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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Brent_Bozell_III

He had been nominated in January to head the US AGM but now that it is being dismantled he's nominated for ambassador to South Africa instead.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So did Elon's parents, or was it his grandparents... so did Clarence Thomas or was it his idol, I forget. There's too many villans to keep track of now. We need to cull some.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It was Clarence Thomas himself, he worked with pro apartied South African Lobbyists during the Reagan era and with their lobby, The Lincoln Review:

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/08/opinion/l-judge-thomas-s-south-africa-connection-needs-clarification-858891.html

As for Musk, let's just say it was all of them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why does Clarence hate black people so much?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I only know what I know from the Behind the Bastards episodes about him, and it's kinda difficult to summarize:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Ks-RN8zOI

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks. Adding this to my watch list.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Why did I think that was Hilary?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

“Make Afrikaners Great Again”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Anyone surprised?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

He looks totally normal

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Next, Trump invades ~~Pol...~~ Greenland

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Shocking. /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can a country "choose" the ambassador of another country? That's counterintuitive to me

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can a country “choose” the ambassador of another country? That’s counterintuitive to me

Countries choose their own ambassador to another country. The nominee this article is about is from the US.

Separately however, countries can choose to accept or reject the ambassadors other countries send to them. It's very uncommon to reject them, but actually South Africa’s ambassador to the US was expelled earlier this month. I wouldn't be surprised if South Africa doesn't accept Bozell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oh, that's what I missed, I read the header with my mind in the previous expulsion, so I thought US now picked a guy to represent South Africa.

Thanks!