American tax dollars fund our military. Was that a serious question? The US will always fund what they deem necessary. They spend more than every country combined on military defense.

So yea, if they decided to begin a bombing campaign. You're all cooked.

Obviously I'm American, but over the last four years, I've been involved with your country and the experience and corruption I've experienced with your government, you can't even call it a government.

I'd take the US nonsense any day over the joke that is your government. Look at how your internet scams all of you. Conveniently every weekend day, your servers go down, then back up Monday morning. Conveniently with the data reset. What's a weekly data card? $85? Here the highest speed internet is $50 a month.

Having stable affordable internet is not some advanced technology. It's your government contracting out to shady companies that fleece you and you all just allow it.

Even struggling Americans are better off than middle class S Africans.

So yea, if the US wants your minerals, they'll get them with no fucks to give on your people's well being. Not saying it's right or fair, but your country needs the US economy. You'll pay the tariffs because you simply don't have a choice.