Tomi Lahren Sparks Controversy With Cryptic Video On White Farmers In South Africa

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Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren had the capability of opening up a heated discussion after she had posted a strange soundtrack of a shallow dialogue about white farmers in South Africa. The narration has been quite manipulative in evoking emotional reactions from a variety of perspectives. So has the unusual clip of the roadside crosses.

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The video shows lines of white wooden crosses for alleged burials of murdered white farmers, and Lahren’s narration jumps from one topic to another in snatches-and diversions on kind of “occupying land,” pollution, and future unknown events. At one point, she said, “These are burial sites right here. Burial sites, over a thousand of white farmers… They’re all white farmers, the family of white farmers.”

They labored within their confines trying to decipher the seemingly unintelligible video. And another user commented, “Is there a translation for this? Can’t make out a word that’s being said.” As others took offense, someone wrote, “She’s a racist qunt whose opinion is insignificant.”

This clip was posted amid contentious debates on land reform and the violence against farmers in South Africa. Some conservative voices have been using the term “white genocide,” while others resolutely reject such a characterization. A South African user responded angrily to Lahren’s accusations: “White South Africans are fed up with lies. They are now saying abahambe, which means they must go.”

The pro-Lahren camp seems to really enjoy this video, for one has said, “We have a real President and Patriot Trump MAGA forever!” An epic one has also spoken: “No time to waste anymore. Get straight to the point and in front of the world.”

What began as a little fun suddenly escalated into a squabble about unrelated politics, with users debating Trump’s record on foreign policy and breaking out grotesque jokes about his physical clumsiness. “Trump had to be stopped from walking into a wall yesterday,” said one sharp-tongued antagonist.

Openly expressed views on South African politics have become common among Lahren and other conservative outlets, and she most recently launched into another similarly themed but cryptic post that is confusing even to some of her supporters.

By-then lack of clarity in the video’s messaging, coupled with its unprofessional quality, had already ignited skepticism among the viewing audience on the strong intent of the video. Some felt that the video addressed the debate on land reform, while some thought it was about racial violence. The multiple references to pollution (“It’s a bit pollute”) and the uncertain events in the future amid the discourse only created more layers of confusion with the replies.

With almost every Lahren post, the latter would rapidly polarize into the former praising her bravery in addressing controversial issues and the latter condemning her for spreading lies. This divided debate surfaced ongoing tensions existing within the discourse relative to race, land ownership, and violence in South Africa-that is an area that U.S. conservative media has been bringing to attention in the last few years.

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Oddly enough, the confusing show was a bit of a damper, but not enough to prevent another heated argument on issues relating to race, politics, and international affairs. Intentional or not, this latest post by Lahren is yet another contentious reminder across party lines.

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