Afrikaner group criticises Washington display of 3,000 farm-murder crosses
Afrikaners for SA said Lex Libertas' White Cross Project would give Americans a misleading picture of SA and could deepen racial divisions at home.
Afrikaner group Afrikaners for SA (AfSA) has taken issue with Washington's display of 3,000 white crosses marking farm murder victims. AfSA claims the organisers have used the victims as political props, giving Americans a misleading picture of South Africa and potentially deepening racial divisions at home. The cross-planting event, known as Lex Libertas, took place on the National Mall in Washington D.C. following the group's conference.
AfSA insists farm killings are driven mainly by robbery and criminal motives, not racial persecution, though it does not rule out racial hatred in some cases. The Afrikaners for SA group is critical of Lex Libertas' political objectives, which include garnering American support for white self-governance. AfSA argues that the deaths of farm victims should not be used to advance this agenda.
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