Farm attacks in SA surge after EFF sings ‘Kill the Boer’ song
(www.thesouthafrican.com)
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One group that truly has an asylum case. If I was still working for immigration I’d be happy to process those applications. Although I’d love to go to the NYT, Salon, Vox, etc headquarters and get them to justify to me (and I’ll stay until I get a real answer) why that song is ok and not racist hatred but criticism of severe rioting and destruction is white supremacy
If I recall correctly, Russia is the only country openly accepting South Africans claiming asylum. Many South Africans try to claim refugee status in Canada, Ireland, and the US but are denied.
It's honestly a damn shame. This is their country, that they built, and are being displaced by people that were never from there. I'm very much not a bleeding heart type but I genuinely feel for these people.
I know a few South Africans and have invited them to crash on my couch until they can sort things out. They refuse because they feel they are still at home. I can not imagine having to decide whether to abandon your homeland or fear getting murdered (or worse) every day.