The intensity of the racial issues in South Africa is increasing. Recently, an elderly White couple were brutally attacked and tortured in their home. Many on social media are sharing their sympathies with them. Furthermore, this is raising concerns towards those who are White in South Africa.
According to the Democratic Alliance party in South Africa, the DA expresses deep concern over the alarming increase in farm murders in South Africa and condemns dangerous rhetoric promoting violence against specific societal groups. The ANC’s inaction in addressing inflammatory statements and farm attacks reflects a lack of leadership in safeguarding citizens.
Furthermore, the DA urgently calls for a commission of inquiry to investigate the potential link between incitement and farm attacks and calls for decisive leadership from President Cyril Ramaphosa to address this crisis. The safety of all South Africans, regardless of their background, must be a top priority, and we must unite to confront this issue.
X users sharing their sympathies towards White South Africans
This kind of stuff is just sickening.
There are far too many stories like this in the world right now. And it feels like it's only getting worse.
The world needs more love and less hate. The division and polarization needs to stop.
— Brian Frye (@bfrye21) October 15, 2023
Conservatives on X are calling this an attack against White people in South Africa. The elderly husband and wife were 83 years old and 80 years old respectively. Users are sharing their sympathies towards the situation. Furthermore, many are calling for people to start loving and being peaceful to one and another.
Who are those people and how is it justified? Tel me what threat a couple as old as that holds to any normal thief.
— Pieter Swart (@PietSw) October 15, 2023
In addition to this, users feel that the woke movement in America is justifying actions like these. They state that the hate towards White people is being normalised to the point that incidents like these will not be seen as serious. Some are disbelieving this rhetoric, but most conservatives feel the contrary.
This violence is not stoked by race but by difference in class. Almost all white people in South Africa are rich so it makes sense that they are prime targets for criminals. Rich non-whites are also usually targetted.
— African MAGA (@AfricaMAGA35) October 15, 2023
Following that, users are saying that the world needs to stop the normalisation of violence in the world. Mainstream news outlets should be discussing this more. However, some state that it is more of a class difference issue rather than a racial one. They state that similar incidents are happening to non-White South Africans who are wealthy as well.
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