Afrikaner identity in crisis: 'There is no consensus among them' - Prof Piet Croucamp, North-West University

702 and CapeTalk's Aubrey Masango is joined by Professor Piet Croucamp of Political Studies and International Relations at the North-West University.

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Dozens of white Afrikaners who left South Africa and arrived in the United States will soon head into their third week as refugees.

As people who, according to Donald Trump, have been persecuted in South Africa, they need a safe refuge elsewhere.

It's a narrative that is, at best, peculiar to some and downright deceitful to others.

But who does this group of 49 Afrikaners represent?

In light of these recent developments, Aubrey Masango asks, 'What is the Afrikaner identity in the era of claims of white genocide in South Africa?'

Croucamp suggests that, as a people, many Afrikaners are very confused.

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"There is no consensus among them... they do feel vulnerable and they think they are a very peculiar case of victims of crime."

- Prof Piet Croucamp, Political Studies and International Relations - North-West University

"What I do find curious is how they have mobilised recently... and explaining themselves as the victims of democracy and majority rule."

- Prof Piet Croucamp, Political Studies and International Relations - North-West University

Is that a way to understand yourself and to explain yourself to your children, ponders Croucamp.

He says he's not convinced by that narrative.

Nor is he able to make sense of those who are staunch Donald Trump supporters.

"I thought the Afrikaner was a lot more conservative and a lot more Christian than [Donald Trump].

- Prof Piet Croucamp, Political Studies and International Relations - North-West University

Croucamp highlights that it is those Afrikaners 'with the microphone' who are making their views heard.

Do they, he asks, speak for all Afrikaners?

"We do not know the views of the silent minority."

- Prof Piet Croucamp, Political Studies and International Relations - North-West University

Croupcamp reveals his recent meeting with the group calling themselves 'Betereinders', a local NPO which focuses much of its work on reconciliation.

"They say, we have to find South African solutions to South African problems."

- Prof Piet Croucamp, Political Studies and International Relations - North-West University

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