THE 4 MILLION OUNCE BET, page-3476

I think the whole ship bag is mired in politics and worse, as outsiders trying to apply logic and reasoning, is a road to nowhere. Giving a gift and taking it back by stealth I am sure would have been a chapter in Sun Tzu's work. Your point is clear but your logic may be misplaced. We dont have sufficient knowledge of the intricacies and subtleties to make an informed decision so we see the actions as having meaning thru our own perceptions. There is no truth, only perceptions which are based on variable sensory inputs modified by bias, prejudice, experience, education and even delusion. In short, what you think you know is just that. When I can comfortably extract myself from SA, that is what I will do. Any comparatives to Australia's immigration dept dont cut it. Australians dont want a big Australia. That is a method for successive governments to claim economic growth, a deliberate misrepresentation in itself. SA like Zimbabwe before it has its finger firmly on the self destruct button IMO, that is the reason behind their logic by my perception. Solution = stay away and that may explain why the SP for WWI is, and has been , so low. Lets hope WWI can negotiate a path thru. I dont think I am alone when I say never again.