The controversial comment is similar to one made by Andile Mngxitama, who referred to the 'black holocaust'.
as part of an opposing affidavit after being taken to court over hate speech charges by an individual called Lucy Strydom, represented by the South African Human Rights Commission .
In the affidavit, the BLF leader defends slogans considered incendiary by many, such as “by any means necessary”, “take back the land”, “land or death”, and “one settler, one bullet” as “legitimate slogans” in response to what he calls “the black holocaust”. The idea of a “black genocide” and a “black holocaust” are likely a response to the similarly controversial idea of a “white genocide”.“, is advanced by certain right wing groups in South Africa and is also an idea adhered to by some members of the far right globally.
While some, both locally and oversees, believe that the killing of white people in South Africa, particularity on farms, either amounts to or is a sign of the beginnings of a genocide, the term is also connected to a broader theory, which contends that the white race globally is under threat and is explained in detail onThe dictionary definition of genocide is “the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group”.
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