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The best lines in this article reflect a genuine class struggle, with poor people resorting to the very last biopolitical weapon at their disposal, a tactic that also helped rid Univ of Cape Town of the statue of Cecil Rhodes in March 2015:
In wealthy, traditionally white parts of Cape Town, public restrooms came stocked with toilet paper and soap. They were looked after by janitors and security guards. People in Barcelona demanded the same. Mr. Lili, the City Council member, persuaded residents to unleash a more combative form of protest. They ferried their buckets into Cape Town, emptying their contents at the entrance to City Hall. Mr. Lili’s movement produced immediate consequences. First, the city fixed persistent sanitation problems in his own community. Then, they gave him a government-furnished house. One day in November 2014, as he was planning a march, two men arrived at his home and shot him twice — once in the arm and once in the gut.
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