The arrival of 49 white South African Afrikaner farmers at Dulles Airport under Trump's refugee pathway underscores a troubling historical trend of U.S. support for white supremacy. Trump's claims of genocide against Afrikaners, which are unsubstantiated, echo a long-standing relationship between the U.S. and the apartheid regime in South Africa, dating back to the Cold War. Despite high murder rates in South Africa predominantly affecting Black victims, U.S. officials have historically backed white rule, revealing deep-rooted racial biases and geopolitical strategies.
Trump's welcoming of Afrikaners as refugees can be understood as the latest chapter in a longer history of U.S. support for white Afrikaners.
Murder rates are high in South Africa; the vast majority of victims are Black. Trump's embrace of claims of genocide lacks factual grounding.
When Afrikaner apartheid was instituted in 1948, Washington didn't flinch. Instead, the Truman Administration embraced the white regime in South Africa as a Cold War ally.
U.S. leaders grew anxious about emerging African nations gaining independence, making apartheid South Africa a dependable partner due to its anti-communist stance.
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