Simon Allison
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305 appearances
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first heard May 2025
last heard May 2025
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So the consensus sort of from the research that I've seen seems to be that some of the sort of far right white supremacist groups that are in the MAGA orbit are kind of putting these ideas in his head.
It seems to be much less coming from Elon Musk.
I'm sure Elon Musk doesn't mind it and seems to be very happily promoting it on his social media platform.
But there's a lot of talk about, you know,
Elon Musk being upset because Starlink wasn't approved in South Africa, that seems unlikely given the fact that South Africa is a really tiny market and Elon Musk has a lot of money elsewhere.
So certainly I would imagine it's the...
It's the white right groups that have Trump's ear that are pushing this narrative because they need this to be true in order for their white victimhood to make any sense whatsoever.
Yeah.
It worries me as a South African, because.
We know that this is not true.
We know it has no basis in factual reality.
And yet we are having to combat this on the world stage in terms of narrative.
But also we're very worried about the potential implications down the line.
So this crazy conspiracy theory that seems to have taken root in what is supposedly the most powerful office in
in the world could have very, very real consequences for South Africa as a country.
allowing the 49 white farmers into America as refugees, I mean, that doesn't really have any bearing.
But what happens when it comes to trade deals?
What happens when it comes to financial sanctions?
You know, if they're really, if Donald Trump really does think there is a white genocide in South Africa, is he going to put South Africa on the same list as North Korea, Iran, and Russia, which would pretty much wreck our economy.
So even though this is
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