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[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 78 points 1 week ago

Because it is. Good work, Cyril.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 59 points 1 week ago (2 children)

South Africa isn't a threat to America, no, but living in a post-apartheid, nominally non-racist country is super uncomfortable for rich, white racists. They perceive the situation as them being in danger, and this has triggered the closest thing to empathy that you'll ever get out of DJT.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait- sorry, what's the non-racist country here?

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nominally non-racist. Back during apartheid, South Africa was definitely racist. Now apartheid is over, everyone there, regardless of race, is supposed to be equal.

That doesn't mean that racism doesn't exist there, just that it's no longer encoded into law, and indeed the opposite might be encoded, regarding hate crimes and the like.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not empathy. He wants a demographic shift.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

I never said it was empathy. I said it's the closest thing you'll ever get to it from him.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

That's like a pot calling a kettle the N-word.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Sorry, I'm confused: how so?

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Please copyright this phrase and put it on t-shirts

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Glad to see another user of this phrase 🤣 I have no idea of the origin it just lives in my head and pops out sometimes

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

If they are both African-Kitchenitan it's okay!

[–] ravelin@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago

"South Africa's president calls out Trump's racist policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners"

Ftfy

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They’re probably bringing them in to be ICE goons

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean yes hes promoting a conspiracy theory and treating whites as the only true refugees.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Trump is not uninformed in this case. He's just a fucking liar.

[–] NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Oh my god. He's right