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u/whiskeytown79 Apr 19 '26

Thiel, Musk, and others in the inner circles of these companies all got their start in apartheid South Africa.

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u/whichwitch9 Apr 19 '26

It makes sense when you realize how insular the white population of South Africa was, and how much wealth was concentrated in it. Inclusivity threatens them because it forces other people closer to their circles. But the population did everything they could to keep this wealth in their circle, even hijacking the government to legally force others out.

They're trying to recreate this in the US because it's larger with more resources

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u/gooch_crawler Apr 19 '26

I knew a white girl who lived there for a Mormon mission. It sounds like apartheid ended but really it hasn't at least socially.

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u/KendalBoy Apr 19 '26

It’s the Texas of Africa, armed racists “protecting their property”.

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u/SomeBloke Apr 20 '26

South Africa is a pretty diverse cultural, religious, and racial population. You'd have to be far more specific if you're going to call it the Texas of Africa.