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Trump issued an executive order directing U.S. officials to prioritize refugee resettlement for Afrikaners, a White South African ethnic group.

He claimed they face racial discrimination under South Africa’s land-reform law, a claim the South African government denies.

The order also suspends U.S. aid to South Africa, affecting programs like PEPFAR, which combats HIV/AIDS.

He also cited South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice as a sign of hostility toward the U.S.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 137 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure it was President Musk who wrote this order, but OK.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 97 points 1 year ago

He claimed they face racial discrimination under South Africa’s land-reform law

"We are attempting to undo the hundreds of years of damage caused by racist white European colonizers"

The racists: "That's racist."

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago

Musk needs recruits for his new apartheid state

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Really just turning the clock back a hundred years on immigration policy.

It's going to be a long... however long this is... to live through. For those of us who live through it, at least.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 21 points 1 year ago

If I gotta go down, I'm taking fascists with me.

[–] Anegro_Montoya@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't want to live through it.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t want to live through it.

Oh boy, do I have good news for you

I've had enough good news. I'm going to leave without my family because I'm the only minority that can't pass for white and no one is helping me 😉

[–] HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a South African with Afrikaans heritage... please leave me alone.

I don't want to be in Trump's sights for whatever reason.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. Best we can do is offer you a cold hamberder.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

With covfefe.

[–] superminerJG@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Elon being the biggest freaking hypocrite in existence:

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago
[–] frezik@midwest.social 30 points 1 year ago

Duck chasing Musk with a knife: how did those white people get there in the first place, motherfucker?

[–] half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 year ago

L-O-fucking L. You can't make this shit up, it's so stupid.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey America, you REALLY don’t want those Boers. That said, a sizable majority in South Africa might want to get rid of them. Be careful what you wish for…

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Elon wants his team of nazis shipped here on the u.s. dime.

[–] flying_gel@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

What a very non-rasist thing to do, turns out all those conservatives that told me that Trump isn't racist were right after all.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

Interesting that the "quality" of the refugee suddenly doesn't matter if they're white.

[–] moon@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

The way white refugees are treated compared to brown ones is all you need to know to be radicalised against borders.

Ukrainians I get. They're legitimately victims of a horrible war. But now the freaking Afrikaners are being invited? For what? Being told you don't get to keep the land your Nazi grandpa stole?

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Needs more brownshirts I guess

[–] Tja@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

But eggs are back to $1 a dozen, right?