Donald Trump signed an executive order that states the following:
Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order on Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa, the U.S. Department of State is coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security to promote and prioritize humanitarian relief, including consideration of eligibility for admission and resettlement to the United States for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination.
In other words, Afrikaners will be able to leave South Africa and enter America under refugee status.
Okay, so this is a multilayered situation.
- Firstly, why Afrikaners specifically? Does he believe all Whites in South Africa are Afrikaners?
- Secondly, does he believe that the rest of South Africa's White population aren't 'victims of unjust racial discrimination'?
- Thirdly, what does he mean by 'Afrikaner'?
My gut feeling is that Trump may not fully grasp the situation in South Africa and acted prematurely.
Boers embody the spirit of the pioneer—unyielding, resourceful, and tied to the soil they tamed with their own hands.
— Jan Smuts, Boer General
South Africa's anti-White laws
South Africa has had a lot of race-based laws since the early 1900s, and still has a lot today, many of which are aimed at Whites. In fact, around 116 race-based laws have been by passed by the ruling party (ANC) since 1994.
South Africa’s Parliament has adopted at least 313 pieces of racial legislation since 1910, about 37% (116) of them after 1994.
A great index, called Race Law, has been developed to show exactly that.
Basically, all race-based laws passed since 1994 are anti-White.
'Afrikaners are not refugees'
Orania is great
Joost Strydom is the head of the Orania Beweging (Orania Movement) and spokesman for Orania, an Afrikaner-only town in the middle of South Africa. This remarkable project, which officially began in the early 1990s, has proven highly successful, culturally and economically.
Here's the thing.
Culture is the foundation upon which everything else is built. Identity plays a crucial role in our sense of purpose, happiness, and success.
As Joost says, Orania is a place where Afrikaners are a majority and can prioritise Afrikaner identity.
But not just that, South Africa is where Afrikanerdom is rooted. Afrikaners who leave South Africa will inevitably assimilate into the host country's culture, including traditions, language, customs, and so on.
We’re not racists, we’re realists—Orania’s safety and order come from keeping it ours, not from hating others.
— Wynand Boshoff, Orania resident
