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talkpoliticsOr maybe it is just the teabagging South Africans?
Clearly, Obama as some more non-enforcement to do overseas as well as at home.
There were the usual denials of racism from the usual suspects:
They can't fool us; it's not a coincidence that everyone involved is an African American South African.
There are, of course, the usual complaints from residents:
So...more evidence of racist teabagging or should be believe the transparent claims of the apologists?
"Well, people have said that South Africans have told them they must go back to where they come from, they don't belong here," Verryn says. "Some have been threatened, some assaulted. But the general feeling is they must get out of here."
Clearly, Obama as some more non-enforcement to do overseas as well as at home.
There were the usual denials of racism from the usual suspects:
The South African government's response has been ambiguous. It recently re-established the interministerial committee on xenophobia. But its head, and minister of police, Nathi Mthethwa, describes the latest violence as criminal, and not based on race or ethnicity.
They can't fool us; it's not a coincidence that everyone involved is an African American South African.
There are, of course, the usual complaints from residents:
"The people from the outside of this country, we don't need them because they're taking our jobs," says Victor Mbatha, who, like everyone else around the table, is unemployed.
The others nod in agreement.
"We want them to go back to their countries ... because this is our country," Mbatha says.
So...more evidence of racist teabagging or should be believe the transparent claims of the apologists?
Their buzz is worse than their bite
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The symbolism is striking.
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Date: 8/8/10 06:12 (UTC)One of the knee-jerk responses in the US is that anyone who complains about illegal immigration is a racist. I'm making fun of that prejudice by pointing out that a similar situation exists where everyone involved is black.
I mean, African American African. :D
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Date: 8/8/10 12:56 (UTC)Not to mention that the US narrative of anti-immigration entails far more nuance than racism to include xenophobia, nativism, and classism -- terms that are not synonyms for each other.
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Date: 8/8/10 12:41 (UTC)Because I totally did.
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Date: 9/8/10 03:04 (UTC)So the only way to "kick people out" would be more warfare.
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Date: 8/8/10 08:15 (UTC)Well they're just called blacks here. See how easy it is?
And who would've thunk that xenophobia exists outside of the US too.
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Date: 8/8/10 08:19 (UTC)Straw
Date: 8/8/10 08:30 (UTC)I don't know of any liberal who thinks racism is only found in the USA.
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Date: 8/8/10 08:37 (UTC)Re: Straw
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Date: 9/8/10 03:07 (UTC)Thousands of years of history and time and again humans have set up nations with borders.
I'm sure there's some xenophobia out there as well. It's too bad the people who want to claim it's only xenophobia (or racism or what have your) refuse to admit that respect for the law is a legitimate stance.
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Date: 8/8/10 08:43 (UTC)Ironically, by trying to make a parallel to America, you're indirectly acknowledging that America has a problem too. Only, slavery ended, what, like a century and a half ago?
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Date: 8/8/10 13:42 (UTC)That's stupid.
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Date: 9/8/10 03:10 (UTC)Logic, you
Date: 8/8/10 11:29 (UTC)Re: Logic, you
Date: 9/8/10 03:12 (UTC)Logic, you're doing it wrong:
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Date: 8/8/10 15:01 (UTC)Wait.. what?
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Date: 8/8/10 15:36 (UTC)Re: Wait.. what?
Date: 8/8/10 17:21 (UTC)Re: Wait.. what?
Date: 9/8/10 03:18 (UTC)I could teach you, but I'd have to charge.
Re: Wait.. what?
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