Ernst Roets installs 3,000 white crosses in Washington — TimesLIVE
Ernst Roets, the former deputy head of AfriForum, installed 3,000 white crosses on the National Mall in Washington, United States. The installation between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument was dedicated to the killings of farmers in South Africa since 1990.
Columnist Peter Bruce writes about the action and the controversy surrounding South Africa’s racial policy in TimesLIVE. In his view, this public action may strengthen the position of conservative, predominantly white South Africans who believe that white citizens have faced discrimination under the rule of the African National Congress.
US visa restrictions
Bruce also mentions US visa restrictions against unnamed individuals whom Washington links to racially motivated crimes and state discrimination against Afrikaners and other minorities in South Africa. The list of US grievances cited by the author includes legislation that the United States considers racially discriminatory, threats of land expropriation without compensation, and incitement to racial violence through slogans and statements.
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According to the columnist, South Africa’s ministers of trade and foreign affairs arrived in Washington and New York. Bruce assesses their actions as attempts to focus the discussion on a trade agreement and respond to US accusations of racial discrimination.
The columnist’s assessment
The author of the column believes that South Africa’s authorities do not kill people or encourage violence, but are unable to ensure citizens’ safety. He criticizes the African National Congress’s policy of addressing the legacy of apartheid, linking the country’s economic problems to corruption, ineffective governance, and incompetence.
Bruce also writes about the rapprochement between the Afrikaner right and American conservatives. In his view, racial nationalism is manifested both in policies to expand economic opportunities for the Black population and in the symbolism of the white crosses in Washington. He calls democracy a tool for countering this phenomenon.
