Antiforeigner movement in SA does not differ from Eastern European border guards
08 March 2022 - 16:06
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Local residents queue to receive food at the territory of a hospital, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 2 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ANNA CHERNENKO
I was saddened at watching a news clip of a South African who crossed the border from Ukraine to escape the war with tales of how he was lucky to pass due to discrimination towards black refugees. This sits uncomfortably alongside local reports of South Africans’ often negative attitude towards African immigrants.
Is the antiforeigner Operation Dudula movement in SA any different from the bias and fear displayed by Eastern European border guards? Or Donald Trump’s wall?
What is wrong with humanity that we have seemed to have lost compassion and brotherhood? It is scary, and trouble looms.
Michael Hook, Parkhurst
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LETTER: Humanity’s loss of compassion
Antiforeigner movement in SA does not differ from Eastern European border guards
I was saddened at watching a news clip of a South African who crossed the border from Ukraine to escape the war with tales of how he was lucky to pass due to discrimination towards black refugees. This sits uncomfortably alongside local reports of South Africans’ often negative attitude towards African immigrants.
Is the antiforeigner Operation Dudula movement in SA any different from the bias and fear displayed by Eastern European border guards? Or Donald Trump’s wall?
What is wrong with humanity that we have seemed to have lost compassion and brotherhood? It is scary, and trouble looms.
Michael Hook, Parkhurst
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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