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The image came from a video that showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of #Congo. #Trump falsely presented the photo as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That whites in South Africa are heavily persecuted. They’re basically confided to small areas that are nothing short of horrific conditions and are equally comparable to homeless encampments

To anyone who has actually been to South Africa, this is so absurd it's hilarious. White still mostly live in wealthier areas than non-whites, and the actual encamp type places are 100% non-white. The idea that whites are "confined to small areas" is incredibly amusing, and I'd love you to try and actually say where those areas specifically are.