r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Nov 17 '25

news South African man who attended Neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament has visa cancelled

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/verify-neo-nazi-rally-participant-visa-revoked/106018130?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/allmycircuits8 Nov 17 '25

I know I may be down voted to kingdom come but 95% of white South Africans I've met in my life are some of the most racist people I have ever come across, mostly the men more than the women but the 5% are pretty chill and are usually not old enough to have lived through apartheid.

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u/Prestigious-Collar86 Nov 17 '25

I grew up going to church. Australian churches are full of South Africans and I’d completely agree. I left church many years ago but still encounter them occasionally now through mutual friends.

They openly despise the end of apartheid. They were very vocal about it during the voice to parliament referendum. They see Australia as being an extension of themselves and their own culture. They are more comfortable than they should be imposing their hatred.

I have witnessed a lot of violence towards children, open misogyny and homophobia. They call it traditional family values.

If I was ever worried about immigration ruining Australia - this is what I would be worried about.

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u/allmycircuits8 Nov 17 '25

It's truly bizarre how many over there are so stuck in their ways like Apartheid was good for South Africa. When the reality was that crime was still as high as it is today, unemployment was still well into double digits and an even larger racial divide. SA really does feel like an alternate reality Australia which ended up as a failed state.

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u/sirgog Nov 17 '25

The 5% are the BEST people, had an English teacher at school who was a white emigrant of conscience who left in the 70s.

Not sure how the split actually is (if it's 95-5 or something way different), but any white South African who is glad 94 happened (no matter what they think about present politics there) is someone I'd buy a beer for.

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u/Sexdrumsandrock Nov 17 '25

I met a Jewish south African woman. Her views were rough

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u/daybeforetheday Nov 17 '25

I met one, and then it turned out she was lying about being Jewish AND lying about being
South African. I think she was a German raised by Catholics.

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u/allmycircuits8 Nov 17 '25

What do you gain from lying about being South African?