Trump Boycotts G20 Over 'White Farmer Abuses,' Ignores Actual Genocide
The BBC reports Donald Trump announced a G20 boycott in South Africa over 'white farmer abuses.' Let's be clear: the 'crisis' of white farmers in South Africa is a discredited, alt-right dog whistle, not a legitimate human rights concern. Meanwhile, South Africa is currently pursuing a genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. Trump, who notoriously moved the US embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 (a move
celebrated by AIPAC, which poured $18 million into 2022 elections alone, according to OpenSecrets.org), routinely defends Israeli policies. So, the US government prioritizes a manufactured outrage over a country challenging documented war crimes. One might wonder if human rights concerns are purely performative when they only apply to select populations, particularly when those populations don't
conflict with US foreign policy objectives, or the interests of powerful lobbying groups intent on maintaining an apartheid state. How many actual civilian deaths does it take to warrant a boycott from US leadership?