Posted on 09/18/2014 10:56:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A South African opposition lawmaker wanted to get a point across to the deputy president during a parliamentary debate. So he raised his middle finger in a gesture widely recognized as obscene.
South Africa’s parliament is supposed to be an enclave of orderly debate, but these days it’s better known for ruckuses associated with the Economic Freedom Fighters, a new political party that wants to redistribute resources to the poor.
Floyd Shivambu, a deputy leader of the party, on Wednesday lifted his middle finger toward Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa while accusing him of involvement in the police killings of several dozen people during labor unrest at a mine in 2012. …
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Those damn Boers and their.....oh wait.
I’m sure he’s not the only one who wanted to send that same signal to Cyril Ramaphosa.
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