White Refugees Shocked by Self-Hating Whites in America

A group of South African refugees who fled their homeland seeking safety in the United States have expressed bewilderment at what they describe as widespread racism against white people in their new country.

Having fled their homeland after government-backed land seizures stripped them of their farms, these refugees anticipated a fresh start in a nation celebrated for its commitment to individual liberty.

Instead, they have encountered a society where policies and cultural trends appear to target white people with a level of hostility they find both confusing and familiar.

In South Africa, the government’s land reform policies have led to the seizure of thousands of farms owned by white families, often without compensation.

These measures, coupled with rising violence against farmers, have driven many to seek asylum abroad.

The United States, with its promise of freedom and opportunity, seemed an ideal destination. Yet, upon arrival, these refugees have been met with a different kind of racial tension, one they describe as uniquely self-inflicted.

One refugee, Pieter Van der Merwe, a former cattle farmer from the Free State province, recounted his experience at a community meeting in his new hometown.

"I went to learn about the local schools, and they were teaching something called critical race theory,” he said. “It said whiteness is a problem, like it’s a disease. I thought I escaped this kind of talk.”

Van der Merwe’s confusion deepened when he learned about affirmative action policies, which prioritize certain racial groups in hiring and education, and reparations proposals gaining traction in some states.

These initiatives, advocates argue, are necessary to address systemic inequities rooted in America’s history of slavery and segregation. To South African refugees, however, they echo the same collectivist rhetoric that justified their departure.

Another refugee, Anneliese Botha, who resettled in a rural Midwestern community, described her shock at local attitudes.

“I met a white woman who apologized for being white, like it was a crime,” she said. “In South Africa, we were told we didn’t belong because of our skin. Here, it’s the same, but it’s the white people saying it about themselves.”

The refugees’ observations come as critical race theory remains a contentious issue in American education, with some states banning its inclusion in curricula while others mandate it.

Reparations discussions, meanwhile, have advanced in places like California, where a task force has proposed payments to descendants of enslaved people.

These policies, while framed as justice by supporters, strike the South Africans as divisive and eerily reminiscent of their homeland’s approach to racial redress.

South Africans fled a country where their race made them targets, only to find a nation where self-criticism among white Americans has created a parallel form of racial scapegoating.

As Van der Merwe put it, “I thought America would be different, but it’s like they’re trying to outdo South Africa in hating the same people.”

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