Greedy and Money Grabbing Africa

Why is that whenever you gets news out of Africa, if its not about violence or mayhem, it invariably involves demanding money?

Last week Ministers from 10 African countries met to demand billions of dollars in compensation for Africa because of damage caused by global warming. This was to be paid by whites (and maybe the Japanese).

Then this week came the news that a group of South Africans are taking legal action against companies in the US (Barclays, Daimler, Ford, Fujitsu, General Motors, IBM, Rheinmetall and UBS) who they have accused of aiding and abetting South Africa's former apartheid regime.

Part of the claims, include the fact that the companies produced parts for vehicles which were used to carry out the assassinations of liberation movement activists, and or unprovoked shootings of black people during the apartheid years. I am mildly surprised that all the others e.g. Tyre manufacturers, petrol companies etc are not included in these ridiculous claims ...... in fact why not sue the manufacturers of chains for their part in slavery .... oh too late, its already going through the US courts.

The greedy little bleeders (the lawyers), aren't messing around, the the 26 complainants in the case are hoping to get up to $400bn in damages from the companies. Yes $400 billion! The annual GDP of South Africa is a mere $282.6 billion.....

If they win, and were granted anything like that amount, all these companies would immediately go bust, and about a million people would instantly become unemployed (with several million more to follow) ....... but hey, at least 26 blacks and their lawyers would be well off, with $15 billion each, and that's all that matters in the PC world..

To Have And To Hold On To

"To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part" etc etc Amen .... these are the hopeful vows that many couples make at weddings.

A Bad Divorce Can Be Ruinous

Sadly we are all too aware that this state of bliss often lasts only a small period of time .........