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Africa Subsaharan
If Julius Malema comes to power, a second Holocaust is certain
2017-04-26
[Aljazeera] Julius Malema is one of the most controversial political figures in South Africa today. Malema was a rising star in the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) until 2012 when he was expelled after a bitter fallout with President Jacob Zuma.

Many commentators thought he would disappear into oblivion after his expulsion but in 2013, he founded his own political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). To his many thousands of supporters, Malema's aggressive focus on the rights of poor black South Africans makes him a future leader of South Africa. To many others, his bombastic rhetoric is offensive.

After 22 years in power, the ruling ANC's claim to represent the interests of the black majority is under question as the voice of Malema and his EFF party appears to resonate with growing dissent across the country.

Filmmaker, Rehad Desai (watch his Emmy Award-winning film Miners Shot Down here) takes us on a personal journey through this clash over the past five years.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Fascinating, Besoeker -- I had no idea. I have or had cousins in South Africa (as I seem to have everywhere, thanks to the Nazis), but I never heard anything about them being Boers, so they probably weren't.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-04-26 20:27  

#3  Correct Alan, I believe the majority of the Jewish population fled long ago. 'Holocaust' is used in general terms, meaning the categories which you've mentioned. The story of the “Boerejode” might be worth a google for those interested in the Jewish history of the region.

Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-26 08:32  

#2  To me the holocaust has a very specific meaning and I doubt that there are enough Jews in South Africa to fuel one.

So who are the prescribed victims; the whites, the ANC, Asians, all of the above? It's not clear to me but if I was betting, based on the recent history, would be all of the above more or less in that order.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-04-26 08:23  

#1  Where did I heard this before?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-04-26 08:07  

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