The problem isn't Jonasi. The problem is that every community knows one

The problem isn't Jonasi. The problem is that every community knows one SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NETFLIX SERIES THE POLYGAMIST NOT JONASI EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT JONASI FROM THE POLYGAMIST, IS, JONAS IS NOT THE PROBLEM: THE SOUTH AFRICANS KNOW YOU KNOW HIM, I KNOW HIM. SOME OF YOU ARE RELATED TO HIM. THE MAN WITH THREE FAMILIES AND ONE SALARY, THE MAN WITH FOUR GIRLFRIENDS AND FIVE LIES. THE MAN WHOSE ENTIRE LIFE IS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BUILT ON SECRETS. AND SOMEHOW HE ALWAYS LOOKS SUCCESSFUL ON THE OUTSIDE, BIG CAR, NICE CLOTHES, CONFIDENT SMILE, BUT UNDERNEATH ALL THAT, DEBT, GUILT, STRESS, CONFUSION, AND A TRAIL OF BROKEN TRUST. WHAT MAKES JONASE INTERESTING IS NOT THAT HE'S A POLYGAMIST. HA, HA, SOUTH AFRICA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF LEGITIMATE POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGES. WHAT MAKES JONASI INTERESTING IS THAT HE REPRESENTS A MAN WHO WANTS THE BENEFITS OF COMMITMENT WITHOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH IT. HE WANTS LOYALTY FROM EVERYONE WHILE GIVING HONESTY TO NOBODY. AND THAT'S A DANGEROUS COMBINATION, BECAUSE EVENTUALLY EVERY LIE NEEDS MAINTENANCE. EVERY SECRET NEEDS PROTECTION, EVERY DOUBLE LIFE NEEDS FUNDING. AND ONE DAY THE BILL ARRIVES. YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME. A MAN WHO'S PAYING RENT IN ONE TOWNSHIP, SCHOOL FEES IN ANOTHER TOWN, GROCERIES FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, FUEL TO VISIT ANOTHER FAMILY, DATA BUNDLES FOR ANOTHER GIRLFRIEND, BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER EXIST. THE MAN ISN'T LIVING. HE'S MANAGING CRISIS. EVERYDAY THE PEOPLE SAY, YOH, JONAS IS A PLAYER. HE'S AN ADMINISTRATOR OF CHAOS. THE REAL TRAGEDY ISN'T EVEN THE WOMEN. THE REAL TRAGEDY IS THE CHILDREN, BECAUSE CHILDREN ALWAYS INHERIT THE CONSEQUENCES ADULTS CREATE. CHILDREN LEARN WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE FROM WHAT THEY SEE. THEY LEARN WHAT HONESTY LOOKS LIKE FROM WHAT THEY SEE. THEY LEARN WHAT RESPONSIBILITY LOOKS LIKE FROM THE THINGS THEY SEE. AND MANY SOUTH AFRICANS GREW UP WATCHING ADULTS PERFORM RELATIONSHIPS INSTEAD OF BUILDING THEM. THAT'S WHY THIS STORY HITS SO HARD, BECAUSE IT ISN'T FICTION, IT'S FAMILIAR. SOME OF US GREW UP WAITING FOR A FATHER WHO IS ALWAYS COMING NEXT WEEK. SOME OF US WATCHED OUR MOTHERS CARRIED ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD WHILE MEN DISAPPEARED BETWEEN DIFFERENT LIVES. SOME OF US ARE STILL PAYING EMOTIONALLY FOR DECISIONS MADE BY PEOPLE BEFORE WE WERE BORN. THAT IS WHY JONASI MAKES PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. HE REMINDS US OF REALITY, NOT BECAUSE HE'S UNIQUE, BUT BECAUSE HE'S COMMON. THE LESSON ISN'T THAT ONE WOMAN IS BETTER THAN MANY WOMEN. THE LESSON ISN'T EVEN ABOUT MARRIAGE. THE LESSON IS SIMPLE. A MAN WHO CANNOT MANAGE ONE LIFE HAS NO BUSINESS CREATING 5, BECAUSE SOONER OR LATER, THE TRUTH COLLECTS ITS DEBT. AND UNLIKE THE BANK, THE TRUTH ALWAYS GETS PAID.