A sad fact is that the vast majority of governments in this world do not care about the lives of civilians.
It is easy for Southern Africans to make a mistake, which is to use the mentality of Southern Africans to travel to other countries, and then find that the people at the bottom are miserable and miserable, but the governments of various countries have done nothing and allowed the economic crisis to spread freely.
Is it really the case that governments are doing nothing?
Not really.
Take the United States as an example. When the economic crisis first broke out, the U.S. government evaluated the economic crisis and believed that the economic crisis would not have a too serious impact on the U.S. economy. The United States is still the same United States, so the inaction of the U.S. government is understandable.
What makes the United States the United States is not the ordinary American people, but the powerful American capital.
As long as American capital remains, the United States will still exist.
As for the life and death of the people at the bottom——
Those are all means of production. It doesn't matter if hundreds of thousands die. Don't forget that the United States is a country of immigrants. After the economic crisis, there will still be a large number of new immigrants arriving in the United States. The United States has never been short of labor.
Cruel?
This is probably life.
Unlike the United States, Southern Africa cares about capital as well as the living conditions of the people at the bottom.
Roque himself is the largest capitalist in southern Africa, so how could he not care about capital.
As for the people at the bottom, Rock also needs the support of the people in order to transform southern Africa according to his own vision. If you look at how chaotic the British political arena is, you will know the consequences of not receiving support from the people.
Adhering to Roque's attitude, governments at all levels of the federal government have similar attitudes towards the public. They must not only protect the economy but also maintain approval ratings, which places higher demands on government officials at all levels of the federal government.
I still remember that just after the Boer War, few people in Pretoria could read newspapers. Several offices in the Government House shared a secretary. Many officials had not received higher education. The situation was appalling.
This situation will not happen now. It is also the Palace of Justice. When Ade was the governor, there were only a few staff who had attended university. By the time of Roque, most of the staff had received higher education, even the cleaning staff.
All personnel have received strict systematic training, and it is basically impossible to go around like before.
Of course, Rock is not obsessed with diplomas to the point of being unable to extricate himself, so the Palace of Justice does not need regular undergraduates to clean it.
To put it bluntly, those college graduates who have received higher education are really not as good as Aunt Bull in terms of cleaning.
The standard in southern Africa is to make the best use of people's talents and make the best use of resources.
The saying that the butt determines the head is absolutely correct.
After the collective resignation of the Conservative cabinet, Winston's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. Before, he hoped that Southern Africa could help the mainland as much as possible. Now he doesn't mention it at all, as if nothing has happened.
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"The Olympic Organizing Committee has entrusted us to host the Olympic Games. Why should it ask us for money? Shouldn't it be giving us money?" Winston said in an angry tone. He didn't know where the Olympic Organizing Committee got its confidence.
Of course the Commonwealth Games gives confidence.
The biggest gain from the Commonwealth Games to the Olympic Organizing Committee is that not only will large-scale multi-sport events not lose money, they will actually make a profit.
So just now, the Olympic Organizing Committee sent a telegram to the Southern African Olympic Committee, hoping that the Southern African Olympic Committee can give the necessary support to the Olympic Organizing Committee, and ask the Southern African Olympic Committee to disclose its accounts and uphold the Olympic Games' "openness and fairness".
,The principle of fairness.
Roque didn't even know when the Olympics started to promote "openness, justice, and fairness." In Roque's memory, the slogan of the Olympic Games seems to be "Higher, Faster, Stronger," which is completely the same as the political slogan of fairness and justice.
Two different things.
"Higher, faster, stronger" is what Coubertin's friend Didon, the abbot of Aquière Abbey in Paris, said when he encouraged the students at an outdoor sports meeting. At that time, he said: "Here
, your slogan is: faster, higher, stronger."
Then Coubertin applied this sentence to the Olympic movement, thinking it was the best interpretation of the Olympic spirit.
Of course, the so-called public accounts are definitely not for fairness and justice, but to show other countries that hosting the Olympics is profitable, which is of great benefit to the promotion of the Olympics.
"Please Winston, this is not a project bidding. If the Olympic Organizing Committee's demands are not excessive, then give it to them." Rock knew the Olympic Organizing Committee's routine. The Olympic Games in another time and space once reached the embarrassing point of being unhosted.
It was not until the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the first profitable event in history, that the Olympics became a hot topic.
Since the jewel of the Commonwealth Games is in front of them, the approach of the Olympic Organizing Committee is understandable. They can't wait to change the status quo of the Olympic Games, and the Pretoria Olympics is an opportunity.
"Haha, Locke, if the Olympic Organizing Committee wants to use the Pretoria Olympics to promote the Olympics, then the Olympic Organizing Committee should give us enough benefits-" Winston still felt unsatisfied after thinking about it, so he had to look back: "-
—And it’s not just about giving money, we need to take advantage of this opportunity to get enough benefits, such as the next Olympics. Doesn’t Los Angeles have any ideas? We can also put it in Cape Town!”
Rock was stunned. The British Empire was indeed full of ruthless people. Rock was still far behind Winston in this regard.
"Think about it, we can't be used in vain by the Olympic Organizing Committee. If the Olympic Organizing Committee wants to use Pretoria for publicity, it must provide enough benefits, otherwise we will hold the Pretoria Olympics as one."
The Olympic Games suffered serious losses and completely ruined the Olympic Games!" Winston laughed, he really didn't mind doing this.
The reason is very simple, Sir Coubertin is French.
The British don't need a reason to dig holes for the French. The daily breastfeeding method of a fish head is nothing. The British are the most active in the world.
Ah, no, the most active people in the world about breast milk are the French, just like the most active people in the world about breast milk are the British.
Really, many of the jokes about the British Empire that are circulating in the market now are created by the British themselves, such as——
Forget it, it's no big deal, otherwise I'd still have to find a Du Niang. I'm sorry to bother Du Niang all the time.
"Hahaha, it's hard to say about the future Olympic Games. It's quite difficult to lose money in the Pretoria Olympics." Roque is confident that the enthusiasm of southern Africans for large-scale multi-sport events has not subsided, and the Pretoria Olympics will definitely not.
Will lose money.
"Hehehe——" Winston sneered, looking at Rock with eyes full of contempt.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Rock's eyes were very innocent.
"You make it sound like you won't falsify accounts." Winston's angle was sharp. This was a serious offense to Roark, who immediately became angry.
"Winston, don't use your narrow thinking to understand my -" Rock defended vigorously.
"Come on, do you dare to say that your company has never made false accounts?" Winston didn't even believe the dash.
"Even if there is, it was done by an accountant. What does it have to do with me!" Luo Ke said confidently. What you are looking for is Lu Xun. What does it have to do with me, Zhou Shuren?
There is definitely some, and let’s not talk about it far away, let’s talk about the Rand Gold Mine. The annual mining volume must be more than what is reported to London. Otherwise, the rand would not have become stronger and stronger in the face of the pound in recent years.
Winston didn't argue and walked away laughing.
When facing Rock, Winston was quite restrained.
Facing the Olympic Organizing Committee, Winston was too strong and showed the British style to the fullest.
"Sir, there is a telegram from the Southern African Olympic Organizing Committee -" When Latour's secretary sent the telegram, Coubertin was in Latour thinking about the future of the Olympic Games.
Once the Olympic Games become a profitable Olympic Games, the Olympic Organizing Committee will completely turn around and complete the gorgeous transformation from the ugly duckling to the white swan.
Thinking of this prospect, Coubertin and Latour's blood boiled.
"What do you say about southern Africa? How much are they willing to pay?" Latour was indeed afraid of poverty. As soon as he said this, even Coubertin felt disgusted.
The secretary muttered and did not dare to say anything, and handed the telegram to Latour so that Latour could read it himself.
Latour took the telegram, and the smile on his face gradually solidified.
Coubertin had a bad premonition.
"It's too much, it's simply too much. This is our Olympic Games. Southern Africa eats meat, but they don't even want us to drink soup!" Latour was furious. He really couldn't imagine that southern Africans could be so stingy.
Based on Latour's experience when he was in Southern Africa during the Commonwealth Games, Southern Africa should be quite generous and would not care about such trivial matters.
Coubertin said nothing and picked up the telegram to read it himself.
When he saw Winston's name at the end of the telegram, Coubertin shook his head slightly.
That's right, it's not the southern Africans who are stingy, it's the British who are stingy.
Needless to say, this is very British.
"Baye, this is normal. The head of the Southern African Olympic Organizing Committee is Governor-General Winston." Coubertin sneered, hit him in the face and bit back, a traditional skill of the British Empire.
Winston's request is simple. Since the Olympic Committee has entrusted Pretoria to hold the Olympic Games, the Olympic Committee must give Pretoria due support.
Winston also hoped that the Olympic Organizing Committee could hold both the 1932 Olympics and the 1936 Olympics in Southern Africa. For this purpose, Winston proposed several alternative cities, namely: Los Angeles, Port Edward, and Walvis Bay.
, Cape Town, Salisbury, Bloemfontein, and Port Elizabeth.
This is outrageous. Let’s not talk about other cities. Port Elizabeth is not even a serious southern African territory. It is Roque’s private property. How can it be included in the hosting venue of the Olympic Games?
"What about Locke? Why doesn't Locke serve as the boss?" Latour didn't understand. This was obviously an honor.
"Haha, Baye, if Lord Locke is the boss, then Southern Africa will be embarrassed to bargain." Coubertin's understanding was slightly biased, but it was not far from the truth.
ps: I asked for tickets yesterday. I thought I would get up early to catch the late gathering, but the brothers piled up more than 1,400 tickets in one day. Brother Du Mijin also rewarded the leader of the alliance. If there is nothing to say, let’s go and code it——
