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Arthur Besse to World [email protected]English • 1 month ago

Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa actively opposed fight to end apartheid

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Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa actively opposed fight to end apartheid

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Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
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As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Brent_Bozell_III

He had been nominated in January to head the US AGM but now that it is being dismantled he’s nominated for ambassador to South Africa instead.

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    So did Elon’s parents, or was it his grandparents… so did Clarence Thomas or was it his idol, I forget. There’s too many villans to keep track of now. We need to cull some.

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      It was Clarence Thomas himself, he worked with pro apartied South African Lobbyists during the Reagan era and with their lobby, The Lincoln Review:

      https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/08/opinion/l-judge-thomas-s-south-africa-connection-needs-clarification-858891.html

      As for Musk, let’s just say it was all of them.

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        Why does Clarence hate black people so much?

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          I only know what I know from the Behind the Bastards episodes about him, and it’s kinda difficult to summarize:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Ks-RN8zOI

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            Thanks. Adding this to my watch list.

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        Why did I think that was Hilary?

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