{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Phil Craig: Leader of South Africa's Referendum Party","description":"On this episode, I invite Phil Craig onto the show. He is the leader of South Africa's Referendum Party \u2014 a single-issue party whose goal is to call a referendum on the Western Cape province seceding from South Africa. According to polls, 68% of Western Cape voters support holding a referendum, and 58% support independence. We talk about South African politics and economics, why the Western Cape is so different from other provinces, internal and external migration trends in South Africa, what a free and independent Western Cape province would look like, and why Westerners (and especially Americans) who believe in political self-determination should care about this issue for moral as well as geopolitical reasons. I admire Phil's efforts! Favorite Phil Craig Quote \u201cSince 1945, almost every single conflict around the world has its source in the denial of self-determination... It's not people looking to assert their right to self-determination that's the problem; it's when countries deny people the right to live out their existence as they see fit where problems start.\u201d - Phil Craig Additional Resources Referendum Party on Facebook Phil Craig on Twitter Referendum Party   ","author_name":"Spread Great Ideas: The Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/spreadgreatideas.libsyn.com\/website","html":"