By Chief Charles A Taku*
The Executive Order by President Trump suspending all American aid to South Africa for its restorative justice land policy aimed at mitigating historical wrongs, particularly apartheid, has exposed at long last, the universal ambitions of the Racist Revival Movement which hence is operating within and on the platform of MAGA coalition Movement in the United States. Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, two consequential leaders of the MAGA coalition have been loud and clear in their objective, mission and universal goals.
Elon Musk, with the encouragement and approval of President Trump and the entire MAGA coalition, using the platform of MAGA has attempted to energise Racist Revival Movements in Germany, Britain and other parts of Europe. He is on a mission to give the resurrected ghost of racism a new lease of life mirroring the success of MAGA experiment which, with the governing power apparatus of the most powerful country in the world, a platform, a voice, power, resolve and an ideology is on mission to impose a vengeful new world order through the perversive evangelical wings of white supremacy.
The racial motivation of the Executive Order against South Africa, is a centrepiece of MAGA politics which campaigned and won elections on the platform of returning America to its people, mass deportation of immigrants, evisceration of all diversity equity and inclusion policies, reduction of rising costs of goods and fair economic policies; end of conflicts and wars in parts of the world, and the establishment of an America First Foreign policy.
So far Executive Orders which have been signed in order to execute these MAGA goals have turned out to be loose canons of chaos, vengeful actions, unconstitutional power grabs, white supremacy tonics of prejudice and dog whistles of lawlessness and subordination of loyalty to the President.
American constitutional democracy is at great risk. America first foreign policy has turned out to be a mirage: Threats of occupation of Gaza under genocide and international arrest warrants for perpetrators of genocide and atrocity crimes, takeover of Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal. These threats are inconsistent with the pledge of peace and an end to wars.
The Executive Order imposing sanctions on ICC officials is an assault on the rule of law mirroring the contempt President Trump has for the justice system in the US when it is not immunizing him from accountability for personal crimes and subordinating to his whims and caprices.
The blanket pardoning of his supporters who attacked the heartbeat of American democracy-the US Congress- in order to overturn a democratic election on 6 January 2020 is a strong indictment of the ability of America to portray itself as a beacon of democratic values to the rest of the world.
The Executive Order granting secured privileged immigration status to South African Whites who may be affected by the restorative justice land policy of South Africa in favour of disadvantaged blacks victims, a policy which was established by the institutional sovereign constitutional arrangement of South Africa, maybe interpreted as an apology of historical injustices against victims of historical wrongs not only in South Africa, in the USA but worldwide.
However, the so-called termination of all aid to South Africa, should be a tonic of hope for South Africa and Africa generally to review the aid policies with the US and the West; particularly aid which is with strings attached. This again, is a tonic of hope for intra-Africa cooperation; indeed an ‘African First policy.’ These Executive Orders have rendered biliteral treaty regimes with Africa generally and South Africa in particular, open for thorough reviews in other to safeguard African priorities and interests. In this regard, the American coercive measure may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
The politics of foreign aid in Africa was never intended to be in the interest of ordinary Africans. It was intended to chain the continent to the coattails of colonialism, vampires of exploitation and perpetual enslavement. The smokescreen of foreign aid has striped itself naked in the marketplace. Africa Arise! SLEEPING GIANT ARISE.
*Chief Charles A. Taku, Barrister at Law, International Lawyer Organization Lead Counsel, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Special Court for Sierra Leone, International Criminal Court, Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, 2597 AK Den Haag, Netherlands
