False claims Afrikaners are persecuted threaten South Africa’s sovereignty, says president (www.theguardian.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 16:30
https://lemmy.nz/post/31603377

White supremacist ideology and false claims that South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is being racially persecuted pose a threat to the country’s sovereignty and national security, the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has warned.

Since taking office for his second US presidential term in January, Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed without evidence that South Africa’s government is seizing land and encouraging violence against white farmers.

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dohpaz42@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 17:35 next collapse

Seizing land from white farmers in a continent where said white people are not indigenous is such a white thing to say.

Power to the South African government! 👊

~Feel free to use that fist however you see fit.~

Madison420@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 18:29 collapse

*undeveloped land.

They’re not having their homes taken as far as I’m aware just land good for farming and industry that is just being sat on by wealthy families.

theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Dec 21:52 collapse

No reason to give America any excuse to pursue their next “regime change”.