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“Some things are believed because they are true. But many things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly.”
-Thomas Sowell
>be Lula
>get convicted of corruption
>get sentenced to 12 years
>get released by the STF on procedural errors
>never actually acquitted lmao
>beat Jair Bolsonaro in 2022
>Jair gets thrown into jail over an alleged coup attempt
>Congress votes to cut his sentence
>Lula vetoes it
>four years later, face his son
>during a debate, threaten to also lock him up if he loses the election
>election day
>former private lawyer, now STF judge, extends voting by 2 hours nationwide
>request came from Lula's own coalition
>win by 4 million votes in a runoff with no paper trail
>next day, Moraes orders the losing candidate to surrender his passports
>victory speech: "we're going to regulate social media"
>"democracy" lmao
>RIP Brazil
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
We have DA councillors celebrating Lula’s dodgy win. It’s important to realise what time it is.
10/10👇
Why I won't vote DA is quite simple really.
I have no issues with their people. I have an issue with their direction.
Modern liberalism isn't a governing philosophy.
That's what they sell it as, but it's a Trojan horse.
It is an ideology of dismantlement.
Modern liberalism CANNOT stand on its own.
It inherited nations, institutions, cultural identities and the social cohesion necessary for individual liberty to flourish.
It DID NOT CREATE these foundations on its own.
Yet today, it increasingly treats nationalism as dangerous, borders as obstacles, and tradition as oppression.
It taught you that girls can be boys.
The great irony is that liberalism depends on the very foundations its modern advocates seek to dismantle. And you will slowly keep handing over those liberties until it achieves statism, in which whatever liberties remain are granted THROUGH the state.
That is not freedom.
Freedom cannot survive on individual rights alone. It requires a functioning nation, shared obligations, and people willing to defend both. This is why modern liberal cities are becoming warzones.
Modern liberalism is the Trojan horse that enters a nation promising liberation, only to hollow out the foundations that make liberty possible.
Modern liberalism isn't a governing philosophy.
It's a globalist tactic to overthrow your country.
"In the beginning, index funds were sold as instant diversification. Write one check, you get exposure to 500 stocks, and you are diversified. Those diversification benefits disappear if 150 million people are doing the same thing."
- Jared Dillian
Our latest investment letter has been posted
A rock (the Hunger Stone) in the Danube is an unlikely place to begin an investment letter.
But it tells us something about AI, energy and the limits of capital.
Our Q3 newsletter: Scarcity in a digital world.
capicraft.co.za/2026/10/15/n…
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
There are more active sports betters in South Africa than there are employed people.
Let that sink in.
𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 | Gambling industry wins, families lose – SRI report reveals shocking scale of online gambling
The online gambling industry is flourishing, while South African households are increasingly facing financial strain as a result.
Billions of rands are wagered annually in an industry that – according to new research by the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) – affects not only people’s incomes but also families’ ability to put food on the table.
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
He introduced capital gains tax - and SA is reaping the “benefits” of declining investment rates. Capital is the essential resource for investment and it is only through investment that new economic activity can be created. Capital gains tax has reduced the capital available for investment in the economy already suffering from capital deficiency. Capital gains tax (like all wealth taxes) is the equivalent of eating seeds and wondering why there is nothing to harvest.
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
"Capicraft argues that traditional asset allocation was built during an unusually benign period for the conventional 60/40 portfolio,.... Combrinck argued that the future was less certain and that portfolios therefore needed a wider collection of core return drivers."
"The discipline, he said, was in limiting how much damage a wrong view could inflict.
‘I want to build a loaded coin,’ he said. ‘Tails, I win, but heads, I don’t lose much.’
That means allowing the portfolio to reflect a view without requiring the entire portfolio to depend on it."
citywire.com/za/news/when-to…
"The discipline, he said, was in limiting how much damage a wrong view could inflict.
‘I want to build a loaded coin,’ he said. ‘Tails, I win, but heads, I don’t lose much.’
That means allowing the portfolio to reflect a view without requiring the entire portfolio to depend on it."
citywire.com/za/news/when-to…
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
The first duty of the state is to protect citizens. When it loses its monopoly on legitimate force, the social contract frays: power shifts to those willing to use violence, and lawful citizens must increasingly adapt to that reality. That is the central political force shaping SA.
.@afriforum's local community safety structures are already engaging with community leaders in the Schoemanskloof area to put contingency and emergency plans in place.
Farmers and residents cannot simply be left to fend for themselves while the state refuses to act against the zama zama crisis and restore law and order.
The first duty of the state is to protect citizens. When it loses its monopoly on legitimate force, the social contract frays: power shifts to those willing to use violence, and lawful citizens must increasingly adapt to that reality. That is the central political force shaping SA.
.@afriforum's local community safety structures are already engaging with community leaders in the Schoemanskloof area to put contingency and emergency plans in place.
Farmers and residents cannot simply be left to fend for themselves while the state refuses to act against the zama zama crisis and restore law and order.
'but in general progressives want the government to do the roles of the church and individual (charity, compassion, care), and they want NOBODY to do the role of the State (administer justice and be a “terror to the wrongdoer”).'
Well put @howertonjosh
Watch the bait-and-switch:
A) When the Bible is used to advance a “conservative” cause, it’s “evil Christian Nationalism” (that he’s spent his entire campaign decrying) or it’s “forcing your religion on other people” and must be FORECEFULLY DENOUNCED.
But when the Bible is used to advance a progressive cause, aw shucks it’s just me being Christlike, “speaking truth to power”, and seeking “justice” or “compassion.”
His whole campaign is, ”Christian Nationalism for ME, but not for THEE” and hoping you won’t notice.
B) What progressives do is take the commands Jesus gave to INDIVIDUALS and apply them to the GOVERNMENT.
When Christians use words like “caring” or “generous” they mean caring for people and being generous with their own resources.
When progressives use the words “caring” and “generous”, they mean “vote for the government to forcibly take OTHER PEOPLE’S RESOURCES at gunpoint and redistribute it against their will.”
Of course, this *always* backfires because governments do not work like people and churches, so with governments you tends to get more of what you INCENTIVIZE and less of what you PENALIZE.
This is why cities and states that throw billions of $ at “solving homelessness” end up with MORE HOMELESSNESS, they do not “solve homelessness.”
This is a theology-nerd thing, but in general progressives want the government to do the roles of the church and individual (charity, compassion, care), and they want NOBODY to do the role of the State (administer justice and be a “terror to the wrongdoer”).
^^^this always results in societal chaos and darkness.
Further…
What Talarico (and other progressives) always do is selevtively edit Jesus, so that he becomes a mascot for their cause.
I can do a “when Jesus…” list too, but James won’t like mine…
- When Jesus defined marriage, he defined it as only between a man and a woman
- When Jesus talked about gender, he rooted it in biology, saying “he made them male and female”
- When Jesus talked about harming children (abortion), he said it would be better for you to have millstone tied around your neck and be cast into the ocean
- … that time when Jesus encouraged his followers to buy weapons for self-defense (Luke 22:36)
- Jesus’ family strictly obeyed the government’s border / migration / census laws.
- When Jesus talked about salvation, he said belief in him was the ONLY WAY
- When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t need a deductible… there were no insurance companies in AD 30, and Jesus was using miraculous power, not paying doctors. This would be like an anti-vaxxer saying “JESUS WASNT VACCINATED!” as justification for their position)
- When Jesus fed the hungry, he FED THE HUNGRY. He did not vote for the government to forcibly take other people’s stuff at gunpoint and redistribute it against their will.
I could go on and on and on and on…
The point is, Jesus is a LORD of the universe, not a MASCOT for your cause.
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
The USA, with its five asks, has given the private sector a golden opportunity to stand up and hold the ANC accountable. Instead, most of the CEO's of these private firms are deciding to keep quiet and won't get behind asking the government to:
- Condemn the "Kill the Boer" Song
- Stop EWC laws and Nil Compensation
- Stop race-based policies in South Africa
- Stop demanding BBBEE from overseas companies
- Condemn and Commit to fighting Farm Murders
The private sector is the hardest hit by the insane government overreach. Why can't the private sector get behind these five reasonable asks? Why do they refuse to stand up for the people of this country?
Drikus Combrinck retweeted
“The only way to avoid mistakes is not to invest, which is the biggest mistake of all.”
— John Templeton
Well done @sakeliga.


























