Well, would you look at that—Secretary of State Marco Rubio finally reminded everyone that spine isn’t a lost art in Washington. During what was supposed to be a routine Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, we were treated to a rare spectacle: a Democrat flailing around because the people being rescued this time didn’t fit their preferred racial narrative. That’s right, folks—apparently helping white South African refugees is now controversial… because they’re white. The horror!
Rubio didn’t just push back—he practically lit Tim Kaine’s talking points on fire. Kaine, predictably sanctimonious, implied that giving safe haven to Afrikaner refugees was some sort of race-based hypocrisy. Now keep in mind, these are people—families, children—who’ve had their farms seized, their livelihoods destroyed, and in many tragic cases, their loved ones murdered. But sure, let’s clutch pearls over the fact that they’re white, because in today’s D.C., that seems to be the Left’s top concern.
“You just don’t like that they’re white,” Rubio said, hitting a nerve so hard Kaine visibly squirmed. And why wouldn’t he? The Democrats have spent the last decade building a framework where victimhood is only valid if it checks certain demographic boxes. If you’re a Ukrainian refugee, you’re brave. If you’re crossing the southern border illegally, you’re a symbol of hope. But if you’re a white farmer fleeing racial violence in South Africa, suddenly it’s, “Well, let’s not rush to judgment.”
Here’s a thought: maybe refugee status should be based on actual persecution, not the race of the person being persecuted. South Africa isn’t some secret—politicians like Julius Malema have openly, and proudly, called for the killing of white farmers. He’s not whispering it in back rooms, he’s shouting it at political rallies. “Kill the boer,” “shoot to kill”—these aren’t metaphors. These are direct threats, and in too many cases, they’re being carried out.
“You just don’t like that they’re white”
Secretary Of State Rubio smokes Tim Kaine for melting down over the legal admittance for 59 White refugees
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 20, 2025
Yet the Left insists this is “specious.” Kaine claimed the idea that Afrikaners are being racially persecuted is fiction. It’s hard to imagine someone being more willfully blind—either that or he’s terrified of what it would mean to admit that white people can be victims of racial violence too. And that’s the real heart of it, isn’t it? This entire meltdown is driven by the fact that Rubio dared to call out the glaring double standard the Left depends on to keep its ideological scaffolding from collapsing.
And it gets better—or worse, depending on your tolerance for institutional hypocrisy. The Episcopal Church’s refugee resettlement branch announced they won’t help resettle the Afrikaners—because they’re white. They even cited their commitment to “racial justice” as their rationale. You can’t make this stuff up. That’s right: an organization that’s supposed to help the persecuted is refusing to do so because it conflicts with their “equity” narrative. They’re even walking away from federal funding over it, which tells you just how far gone they are. When ideology trumps basic human compassion, you’re no longer a charity—you’re a political machine.
South Africa’s Julius Malema, the party leader of the EFF calls for killing white people:
“Shoot to kiII. KiII the Boer, the farmer”pic.twitter.com/vFjqJ9l8GR https://t.co/sxzS0d0Dn4
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 22, 2025
It’s refreshing—no, cathartic—to see someone like Rubio cut through the progressive fog and call things what they are. There’s nothing “woke” or “progressive” about turning a blind eye to racially motivated violence just because it doesn’t fit your preferred narrative. And maybe—just maybe—it’s time we admit that if your idea of social justice means selectively ignoring suffering based on skin color, then you’re not fighting racism… you’re perpetuating it.
So let’s call this what it is: a moment of rare, unfiltered truth on Capitol Hill. The Left isn’t mad that these refugees need help—they’re mad that they don’t fit into their script. And once again, Rubio showed what happens when you toss the script out the window and start speaking plainly.
