SA furious with man’s comment: ‘We need to keep taxis on strike’
‘We need to keep taxis on strike. The sun is shining, the roads are clear, ‘ said a Cape Town man in a Tik Tok video.
A Cape Town man went viral on social media after revealing that he would like the taxis strike to continue as his life is better off without them on the road.
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‘WE NEED TO KEEP TAXIS ON STRIKE’
The Cape Town man’s taxis strike video was shared by a tweep @taythenomad on Tuesday, 8 August and received over 2 million views on Twitter.
Social media users also revealed the unknown man has deleted his video on TikTok after a TikToker @mrsubdj shared his viral on the platform.
He is heard saying in the video: “Okay, hear me out. We need to figure out a way to keep the taxis on strike. Let me explain. Has anyone noticed how quiet the streets are lately. Like there hasn’t been a single drop of traffic for the last three days.
“Like, everyone has got smiles on their faces. Everyone is driving. The roads are empty. The sun even came out. It’s been summer for the last three days,” said the man.
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SOUTH AFRICANS REACT TO MAN’S VIDEO
@WholesomeBoysWW: “I hope I never get to a point where I can’t see pass my own privilege.”
@Mo_Magoda: “He’s saying life is nice without Blacks in town. Racism on steroids.”
@BrettFishA: “Must be nice sitting in his car with “Everyone is all smiles” and not a clue about the majority of the province. People walking two-and-a-half hours trying to get to work, missing children and women, a few dead.”
@unclescrooch: “Imagine being this disconnected from reality
@Zavosdd: “The lightbulb moment for young white South Africans: ‘is this why grandpa miss Apartheid so much? I think I understand now’. You cannot reconcile with white supremacists, racists and fascists.”
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