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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 18 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It might be too early to say but something tells me they won’t be sending their best. I’m sure some of them are good people though.

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 25 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

My gut instinct is telling me these are the kinds of people from the era of Soldier of Fortune and shooting at UN peacekeepers for a paycheck. "Rugged individualist" ranchers who've been willing to beat "the coloreds" back with automatic rifle fire for years.

But that is likely a take based on my ignorance of the area.

One thing's almost for certain, MAGA isn't doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. They will expect payment for services rendered. I'd keep an eye on the professional background of these people to get an idea of what form that payment will take.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

You sure you don't know why trump wants to take in the remnants of the apartheid regime's constituents?

South Africa used to be what american southerners dream of when they fly the confederate flag.

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, they want more racists, especially armed racists, to close ranks with for when the coup goes from administrative to paramilitary. That's why I have the feeling that these people coming in are a special breed of violent ideation.

But will their shared hatred of nonwhites and progressive globalism be enough to form bonds with Americans? They're still foreigners moving to a foreign land at the end of the day.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I could imagine they would be bonding, yeah. The Afrikaners are probably also able to speak english, and then you have a bunch of white people wanting to live in a racist system with them as the ruling class.

Remember that being white didn't include many races we consider white today, the most absurd example being the Irish who are on average even more white than the anglogermanic "original" ones.

When push comes to shove they are still white people and ideologically very similar and will band together against the liberal scourge

[–] Mediocre_chad@piefed.social 7 points 17 hours ago

I don't understand. Was their orania haven just not haven enough?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Afrikaners want to go to Minnesota, Idaho, Alabama...The reason to charter a flight for the initial group of Afrikaners was not immediately clear. The charter plane would cost far more than commercial tickets, sources said.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Im sorry I really hope they record a documentary of the ones that end up in Minnesota. I fully expect both the winter and the 'Minnesota nice'-ness will ruin them.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Most of these are fascists, they are already ruined.

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 2 points 13 hours ago

Yuppppp. We have much colder weather and much warmer hearts than they are comfortable with.