Nina Mast posted an article titled Far-right activists are teaming up with white supremacists to exploit South African politics for the blog Media Matters for America. Where she criticizes the active journalism taken place in South Africa, which currently is trying to gain sympathy for the white minority. Nina goes on to expose the two Far-right activists, making clear that their ideologies on the matter are much deeper and more cynical than just "equality." Both Katie Hopkins and Lauren Southern represent an unethical side of journalism that replaces theatrical drama with actual facts.
Even though Katie Hopkins' and Lauren Sothern's take on journalism does not deserve recognition from any forms of media, it is important to have an idea of how South Africa has been struggling with much more than just racial tensions for the last few decades. For example, Nina fails to mention that the economical collapse of Zimbabwe was caused by much more than black and white entitlement or racial issues. It was a repercussion of the Congo War, the HIV / AID epidemic, and inexperienced farmers inability to capitalize on newly distributed land.
I believe this type of journalism, due to its content and unprofessionalism, can be extremely dangerous here in the US. Some of these "far-right trolls" stand to be the greatest hidden threat in society. They have been waiting patiently to come out, and articles like this give them an incentive to make their presence known. With the left continuing to push on certain issues, and the far right encouraging their behavior with journalism like this. We find ourselves getting closer and closer to see how real neo-nazis actually think & reason things, which to me at least, is very very frightening.
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