads, irrigation, and other infrastructure in Africa that China wasn't blessed with. Now China has the lead.

🚨AUTHORITARIAN BRITAIN: Police Throw a 75-Year-Old GRANDMOTHER with Double Hip Replacements Into a Van & REFUSED Her a Chair for Offering Peaceful Conversation Britain’s police priorities are shameful. 75-year-old grandmother Rose Docherty was arrested in the street for silently holding a sign: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.” She stood peacefully offering consensual conversation to anyone who approached (particularly on coercion, an issue close to her heart) without approaching or speaking to anyone. Officers threw the frail pensioner, who has had double hip replacements, into the back of a van, then held her in a cell for two hours and refused her a chair. This thuggish treatment of a peaceful elderly woman, while violent mobs often face lighter responses, shows how far free speech has fallen in the UK.

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