Annsey

Winning this World Cup is about more than rugby! It won't lower unemployment, slow down crime, or improve the economy, but it will plant a seed in enough people's heads and hearts that the future hasn't been written yet. We could still rescue this "game" called life we're playing as South Africans, and it serves as a proxy that the impossible is still possible. Three weeks in a row, our beloved Boks had to dig deep against the best teams in the world. Every week it looked like we were down and out and then somehow, we pulled through when it mattered most. They have created a blueprint for we can still achieve as a nation even though "it doesn't look likely". This World Cup victory is about more than rugby because ideas are powerful. South Africans are bombarded with negativity and doom on the daily, so it's easy to feel like it's all going to hell. But last night's victory serves as a reminder that the future is still in our hands. It's so easy to look at the current state of South Africa and condemn us to certain destruction, but the Boks gave us the ability to point to an unlikely victory. It's easier to believe things can get better when there's a real life example set before us. Last point. The Boks showed us one more thing. If we want the "victory" bad enough then we've got to take action. No one is going to do it for us. As citizens, we've got to do it ourselves. It will be hard, but it is possible. I love this country so much. I know you do too! Thank you to the Boks for giving us a glimmer of hope and many sore heads. We are the champions of the world. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD 🇿🇦❤️

It's hard to be positive about South Africa when you don't have electricity for half the day, you read news reports that the country is broke, 80 murders a day, unemployment is sky rocketing, and our education system is broken. Most people are left with the helpless feeling there's very little we can do. But this is where I want to remind you that we are less than a year away from the national election. There is one VERY REAL THING each of us can do and that's get ready to vote. And then we are able to encourage others to do the same. The problem is, South Africans complain about the status quo and then don't show up the one time they have the power to elect change. It's insane. The truth is, South Africa won't get better unless we do. The purple part of the circle in this picture is the percentage of people that didn't vote in the last general elections. Basically, more people didn't vote than did vote in 2019. This is apathy at its finest. If you want to know how the ANC have stayed in power while continuing to destroy everything in sight, it's because there are no consequences to their actions. They get to do as they please, while some vote for them again, and many others stay out of politics entirely. I know many people who didn't vote, and when I gave them a hard time about it, they said they're not interested in politics. And that's my point, you may want nothing to do with politics, but every facet of politics impacts all of us as citizens, all the time. So where to from here? 1. It's your job to encourage others to get involved. 2. It's your job to get vocal about change. 3. It's your job to get others to vote. Or do nothing. Either way, but remember, we collectively get the government we deserve. PS. I'm begging you to retweet this post. Not for engagement but because you want the same change I do. We have less than a year to go but the time is NOW!