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South Africa has as many murders as all the blue together (i.redd.it)
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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes, I'm pretty sure that's the whole point. I'm guessing they could pick one or two Central American or other African countries and get the same balance.

Also, picking on SA specifically smacks of the whole apartheid hangover thing that's going on.