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Rhodesia was a country in Africa that considered itself “more British than the British”.
And that’s exactly why Britain and the US conspired to destroy it.
Here’s how a nation was betrayed and destroyed… https://t.co/APr2kHDbZf
Why is Rhodesia important?
Because it was a normal Western country typical of the century prior to its destruction, one "more British than the British."
In fact, that's the very reason it was destroyed 🧵👇 https://t.co/JGDdT2Tq0E
Rhodesia, after it fell to Mugabe in 1980, was forgotten for many decades, but it matters greatly because it shows why the West is no longer what it once was
A short 🧵👇 https://t.co/d4TVtICfJe
In 1991 the nation of Zimbabwe bought our building and everyone was evicted.
William Zinsser • Writing Places: The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacher
British sailors refused to turn on their brothers as easily as the British government did.
#rhodesia #UK #iansmith #edit
history_of_rhodesiainstagram.comHawai‘i, well-known for its mixing of Native, Asian, and European strains, seemed particularly threatening. “We do not want those people to help govern the country,” a Massachusetts newspaper put it baldly. “When future issues arise in the United States Senate, we do not want a situation where vital decisions may depend upon two half-breed
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