Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Fools Control Wise
on Sunday, August 27, 2017Mokokoma Mokhonoana Money Quote saying Cash controls those who are smarter, stronger, older and more knowledgeable than the holder of funds. Mokokoma Mokhonoana said:
Money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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This quote suggests that money can allow those who do not inherently possess qualities like wisdom, strength, knowledge or stature to wield influence and power over those who do.
Mokhonoana seems to be pointing out how the possession of wealth, represented by money, can distort natural hierarchies and enable those who are “foolish”, “weak”, “children”, “ignorant” or “dwarves” to dominate and control individuals who are their intellectual or physical superiors.
The quote portrays money as an invention that upends normal power dynamics in society by making financial capital and the ability to accumulate wealth more important than inherent personal attributes or characteristics. It presents a critical view of how money can corrupt the proper order of authority and influence.