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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts) Mon May 12, 2025, 04:50 PM May 2025

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Trump admin: Afrikaners can be easily assimilated into the US, but not Afghans

Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬
Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners?

TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country

May 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners?

TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-05-12T18:31:02.068Z

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Trump admin: Afrikaners can be easily assimilated into the US, but not Afghans (Original Post) Dennis Donovan May 2025 OP

What about Africans?.................. Lovie777 May 2025 #1

Such casual racism - I guess it's now just de riguer. dchill May 2025 #2

It's not like these people are hiding... appmanga May 2025 #6

"The media refuses to call them this..." dchill May 2025 #7

"Easy assimilation" is blatant bigotry. unblock May 2025 #3

How about black Africans? Many of them speak English IronLionZion May 2025 #4

What's in a name? Black. African-American. Afrikaner. Norrrm May 2025 #5

Lovie777

(20,502 posts)

1. What about Africans?..................

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 04:56 PM

May 2025

oh wait................

dchill

(42,660 posts)

2. Such casual racism - I guess it's now just de riguer.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 04:59 PM

May 2025

appmanga

(1,278 posts)

6. It's not like these people are hiding...

Reply to dchill (Reply #2)

Mon May 12, 2025, 07:32 PM

May 2025

...they're a white supremacist, Christian Nationalist, fascist administration. The media refuses to call them this, but that's who they are.

dchill

(42,660 posts)

7. "The media refuses to call them this..."

Reply to appmanga (Reply #6)

Mon May 12, 2025, 07:52 PM

May 2025

At least that shows who THEY are.

unblock

(55,655 posts)

3. "Easy assimilation" is blatant bigotry.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 05:02 PM

May 2025

And getting very close to the reason why we have an international agreement to accept refugees seeking asylum in the first place.

IronLionZion

(50,007 posts)

4. How about black Africans? Many of them speak English

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 06:05 PM

May 2025

How about black South Africans? literally same country as the white Afrikaners. They should assimilate well. No?

Norrrm

(3,054 posts)

5. What's in a name? Black. African-American. Afrikaner.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 06:58 PM

May 2025

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