Listen to voices like Van der Rheede on US pressure on SA
It is a pity more South Africans do not listen to what Christo van der Rheede says about US attempts to pressurise Pretoria.
Christo van der Rheede, the outgoing CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation, has warned against US pressure on South Africa to retract laws perceived as persecuting white Afrikaners. The foundation has silenced him by deeming his comments not reflective of their own views, which critics argue shows the foundation moving further right.
Van der Rheede, a non-white Afrikaner, has criticized the Trump administration's "ethno-nationalism" and how it has influenced local conservative whites, potentially exacerbating race relations in the country. He believes the African National Congress (ANC) could benefit from defending South African sovereignty against what he sees as white imperialists.
Van der Rheede's exclusion echoes the treatment of other people of color in the Democratic Alliance (DA) who didn't adhere to a white-imposed party line. For whites to have a future in South Africa, he argues they should listen to voices like his, rather than ostracizing people who hold different views.
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