tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post410092676549379289..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: "Liberated" Zimbabwe (updated)Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-3442375695338700162008-04-21T11:29:00.000+12:002008-04-21T11:29:00.000+12:00anon-Indeed, Rhodesia under Smith wasn't a place y...anon-<BR/><BR/>Indeed, Rhodesia under Smith wasn't a place you'd want to be if you were black, but the situation -for everyone- is so much worse in Zimbabwe now.<BR/><BR/>However, I believe that the current situation in Zimbabwe is caused by socialism and tribalism, not de-colonization.<BR/><BR/><I>"In the last 10 years more than 300,000 people have been murdered there, including 3000 farmers"</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, SA is going the same way. SA's murder rate, per capita, is 121 times NZ's rate.Callumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029093534159739006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-66392072604590163952008-04-20T16:42:00.000+12:002008-04-20T16:42:00.000+12:00Rhodesia was not capitalism Peter. Property rights...Rhodesia was not capitalism Peter. Property rights were not respected and the British bankrupted the native Rhodesians/Blacks or whatever is the correct word, by taxing them 10 shillings per hut to pay for their exploits. <BR/><BR/>The racism in Rhodesia had to be seen to be believed according to my source. British used to run over blacks on the street and not stop. They used to shout out "Get off the footpath you black bastard". Men who were quite reasonable people from the UK turned into hateful bigots within 3 months - proof that you become like the company you keep.<BR/><BR/>I presume Cline was laughing when he wrote that piece. I can connect you with a British gentleman who worked as part of British Telecom in Rhodesia for may years it you want a TRUE account of the country - and of how Britain enabled Mugabe. <BR/><BR/>Colonialism if NOT good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-36348400804260370282008-04-19T06:54:00.000+12:002008-04-19T06:54:00.000+12:00I'm not to sure that article can be trusted in ful...I'm not to sure that article can be trusted in full. It does however present some facts that people should research, but the fact that it's on the Weblog for the Advancement of Capitalism shakes my security a little. Yes, Obama is more left than the Hillary, but that's the point. I think democrats are becoming more and more afraid to leave the center. Soon We'll have two party's filled with the exact same people. Actually, we basically already do.The Pamphlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766731940606282911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-13378528533534817602008-04-17T10:44:00.000+12:002008-04-17T10:44:00.000+12:00Elijah, tried to email you the other day, but your...Elijah, tried to email you the other day, but your email isn't working. Can you send me your new one.Annie Fox!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08854739424652911934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-16398278974939638292008-04-16T23:22:00.000+12:002008-04-16T23:22:00.000+12:00Zimbabwe now, South Africa in less than 15 years. ...Zimbabwe now, South Africa in less than 15 years. In the last 10 years more than 300,000 people have been murdered there, including 3000 farmers [1119 being white]. The ANC government's response? Disarm -via the Firearms Control Act-the farmer commando groups that protect each other. In 1994 there were 85,000 farmers producing off 8% of the land. Today less than 10,000 off 0.76%. <BR/><BR/>Mbeki and the ANC are another Mugabe. He just can't do it while the whites are armed. I take heart from the fact our old sporting adversaries have got something lacking in NZ; the guts to defend themselves from simian socialists. But they do face an uphill fightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-23182902743380056982008-04-16T22:48:00.000+12:002008-04-16T22:48:00.000+12:00Thugs and criminals and marxists.Thugs and criminals and marxists.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-30124979769694888632008-04-16T19:27:00.000+12:002008-04-16T19:27:00.000+12:00I feel so sad about the situation in Rhodesia.It i...I feel so sad about the situation in Rhodesia.<BR/><BR/>It is the perfect example of why granting independence to colonies was a foolish and unfortunate policy, and all throughout Africa, once independence was granted, certain Leaders showed they could not organise a 'piss up in a brewery'!<BR/><BR/>Everyone should have listened to Ian Smith 30 years ago as he warned what would happen if thugs and criminals took over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-86933934506056202442008-04-16T19:06:00.000+12:002008-04-16T19:06:00.000+12:00Well that is an interesting article isn't it. Soun...Well that is an interesting article isn't it. <BR/>Sound's like Obama's mentor could slide into Labour or in particular the Maori Party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-76467607238321378222008-04-16T18:06:00.000+12:002008-04-16T18:06:00.000+12:00South Africa not doing so well at the moment eithe...South Africa not doing so well at the moment either. With Jacob Zuma coming to power soon, more SA's are leaving or trying to remove money as quickly as they can. The Reserve Bank of SA is holding up monetary transactions because of the volume - so I've been told.Annie Fox!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08854739424652911934noreply@blogger.com