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2024-05-18 06:12:45 UTC - HELPFUL
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Fetterman is likely calling South Africa hypocritical due to their apartheid, but that ended in the early 90’s. He’s criticizing a former regime. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/apartheid#:~:text=Apartheid%2C%20the%20Afrikaans%20name%20given,a%20democratic%20government%20in%201994. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid#:~:text=On%201%20February%202022%2C%20Amnesty,the%20Palestinians%20%22serves%20as%20a Though he probably isn’t, on the off chance he is referring to white genocide occurring in South Africa, he’s mistaken. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_farm_attacks https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/racist-obsession-south-african-white-genocide
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