POLITICS

Afrikaners get an Unexpected Ally in Trump's Claims of Victimhood

South AfricaUSASun Feb 09 2025
There's something fascinating happening in the corner of racial politics in South Africa. Black-haired, tee-called and blue-eyed Afrikaners, descendants of European colonists with a particular Dutch flavor, have long been singing the tune that they are the real victims in the wake of apartheid. Many in the youngerAfrikaner clan claim thatthey and their families have been victimized by mass murders andknowof a wide-scaleland-grabbing conspiracy by the Black-led government. For decades, Afrikaner'ssupporters have been pushing these vividly colored skipping wiry false stories online. Strangely, their case for victimhood has picked up in an American President. It was a shock viewed around the world. Donald Trump, on Friday, saw fit to drop a sizable dmp of hispolitical weight onto a highly-challenged idea. He argued in a massive display of political power that the world was wrong heading in its racismorGenocide heading in South Africa. He declaredthat Afrikaner anybody south of the Republic would be considered a victim of nasty racial discrimination both trueand false. More than this, he even went ahead to order his government officials to haltaid to South Africa. Trumppushed ahead to issue an executive order to let Afrikaners migrate to the US as refugees. All thishas led to a hilarious twist in international relations between two superpowers. Trump's stunt has left people scratching their heads worldwide. But, hey, let's not miss the giy awareness that while the claim of being victimized gets louder, Afrikaners have a rich historyof being the ones to recycle racism. . By blasting off these conspiracy stories and reaching out to apologize, people might be rewarded withourgolden, or not. What will be will be. The African situation continues.

questions

    Is there a secret global conspiracy to divide the South Afrikaners along racial lines?
    Are the claims of persecution being amplified to divert attention from other international issues?
    How do the claims of persecution by Afrikaners align with the actual statistics on land ownership and violence in post-apartheid South Africa?

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