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91. People are not evil incarnate simply because they were born as part of a particular ethnic group.

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:49 PM

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Here's one who isn't:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Retief (The article is not up to date, but it gives you a flavor of the danger of sweeping an entire ethnic group in the trash bin.) There are more - this one is just an acquaintance of mine.

Interestingly, while all three share ties to South African apartheid during their formative years - none of the three (Musk (English descent), Thiel (German descent), or Sacks) are Afrikaners (an ethnicity descended predominantly from Dutch settlers, whose language is Afrikans). And as far as I can tell, none were members of the Afrikaner National Party (if it is the party, rather than the ethnic group you are referring to - while all spent some portion of their childhood there, all left before they were adults).

So to the extent you are talking about Musk, Thiel, and Sacks - I agree they are evil incarnate and should not be allowed near our politics.

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