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kim lyman richardson's avatar

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Olle Durks's avatar

I'm in South Africa, born nearly 69 years ago. My family members are uncomfortable with this step by Trump. Threats are coming in the direction of whites from some quarters, but there's also a degree of understanding. "Afrikaners" is a term that refers to white people whose mother tongue is Afrikaans. The discrimination against them applies equally to English speaking white folks, but Trump's invitation does not cover them. The ANC has created a new racist system in the workplace which is just horrible. All government agencies must adhere to and enforce employment equity principles. In any department there must be an employment equity plan which breaks down the staff according to gender, race and post level. In case of appointments and promotions a register is kept at hand and even if a particular candidate is far better than any other, that person will not be appointed if a candidate with the required profile has been found to be at least appointable. The president opened a door but we can't afford to go to the US with our currency. Furthermore, he referred to us as a shithole country during his first term but the US is an absolute cesspool of corruption, mismanagement and the citizenry is divided along multiple ideological lines. Farmers are under attack from several quarters, crime is high, the food is unhealthy and billionaire criminals seem to be hell-bent on making life difficult for the ordinary person. We are used to our senior officials getting away with terrible crimes and in the US it is no different. We don't have elite criminals like Fauci, Soros and Gates but in the US these men are walking around as free men. Perhaps Pres Trump should use diplomatic or other channels to share his frustrations about South Africa. I think part of his issue with us is the ANC's support for Hamas and us having gone to the International court. Trump's close relations and his obvious affection for Israel is perplexing. The Israelis are busy with a genocide in Gaza and probably under the influence of evangelical christians, he believes that the Jews are God's chosen people. He is so wrong about that. Someone needs to sit down with that president and share God's Word with him.

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