I don't believe that Ian Smith was the virulent "racist" (as loosely as that term is thrown around nowadays) that many made him out to be. I view him as someone who understood the harsh realities of the situation in Rhodesia much better than some sheltered and coddled politician back in London. Everything that he predicted would happen in a majority-ruled Rhodesia certainly did.

I agree with you on the point that Mugabe certainly was a crap-tiered leader that did a great job of harassing and rooting out any opposition towards him, whether they were black or white, but that situation would have happened regardless of whether it was Mugabe in charge or not. Rhodesia, at that time, was a premier African nation rich in natural resources with a solid economy; there was a power vacuum over a substantial amount of wealth, and there was going to be blood drawn fighting over who got to control it. I personally believe that the shift to majority rule should have been gradually phased in, but the evolving geopolitical situation in the 70s ruled that out. Even South Africa realized that the situation was untenable for Smith at that point, he was completely surrounded by hostile actors (sans South Africa).

On another note, it is disturbing to see how a similar process is playing out in South Africa. They have a good ways to go before they fall as spectacularly as Rhodesia did, but it certainly isn't looking good for them right now.

They are actually trying to give them reparations now lol. No white farmer with a sound mind would ever return there, reap what you sow.

https://nationalfile.com/zimbabwe-to-pa…

What happened with Ian Smith was a typical case of "white man bad" syndrome that we are seeing world wide today. Rhodesia is another example of the massive failure that decolonization was in general for the continent, except on a much more visible scale.

That country would have been much better off under Ian Smith, compared to where they are today.

-Genocide/chase all of the white farmers out of the country

-Don't know how farm yourself

-???

-Profit?

Stupid is as stupid does. If it is any consolation, South Africa will soon be joining you in the coming decades.

The illusion of Bahamian independence was one of the greatest lies ever told.

"The distribution of domestic chores has been significantly disproportionate,”

I would be very interested to know how they conducted this survey lol. Reports like these remind me of the desperate attempts by the UN to replace the native Bahamian population with Haitians. If a Bahamian government could ever grow the stones to tell the EU, UN, and the rest of these international alphabet organizations to piss off, our country may have a fighting chance of survival.

Fair enough, I may have misread what you were saying. I know that Hungary and Poland have both stood their ground on the refugee issue, much to Brussel's consternation. There is perhaps more that prior UK governments could have done to confront the issue.

Do you think that the world was in the same state when the Accession Treaty was signed in 1972? The UK made a very wise decision to leave the EU, take a look over at Sweden for a good example of what happens when you have no control over your borders. A textbook example of what not to do when running a nation.

Whether the Tories brought the UK into the EU or not is irrelevant, situations change all of the time. All things considered, I think that they got a very good deal by leaving.

"If it takes destruction of property to be heard, so be it.r"

My God, reading that truly made me sad for the state of our country. My decision to leave looks better by the day, better to get everything out of this country before all of the racial nonsense makes it way over here. I know for a fact that you have never lost everything that you had based on that completely asinine remark. Speak to the victims of Dorian who lost everything, and ask them about that feeling. Just like the victims of Dorian, many in the States have lost businesses and their homes in these nonsensical acts of violence.

BLM is soon going to get the race war that they are looking for, and I hope they are ready when it comes. Hope that they aren't expecting to call the police when it happens.

Its no problem, politics can be a hot topic. I wish we could meet up as well, this lockdown is starting to make me a bit itchy lol. Hopefully these cases drop off soon...

I understand your position fully, I am not one of those people that think social welfare programs are equal to full on socialism. The US is a long ways off from being a socialist nation in the vain of the USSR with state appointed housing, employment, secret police, etc.

I agree that the GOP has needed to evolve its position on healthcare reform for quite some time now, the medical industry in the United States loves to profiteer off of the backs of the sick and needy. Not sure the best way to go about doing it though. A Canadian style single-payer system would not work too well in the United States in my opinion, each state would have vastly different levels of healthcare quality. The issues in the Maritimes would probably be a joke compared to the quality of services that would be found in the poorest US states. Something certainly has to be done though...

I think that this century will repeat the last one in that we will see a rise in extremism from both the left and right in the coming years. The tension in the US is the highest that I ever recall it being in recent years, and difficult economic times combined with flaring cultural issues usually leads to the birth of radicalism on both sides of the spectrum. Way too many young people are in astronomically high levels of debt, and things will take a little bit to turn out brighter for them. Hopefully they keep a level head on.

In my opinion, way too many people rush into marriage when they are young and still developing. Wasn't there a study done that shows the human brain doesn't finish developing until the age of 25?

People need to take the time to find themselves before they rush into it, and know that person for several years before making that life long commitment.

Agreed with the occupational point as well. For many people it is all about a title, not about how much money they can make. Financial stability is another thing that our young people should pursue before getting married as well. Proverbs 24:27.