The first group of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald Trump's administration are due to arrive shortly in the US.
A U.S.-funded charter plane carrying dozens of white South Africans who claim to have been victims of discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday, heading for the U.S., where the Trump administration is welcoming them as refugees. Here are the latest updates.[image or embed]
" The New York Times (@nytimes.com) May 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
An interesting take on a classic Pink Floyd tune ...
Luther Wright & The Wrongs - In the Flesh? (2001)
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The vast majority of Afrikaners stayed in South Africa because they consider themselves just as native as their Xhosa or Zulu neighbors. These Afrikaner "refugees" Trumpf took in were unable to psychologically adjust to the fact that "kaffirs" were now in charge of their country. Other Afrikaner and Anglo whites adjusted well in post-apartheid South Africa:
What is so remarkable, contrary to AfriForum's laments, is how much whites have prospered under democracy. White South Africans remain a largely privileged group. Notwithstanding much upward black mobility since 1994, whites are generally richer, better educated, better housed, physically safer, and enjoy better access to health care than their fellow citizens who are black.
Nota Bene: According to ResearchGate, 20% of the South African Police Service (SAPS) are white. Source: Link Two
Here are the 59 Afrikaners who arrived at IAD: akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com
They were met by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau who stated:
"I want you all to know that you are really welcome here and that we respect what you have had to deal with these last few years."
Many of the Afrikaners waved small American flags before leaving on other flights to various US destinations.
The South African government stated: "White Afrikaners are among the richest and most successful people in South Africa," pushing back on the narrative of persecution.
For racist Republicans and these dead-ender Afrikaners, the symbolism of being led by a white man supersedes logic, even if the white leader is grossly incompetent, hopelessly peccable, and totally untrustworthy.
Now that these Afrikaners have arrived in the US, let us say "Welcome Home" to them. They will soon be dealing with the IRS, looking for suitable employment, and more importantly, they will be looking for medical insurance. So, these Afrikaners will soon be enrolling in "Obamacare": www.goodfreephotos.com
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