IAN SMITH TALKS ABOUT PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE

[@jonbryden3307]

The great tragedy of Ian Smith's life is that he lived long enough to be proven right.

[@ohgosh5892]

Brexit will be the same. Disaster thundering towards us, helped on by both extreme left and right. I hate always being correct.

[@traceymandloe1194]

You can say that again . I thought he had passed on long back . Luvky him.

[@janwolfsgruber5444]

Oh Gosh nice seeing someone with some intelligence. The only thing brexit achieved so far is economic stagnation and a strenghtetning of the politcal extremism

[@ArendJanV]

Africans just cant rule themselfes

[@shibuya3185]

"he lived long enough to be proven right."..Er, so Smith was right when he said blacks would not rule Rhodesia in his life time? Think again my little racist.

[@barbarakemp1796]

I met Ian Smith when he was on holiday at Bumi Hills on Lake Kariba in1968. He came down to the quayside alone and was interested in my boat and introduced himself and held out his hand to shake mine. A real gentleman.

[@Smudgeroon74]

Oh that must've been some memory for you.

[@Matt-rq3bu]

What a great memory, thanks for sharing.

[@IdenticalMacheyo]

Wow wasn't born then but i love history,i didn't no how he looked like this Ian , thanks for sharing 🙏🙏

[@K_Super999]

Smith had his sealous Scotts kill over 900 people in one day in matebele land.

[@K_Super999]

As an African I couldn't go to the Victoria falls hotel in Victoria falls, in 1968. It was whites only. And I worked for the government, at the railways across from the hotel.

[@SoupSlayer94]

That moment when you realize that Rhodesian starts with Rhodes and ends with Ian...

[@shawnhove9941]

Wooow

[@aegiseurobeat4559]

The first word in Rhodesian is "Rhodes" That's a name that everybody knows It may be as Rhodesian as the flag of white and green But the last word in Rhodesian is "Ian'

[@tjommidagg3296]

@@aegiseurobeat4559 Classic John Edmond! god bless

[@johnteslov5870]

waoh.

[@bondocena6654]

Magic

[@wolfy1987]

Ian smith never came off as racist to me. From what I can tell he just wanted the majority of blacks to be better educated about what they were voting for before they could vote. Rhodesia survived incredibly long, prospering, and against all odds. And most folks who wanted it gone came from outside its borders, backed by the Chinese and Soviets

[@michaelmaonwa3835]

if got nothing to say you better keep quiet Billy dont talk shit here

[@dpm2515]

The important part was to have the black majority create a healthy middle class while incentivizing prop ownership. It takes while to develop. Then they are invested in the country, political structure etc and feel emotional and social inclusivity... Part of the team. Unfortunately s Africa didn't do it either

[@SantaClaus-kk8zr]

@@michaelmaonwa3835 He's hardly talking shit, Just explaining how Rhodesia was improving the lives of Blacks and whites. But that was crushed and both races lost practically all their rights in the government of Zimbabwe.

[@ShitinWithNoBathroom]

The Russians and the Chinese both held a part of the blame, yes. But the major parties to blame, are the Western representatives of the UN: England and America. They threw Rhodesia under the bus.

[@lillianmhanduu]

@@SantaClaus-kk8zr IDIOT MY BLACKS WERE ILL TREATED BY SMITH IF NOT Y DID THEY GO TO WAR MORON AND YO NAME HAHA CRAZY

[@symlexbrn5396]

As a black Zimbabwean I believe the so called "independence" is an absolute curse and has not benefited the majority, it has brought nothing but unending sorrows

[@amosmutongi6878]

@Symlex Rome wasn’t built in a day. Zimbabwe inherited whiteman institutions, which have to replaced to meet the needs of black Zimbabweans

[@johnteslov5870]

@@amosmutongi6878 yea and how is that working out for you, my Roman friend? Calling for White farmers to come back and promising to pay them? Huh, nobody wants to come back because you've ruined everything to the point of no return?

[@utamatheus1998]

@Lizzy MH "free"

[@utamatheus1998]

​@Lizzy MH what is the majority? The people who live in the country or who agree with the current regime? Being a native does not guarantee you freedom of thought and opposing the current regime. Having a leader with the same skin color as yours does not guarantee your freedom and security, and that I refuse to call "freedom"

[@utamatheus1998]

​@Lizzy MH I would prefer to be treated as an individual human, not as a dog by anyone, but maybe it's just me. I understand what you're trying to say, but a corrupt ruler IS treating the population as dogs without dignity.

[@Zimbabweclips]

I am black and can tell all MUGABE is worse to his own kind killing 20 000 people in Matabeleland gukurahundi Aiwa Mugabe is way worse than any we have seen zvakaoma people are suffering I tell you

[@zenisibbs1471]

True

[@yubedhicer6987]

Theafricanlakekayak you shit brain washed running away from what he's

[@eachmanforhimself3338]

Theafricanlakekayak masikwerasei pamhata pakowazvinzw kudakuedza kukonzera division pasina try and try again this is not your go back to eaurope.

[@darksided9979]

Theafricanlakekayak Thank you for your honesty man. Its refreshing to see someone tell the truth about the situation without playing the race card. In my opinion..the best thing for Africa would be to find a way for whites and blacks to work together for a viable future.

[@eachmanforhimself3338]

Dylan Thomas by the way FUCK THE QUEEN FUCK THAT BEYATCH AND HER MINIONS.

[@ReeceMarshallPersonal]

As black Zimbabwean, Ian Smith would’ve made us a trillion dollar economy by now

[@Imran-yr6qh]

yep

[@gottiku]

Even if he did, you would not have benefitted much.

[@kanyegaming5296]

mugabe did the same, but in zimbabwean dollars

[@gothicwestern]

And there could have been knock on economic and social developments for the whole of subsaharan africa.

[@histman3133]

@@gottiku Ian Smith himself was for integrating black people into the Rhodesian economy. He himself said in an interview that this has got to be an evolutionary process not a revolutionary one.

[@fredrickcombs1629]

Ian Smith-One of the most intelligent political leaders of our times. He warned everyone what Mugabe was all about and what future lay ahead.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Not really he launched a war to maintain segregation before anybody knew who Mugabe was.

[@GAMER123GAMING]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 He launched a war to mantain his country... You could say he launched a war to kill black people!!!!!! or the fact he didnt even launch a war infact the Rhodesian bush war was a defensive war for the Rhodesians. Not that smart i suppose

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@GAMER123GAMING the war was fought because most of the country was frustrated over segregation laws. Smith wasn't fighting it to protect Rhodesia but to maintain segregation.

[@thespatulaa]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 no lol had that been the case blacks wouldn't have fought and trained alongside the whites in the Rhodesian Army , black sergeants and officers trained white men , if you think the war was about racial segregation then u have been successfully lied to

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@thespatulaa they fought for pay. The amount of Africans that fought for Rhodesia was minuscule as evidenced by constant manpower shortages.

[@mr.f.j.vandervyver9897]

I met Ian personally and apart from been a rugby fan like I am, he was a gentleman and the world has failed to emulate a Prime Minister and State President of his caliber. From a very proud Rhodesian.

[@weirdlanguageguy]

Are you Dutch?

[@humanchannel7825]

@@weirdlanguageguy he’s definitely Afrikaans

[@KosherPorky]

If you don't mind sharing, how exactly was life like in Rhodesia? Was race really an issue?

[@NorthPoleSun]

You're lucky.

[@rc59191]

@@KosherPorky everyone black and white that I've talked to that lived there told me black and white wasn't a big issue. If it wasn't for the communists trying to sack the country Ian Smith would of ensured full equal rights for them hell the majority of their military were black folks. All this racism bs has been made up by modern day liberals like TYT and Vice. You think so many black men and women would voluntarily fight for a state that treats them badly?

[@chamuunhau5949]

Born in the late 1970s,grew up in the 80s and 90s when my beloved country was a functioning economy.Its shameful that Zimbabwe has been brought down to its knees by the supposed liberators.......Zimbabweans are living as economic refugees in neighbouring countries.

[@mariepretoriuspretorius6885]

So true. And sadly South Africa is heading on the same path. Why is rasism always used to cover corruption,?

[@k3th.b.w122]

Marie Pretorius Pretorius it works people should just expose how they use racism to gain power and strong arm people 😖

[@amosmutongi6878]

Morrison Nyathi reincarnated

[@johannacannata1090]

@@mariepretoriuspretorius6885 Pride goeth before a fall .......

[@oriettoberti2501]

Rhodesia was the paradise in Africa

[@rdrake316]

God bless, Mr. Smith. RIP

[@johndavis8669]

He was nicer and not evil.

[@Joobajuba]

Not evil to you ofcause. He is in hell now

[@Joobajuba]

@I Stole your Cookie while you read my username go and joine him to hell. You idiot

[@Joobajuba]

@I Stole your Cookie while you read my username you Will never just get. No idea talking to you. This is not about Mogabe. I dont even like him in the last days. Smith is a bloody rasist. It s seen s like you enjoy that kind of slavery. What is wrong with your head

[@Joe13313]

Fun Fact. Did you know that Ian Smith is Afrikaan? But he is nice. Not Arrogant like other Afrikaans

[@danduong1445]

I have a Chinese - Aussie friend, he told me his family fled from China to Rhodesia in the 70s. The country back then was considered developed and people had real hopes, But what happen later is outrageous not only to whites but Asian communities there as well. So again they fled to South Africa, but the situation there is becoming similar to "Zimbabwe", so they continued and fled to Australia.

[@monoecumsemper]

sad sad story indeed. there are so many cases like that. White racism that Rhodesia never had, is bad: Black racism that has crippled Rhodesia is much worse.

[@tim_779]

South Africa is becoming Zimbabwe as we speak

[@monoecumsemper]

@@tim_779 So true. One question has never been asked: Who is an African citizen ? Those who before even thinking of an answer link the whole 'question' to 'skin color' are doomed and with them their community that has failed so far to outlaw them. During the Boer wars African black 'aborigines' worked for Kitchener as irregular infantry mostly to spy out the Boers' movements, thus helped him gain victory and enjoyed the respect as equal citizens they fully deserved in what was to be the British colonies in Southern Africa, where European settlers likewise were given their fair share of acceptance and integration by the 'aborigines'. There was nobody who was even dreaming of regarding neighbours as not being Africans. The Boers, however, as we know, kept thinking otherwise, eventually failed and paved the way for 'retributive' black racism that 'united' South Africans are facing today. May what is left of rare and sought-after commodities in South Africa's soil help the minority to retain their common sense in order to form black+white one-rationality rule for their community's sake and prosperity. - Black racism in former Rhodesia was mainly a propaganda stunt pulled by the Communist Mugabe regime (which is still in power under successor Mnangagwa) and more like a poison that was administered to the people.

[@vikitu4793]

It just means they should have not left China in the first place. Or they should have fled from China to Australian then

[@davidmccarroll2280]

@@vikitu4793 they obviously didn't like mao and the communist party not like they left for the sake of it

[@davidcrisell5744]

Dropping red pills right up until the end, god bless you Mr Ian Smith, may rest in eternal peace.

[@roybrowne1974]

more like eternal hell fire

[@universal1014]

@@roybrowne1974 no that'll be mugabe not smith

[@pendoringagencies7892]

@He ro he tied to save a country from terror. god damn despicable bastard can you imagine it.

[@goodinternetuser1943]

@@universal1014 exactly apes dont go to heaven

[@BlesamaSoul]

@@roybrowne1974 Mugabe is roasting in hell, like he should be!

[@taz-on-the-looseyusef5526]

I remember well that Rhodesia was manufacturing beautiful Radio receivers,gramophones and did have high quality TVs recording studios and was supplying the whole of Africa, my relatives got university education in that great country, but today is a wasted country, the glory of zim has gone forever, hope zim will ressurect, with love from Botswana

[@kudakwashemwale8080]

it will surely resurrect for the betterment of all black folks-we the youth will tirelessly work for it till we leave this planet

[@rodneyemmerich8828]

Don't go holding your breath on that

[@aloadofbollocks988]

kudakwashe mwale Lmao, good luck. Move to a civilised white country if you’re serious.

[@Tichaenzana]

what ruined Zim are the sanctions because land was given to the blacks

[@Tichaenzana]

@@andrewdutoit9571 do you think the war did not ruin the country? i would call this selective amnesia. ever thought of why the war in the first place? now you pretend to be righteous...where were you when the black majority was being deprived of their ancestral land? Now they repossess it suddenly you feel an injustice....you need to wake up and not me. You need to study the actual source of the problem.......

[@Thomas-tc7hp]

I’m sure Mr. Smith is in Heaven now, a great man and leader.

[@shivacharanudi]

@William Jefferson Colin there was no east Germany or west Germany under Hitler. Germany broke up after World War 2. Know your facts

[@shivacharanudi]

@William Jefferson Colin Germany was a military country under Hitler. And the very reason East Germany was created was bcoz of Hitler's belligerence. You are really dumb to even understand cause and affect right? Not surprised at all

[@Hannodb1961]

@William Jefferson Colin I like how the left equate everyone they dont like with Hitler. Do you umderstand how much that makes you look like a simpleton? There is no comparison.

[@Machipisatafadzwa]

Fuck

[@oriettoberti2501]

He was my hero.

[@meisiedogg2187]

Rhodesia was a beautiful prosperous country. I was born in Rhodesia (also my dad)...Rhodesian blacks and whites of all religions fought to keep the country free but unfortunately failed. After the oppressive government of Mugabe took control Ian Smith remained in the country and tried to work with Mugabe for the freedom of the media and for preventing a one party state without success.

[@johnroach1101]

Rhodesia like Africa will be ruled by blacks the corrupt the selfish the greedy and eventually by those who care and put there people first Europe has centuries of corrupt and selfish leaders as did the rest of the world Africa will rise

[@shibuya3185]

Black Rhodesians fought for their freedom. Whites fought to deny black people equal rights.

[@brianmasters1125]

@@shibuya3185 You sad deluded moron.

[@maxwellharris507]

@@shibuya3185 85% of Rhodesia's Army was compromised of black volunteers. The most successful all-black regiment was the Rhodesian African Rifles, which achieved a kill/death ratio of 80:1

[@shibuya3185]

@@brianmasters1125 : Ahhh! Yet another sad and bitter Whenwee mourning the days of a white supremacist regime. Do you have to wash your own clothes now, snowflake?

[@rodneystoddard3018]

As black man i think ian Smith was a good leader than Mugabe

[@danroley7850]

it never was about Race.. it will always be Required by Heaven to fight Satan.. its not ! about Race. its about 'evil' versus ' good'..

[@shibuya3185]

@@danroley7850 : It was all about white wanting to rule over black.

[@Thomas_1143]

@@shibuya3185 wrong

[@shibuya3185]

@@Thomas_1143 : It was all about white supremacy.

[@yuzat]

Shibuya not exactly about white supremacy, it was all about maintaining the old order which had origins in white supremacy

[@CrapeCraft]

Ah, I love the smell of 100 trillion dollar bills and 95% unemployment in the morning

[@TheAndrewmcdizzle]

May they burn in the hell they made themselves

[@jamesakili5009]

Alll due to british and us sanctions.

[@user-ks5ff]

There aren't any US or British sanctions on Zimbabwe.

[@harveysmith100]

@@jamesakili5009 So when a government slaughters 20'000 of it's own population and other countries object using sanctions, it is the fault of the other countries not the ones doing the slaughtering? Strange way of looking at it.

[@billygiles3276]

Rhodesia itself had lots of sanctions from the west against it and never had such inflation!

[@mellowandjello]

Long Live Ian Smith and Long live Rhodesia, respect from Canada.

[@Joobajuba]

Is call Zimbabwe. What is wrong with your head. Dont you have history lessons in Canada schools. You dont even sound Canadian

[@kudzymungwaz3920]

is there Rhodesia in Canada?...i wonder

[@documentationslave397]

Kudzy Mungwaz Rhodesians fled to Canada yes

[@leebrown3208]

ian smith is dead , Rhodesia ia dead, long live zimbabwe , long live Sir Robert Mugabe

[@waahaah861]

@@joyvanhemert7244 Do you actually know what Smith's policies were? I'm just curious...

[@monteguetwist1190]

The hardest part about being a right-winger is trying to act humble as you are proven correct every single time.

[@jomo3564]

The right-wingers think in 50 years ahead, whereas the left-wingers only think one day at a time. Logic vs Emotions

[@domo3699]

That's the tragedy of our world. I couldn't agree more

[@ergenekon9981]

@@jomo3564 true Hitler thought about the next 1000 years and lasted 15.

[@boby4495]

[突厥]Ergenekon so are you saying Hitler represents the political right as it stands today? More so than Marxism representing the political left?

[@Myndir]

@SamWeller Fascists and communists share the same essential view: contempt for the freedom of ordinary people, whether man or woman, black or white, Jew or gentile - they want to dominate them all...

[@mavhunter8753]

When White farmers returned, many Blacks celebrated! That should tell you everything!

[@Tichaenzana]

@TheSmithersy ouch who want Rhodesians to run the country anyway? we may end up with another war you know. Besides Rhodesia is long gone and will never be back in Zimbabwe....may be in another country.

[@Tichaenzana]

@TheSmithersy I just do not trust people who believe in their own minds that they are super human beings and hence deserve to trode on other human beings just bcoz they have a different skin color which by the way nobody applied to have, but God in his own infinite wisdom gave to us.

[@Tichaenzana]

they celebrated the return of farmers...why are you putting color to this? I see farmers but i do not attach much importance to skin color...

[@Tichaenzana]

@TheSmithersy the truth is i would never let those racists run Zim if it were left to me and the majority of the zimboz

[@Tichaenzana]

@TheSmithersy if your definition for a broad vision involves white supremacists and racists...then am well served with my narrow vision. Do you think those who returned came riding on their high horses? B4 land reform we had over 4000 white farmers...why did they not all return? do you think they are all getting their whole farms?

[@thewinterlord1518]

This man did literally nothing wrong. He should have squares and cities named after him all across the western world.

[@kieliemymemes9280]

@@roybrowne1974 *called

[@harveysmith100]

@@roybrowne1974 Roy, you're not even a Zimbabwean, you don't really know who Smith is, to you he is just a white man criticizing Mugabe so you turn to being racist. Go to Zimbabwe, see the destruction left by a gang of criminals that have raped an entire country. Then go look at videos of how it used to be when Ian Smith was Prime Minister.

[@BOZACKSKY]

He was part of the problem.The problem is a complex one..bigger than Smith & Mugabe

[@harveysmith100]

@@BOZACKSKY Ian Smith tried to save Rhodesia from being handed over to people who weren't ready to govern. The British government in their ignorance thought that they knew best without ever having lived in Africa. Zimbabwe proves they weren't ready to govern. South Africa is proving it too. Ian Smith was no angel, but then again, he didn't live in heaven. He lived in Africa

[@BOZACKSKY]

@@harveysmith100 Smith's handiwork created the likes of Mugabe and others.His failure to stop them was part of the legacy of problems that poor country has to contend with.His racist behaviors and policies created these monsters.

[@patricesankara3081]

41 years of underachieving. If Rhodesia had been allowed to continue until 2020 at least, it would have been a First world country with a F1 Grand Prix in the calendar. Blacks were better under Smith, that is a fact

[@danieltorlak5579]

That's the point. "If." If you permit ifs, the possibilities are endless. Rhodesia failed. It failed because you can't have a Rhodesia like Rhodesia, and not merely because of Mugabe. Apologists view the collapse of Rhodesia as the outcome of some externality independent of Rhodesia, as if it is beyond the responsibility of the state to have the support of its people, and the massive discontent was solely the product of externality. But how were so many people driven to hate Smith's government in the first place? Rhodesia failed at the institutional and sociopolitical level. It had no social or national cohesion. They still fail to see how the sectarian and racist policies of Smith contributed to the insurgency. If it was the case that Rhodesia's minority-rule was bound to stir up anti-government sentiment and rebellion, do ordinary Rhodesians share responsibility? They are so fixated on Mugabe and the direct agency of Mugabe in atrocities that they miss the point that Rhodesia was, at least phenomenologically, responsible for creating Mugabe.

[@garyreid7865]

ian smith a giant unlike the fools we have in the west

[@mr.f.j.vandervyver9606]

The best Prime Minister ever and the world has failed to produce another statesman his caliber. I had the privilege of meeting and what a gentleman. R.I.P. Mr. Smith and you might be gone but is not forgotten.

[@johnianson4249]

You are correct ! As an Australian I met Ian Smith when I arrived in Roodesia after my Army service in Vietnam and an election was held and I was placed at a polling booth . I was pointed out to him and I was approached by Mr Smith who shook my hand and said "So you're an Aussie here giving us a hand" and I replied yes he then got his assistant to take my particulars and invited me to the victory ball that night at Parliament House ! I stated "you haven't won yet" he laughed and replied "Rest assured we'll win " I have regretted all my life for not attending that victory ball but I was in my twenties and possessed no appropriate clothes to wear . I am 77 now and have met many famous and well known people in my life but none come near Mr Ian Smith ! For me it was such an honour to have known him if only fleetingly !

[@BlesamaSoul]

Likewise, he was very impressive and a true gentleman

[@donaldkrump7564]

And he was right. I have many friends from there. Doctors . Midwives.Engineer's. Black. Who say it was much better under Smith. That's why they are here in the UK.

[@ulfibonkers3205]

And now Blighty is tanking because Comrade Knobjockson and his gaggle of pseuds are doing a Mugabe on this country.

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

My first Prime Minister and a true great Statesman. Legend.

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Well your comment made fuck all sense. I was singing Smiths praises. Dumb arse Russian flog.

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

*DING DONG* You were right when you said he wouldn't last forever alright. :D

[@Joobajuba]

Satan Smith.

[@shibuya3185]

@@MOOSEDOWNUNDER : A great example of the white Rhodesian racist. Thanks for showing everyone what a disgusting person you are. Little wonder black Rhodesians conquered you.

[@ismailali9820]

Are we sick masa. House niga. Smith is your mase

[@johanweakley2658]

Men such as Ian Smith cannot be found anymore. What a man. Integrity, honesty and fairness personified. Wish we had someone like him in charge in SA when our useless politicians capitulated without a murmur.

[@mechadonia]

Kinda weird that everyone thought this guy was the "bad guy" a couple decades ago and now his rule seems tame when compared to Mugabe's. Maybe the story isn't so black and white (pun not intended) but smith seems like the lesser evil here.

[@brodaviing6617]

That's because Ian Smith was the good guy.

[@hootdeflector6270]

"lesser evil"??? This man is an absolute hero

[@Tichaenzana]

@@hootdeflector6270 some would even say the same for Adolf Hitler so you definitely entitled to an opinion

[@hootdeflector6270]

@@Tichaenzana good and bad isn't subjective. Get your sophist ways out of here

[@Tichaenzana]

@@hootdeflector6270 am convinced it is the guy trying to convince the world that Ian Smith was a saint when his victims are still alive. As it stands if anything you should get your sophist views out of here. You trying to convince victims that what we experienced at his hand was right and justified? Are you for real? Stop day dreaming mate sorry to say. I have only stated facts as they occurred. Since when did facts become sophist?

[@moonriva]

this man stayed forever young. I hope can meet him someday in the afterworld.

[@roybrowne1974]

ya meet him in hell

[@entirelyseparate4621]

@@roybrowne1974 All you seem capable of Mr Browne is hatred ... is there only quicksand beneath your feet ??

[@roybrowne1974]

im on solid ground duddy@@entirelyseparate4621

[@colinwillox7648]

What a man. A Giant among men. Mugabe wouldn’t deserve sitting at the feet of this Man.

[@sonsofthesilentage994]

Ian Smith was a conviction politician and in his views he was arguably correct. The British, Heath government were the same shyster government we have in corporate 'Britain' today... The reason Rhodesia is oft revisited online is because people see, even if governments do not wish us to see. Rip Ian Smith, a loyal servant and warrior in 'Britain's hour of need, a decent, upstanding gentleman and one of the finest, most courageous leaders of the last century.

[@BlesamaSoul]

Spot on, when we called Smith answered that call and helped us ........when he called the UK sold him out. Shameful, as you say corporate politicians.

[@RockJack-cs6vu]

Heath was a pedophile who killed british kids

[@johnsax1445]

Now that it’s all over, you have to admit Mugabe made an utter ruin of a once promising and fertile land. Very sad for the people of Zim

[@crispinswainstonharrison9042]

Africa loves poverty

[@rodneyemmerich8828]

As they say, it's no good crying over spilt milk. Rhodesia and all that it represented is just a distant memory now.

[@judymagondo1229]

@@crispinswainstonharrison9042 'Africa loves poverty ' Why would you say that Crispin . What do you know about the Africans that makes you say that ?

[@judymagondo1229]

@@rodneyemmerich8828 Black Zimbabweans are not crying over Rhodesia , its the white Rhodesians crying day and night for the return of Rhodesia .

[@sirkikesteinshekelberg9091]

@@judymagondo1229 black zimbabweans are crying because they can't get food

[@markhenley3097]

Ten years after Ian Smith left us, Mugabe left us too. I just hope we get another Rhodesia soon.

[@VRichardsn]

Eh, Mugabe is still alive. Out of power, but still alive.

[@diehard2705]

I‘d fight and die for a second Rhodesia, let’s start now

[@diehard2705]

Omar 1111 yeah, why not?

[@lillianmhanduu]

@@diehard2705 KEEP DREAMING IDIOT THERE IS MY ZIMBABWE AND WILL FOREVER BE THAT IS A PROMISE

[@waahaah861]

@@lillianmhanduu How much food do you have? Just curious...

[@ecpnothnagel9121]

What a gentleman. Representing the last of the greatest generation and all that was good about English involvement in Africa - As a Boer I can comment quite a bit on the evils thereof but I do admire this hero and lament the fact that he was abandoned by John Vorster when Rhodesians needed South Africa to survive - anyway, we're having a taste of that medicine. History has proven people like Ian Smith and Verwoerd to be in the right. We were 95% sure in the early nineties but today, 100%. Anyone who deny the fact is an anti-white racist.

[@collentreefelling9142]

The communist Kazarian Jews have taken over!

[@clementmrehwa2854]

i love that guy even though im black thank u mr smith for developing harare

[@bourbonbear218]

God Bless this man and God Damn the West for abandoning him

[@amytsiga8047]

He spoke the absolute truth in this interview. He had his faults but I applaud his honesty . May you rest in peace Ian Smith

[@judymagondo1229]

kkkkkk

[@dustymiller2912]

"Well, he's the one who should be put on trial for genocide, isn't he? Mugabe, not Smith." "Why should he be put on trial for genocide?" "Well, because he killed so many people. Massacred them, by the thousands. In Gukuragundi in Matabeleland [he] massacred 30,000 Matabeles. I don't ever remember massacring a single person in my life." "He's talking about putting the white community on trial, as well." "He's in a state of absolute panic. He doesn't know whether he's coming or going. He's like a wounded animal in a corner, dangerous and unpredictable.... The black community would tell you they lived better under Smith than under Mugabe. They were brainwashed by a communist propaganda machine into believing that things were going to improve. But sadly, they were taken for a ride."

[@shastealyomeal]

Where did you find those quotes?

[@SuperZambia1]

@@shastealyomeal in the speech video by Ian smith above. listen once more

[@Agrippa31BC]

Mr. Smith is among the men I admire the most.

[@davidjames1007]

RIP Ian Smith, an honourable man

[@yani2499]

Cecil Rhodes = Adolf Hitler Ian Smith = Goebbels

[@ninds437]

@@yani2499 While acknowledging the priveleged position whites had under Smith, several commentators have latterly agreed whit his claims that many black zimbabweans preferred him to Mugabe whit hindsight, albeit a very low bar. "Smith's image improved inversely as Mugabe's plummeted" Johnson wrote. "When he walked the streets of Harare, Afticans would almost queue up to grasp his hand and wish him well. "If you were to go Harare today (in 2007) and ask ordinary black zimbabweans who they would rather have their leader--Smith or Mugabe--the answer would be almost unanimous", Boynton asserted; "And it would not be Mugabe."

[@wayneable4926]

He passed away in Cape Town.

[@pavolkalmar9016]

Mr.Smith was the wisest man in Africa

[@yusuphmbwana6078]

Wewe ni mjinga!! Kwasababu haupo afrika!! Nchi za magaribi zimefanya Africa kuwa bara la hovyo kabisa!! There was no any wise deeds from smith!!

[@amosmutongi6878]

Thru ur white racist tinted glasses absolutely

[@dibdap2373]

A great man. He and what happened to Rhodesia should be remembered forever.

[@darksided9979]

I would have loved to meet this gentleman. Most competent African leader ever. Ever.

[@roybrowne1974]

he was not african

[@roybrowne1974]

im black if i was born in china would that make me chines

[@jayattipoe6597]

@@roybrowne1974 yes, Ian Smith was of European heritage, but he was African, born and bred, culturally and nationally. It's very simple! There are several people of different backgrounds and heritages who are born and bred in Britain and they are nothing else but British.

[@hastytkd5768]

Evelyn Chums African leader. Leader in Africa. Chill.

[@boitumelotshwenyego6922]

There is no white African. Smith was a son of a settler. It was an insult for Africans to be led by Whites. That should not repeat.

[@danielmp2085]

When your conscience is clear, you've got no problem, don't you? -Ian Smith

[@amosmutongi6878]

Psychopaths do not have conscience

[@bobsnob3073]

@@amosmutongi6878 That fits Mugabe far more than Smith

[@yani2499]

Lol that's exactly how a thug like Cecil Rhodes would sound like.

[@TheKing60210]

Based man

[@Marcusnintendofan]

|I read his book earlier this year. He was a brilliant man, and the Rhodesians were betrayed by the British.

[@ginlane2867]

I'm no supporter of racist behaviour or ideology, but I've noticed people get irrationally hysterical about 'so-called' racism these days! Here's an interesting question for you! Would you rather be free, prosperous and go to sleep with a belly full of food, with your country led by a 'supposedly' racist leader, ....or be fearful for your life, poverty stricken and starving, under someone who says he speaks for the people but, in fact, is only looking out for himself? Sure Smith had his faults, but he proved to be an able administrator of Zimbabwe. Mugabe on the other hand was clueless, he just wanted power for power's sake, he didn't have any answers, and stubbornly clung on to power killing anyone who challenged him, driving Zimbabwe into the ground. The first question to be asked of any leader is, 'can they do the job'! Smith could, Mugabe couldn't.

[@managersamuel]

ginlane.. both regimes are bad. You gave 2 scenarios that have the same end. Smith regime had no rights for blacks. Now Mugabe took the same regime, dressed it black. So noo.. We can be better. Lets get rid if Zanu pf regime and set up a better government for all.

[@prussianmonarchist7110]

@@managersamuel Smith's "Regime" was simply looking to educate the black population before they could vote, but he never got the chance to due to constant war and international pressure. Mugabe on the other hand is flat out anti-white, and a rascist.

[@berylackermann8240]

@@managersamuel - I agree with your last statement. One must remember Rhodesia was a young country. You can at least thank Ian Smith from wresting of from Britain, or you would still be a British colony. Ian Smith was not perfect, yet unfortunately bringing changes in from coming out of Britain's grip would need to take time. The time unfortunately was not long enough. Even though Rhodesia had "Independence", much of the " mineral resources were still being controller by the British. Now they will be controller by the "Communists".

[@harveysmith100]

@@managersamuel By saying both regimes were bad, you're suggesting that they were the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mr. Smith took his salary and not a dollar more. He left the second richest country in Africa. 2 US$ to 1 Zim $ Low inflation, single digits. Low unemployment. No starvation. I booming economy. Huge exports. In his own words, he never slaughtered anyone. Mugabe? Stole millions. He left a country which was one of the poorest in the world. 1 US$ to Trillions of Zim $ Inflation that would double the cost of food daily. unemployment in well over half the population. Thousands of people starving to death. The only economy left is the black economy or anything to do with ZanuPF party members and the Chinese puppet masters. Zimbabwe now has to import food from Zambia grown by exiled Zimbabweans. And on the last comparison, one word, Gukurahundi.

[@documentationslave397]

ginlane Some leftist would say “I would suffer no matter what for freedom” but I doubt they would carry through.

[@mqondisinkomo3104]

"He doesn't know whether he's coming or going" had me in stitches.

[@paulrainsford1978]

A man to remember and never forget .

[@englishman9020]

Ian Smith seems like a respectful and level head guy who tried to keep his nation in check.

[@antoniokasto4293]

I found Ian Smith a brave intelligent man why was he pushed out of his own country ? RIP mr Ian Smith

[@304marshy]

His own country??

[@gibhacker8121]

@@304marshy Yes, the country where he was born and spent his entire life fighting for

[@judymagondo1229]

@@gibhacker8121 Rhodesia was not his country , thats why he lost - to the owners .

[@gibhacker8121]

@@judymagondo1229 The Rhodesian Army was 80% black. They won every single battle with the Communists decisively. Rhodesia did not lose, it was forced to surrender by the West.

[@judymagondo1229]

@@gibhacker8121 Why the Rhodesian army ended up with so many blacks ---- Unemployment and the' call up' as from 1979 . The 'call up' made it mandatory for blacks to join the arm on completion of high school . If the Rhodesian army was so good , why did the war go on and on for years and was even getting worse by the day. The freedom fighters came into Rhodesia in very small numbers during the early days, groups of 7, 15, 20 , why didn't he wipe them out early enough and avoid the deaths of so many innocent Rhodesians if Smith was so good. The freedom fighters were into thousands at the height of the war - Smith had failed miserably . You should have stripped him of power for failing to deal with a small problem, he lied to you, alive and even in his grave today you still believe him . Common sense should tell you something is not adding up b4 I even give you more facts . The west was not involved in the fighting from the 1st day , why then did Smith surrender to the west as you said - at what point did the west become relevant . Why did he go crying to the west if he was winning the war at home, why do you believe lies ??????? I would have been ashamed and angry at Smith for starting a war that he wouldn't win . Leaders win wars not battles , don't you know that ? Rhodesia was an independent country , running its affairs without the aid or approval of the west so why did he turn to the west ,obviously, to tell them he had lost the war but needed a dignified exit . He told you he was forced to surrender --- because they saw him blooded and continuing in a fight that was going to kill him and everybody - men of impaired judgement do that , Hitler comes into mind. Do you blame others for your failures, I don't think so . Please don't blame spectators or even your friends when you don't win your fight, especially after telling everybody you're winning .

[@iandemontfort4276]

I love Ian Smith. He was the best. A great man and an honourable man. Bless him.

[@robinhood5467]

Ian Smith was a good man. A true statesman who knew what he was saying to be the truth.

[@shibuya3185]

Unfortunately, he denied equal rights to the majority. That was his mistake.

[@shibuya3185]

@TheSmithersy : Smith only ever gave more rights to black people when he was forced to do so. Nothing shows he was right. Black people are now treated equally. They can attend quality schools from which they were previously banned. Attend the best hospitals from which they were previously banned etc etc

[@jeroendesterke9739]

I met Premier Smith in Foyles bookstore in London on May 16th, 1997 when launching his book, "The Great Betrayal". Waiting patiently in the line with me were two older South African ladies of which one of them had been in service with him. They were tickled pink when Smith made a bee line for them both - and I was pleasantly embarrassed when i was introduced to him as "our friend". It was imperative that I finally met the leader of the country in which I lived from 1958 - 1963. Premier Smith was so kind to autograph and dedicate my book to me - a meeting which I shall never forget

[@КсенияХрамова-Скороход]

He was brilliant man! Eternal memory!

[@honestlychiremba6580]

Oh God bless Ian Smith for being principled and and focused on the development of Rhodesia. He merged the bread basket of Africa if not the world over

[@judymagondo1229]

Are sure Chiremba , read your history .

[@conceretejungle1150]

Pasi navatengesi

[@nelsano3]

Ian Smith was a great man

[@trevormann8221]

The last true Great Stateman that ever lived

[@blessingnkosa1087]

Ian Smith was right! Watching from Zimbabwe!

[@BartlomiejDmowski]

Oh, I wish I could have talked to him at least once. But sadly I was born too late and he died to early.... But he really sounds like a true patriot and a Christian concerned about his people

[@stephenthornburrow3166]

Smith was a realistic politician. The truth about leaving a black politician in charge of a country is a disaster , appart from Museveni in Uganda who is rebuilding his country from the mess that Idi Amin left Uganda in.

[@stephenthornburrow3166]

+Davy “davyc1982” C agreed

[@BrianCeder]

Yes, typical thing for a white person to say. Europe is a big mess why dont you go deal with that. We will deal with Africa as Africans.

[@mikek17]

Europe is turning to shit because of the flood of foreigners from outside the Hajnal line. They put stress on the high-trust economic systems and destroy our culture and religion.

[@BrianCeder]

mikek17 Now you know how we feel about you, it's called reverse colonialism. Have fun

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

It's called *leaving the shitholes you created*, so you got nobody to blame but yourselves for that.

[@Andrei-hq9jd]

It's amazing to read his book and then to see him speak, It gives you an incredible notion of how recent It all really was. I wish we Europeans did more for Rhodesia when there was still time.

[@poopsiepop4179]

@@chrisbennett606 Chinese, russian disinformation and propaganda campaigns all over africa during the cold war. Any more questions?

[@devinfraserashpole4753]

@@poopsiepop4179 Not only Chinese and Russian, Andrei has a point.

[@mukarangamupvumbi870]

You must come back smith

[@roybrowne1974]

he is back his name is now trump

[@edwinchagwesha1362]

mukaranga mupvumbi kupi

[@gerhardgrabietz1965]

What a great politician. It is such a rare fear in these days. I always love my visits in Zimbabwe and I met so many old Rhodesians. Their strong character and endurence is a right example in today's disoriented world.

[@tobim5574]

rip you glorious man

[@BrianCeder]

May the devil have his soul for what he did to us.

[@tobim5574]

Beown1245 For trying to save your people? By making Rhodesia what it was? The man raised the standard of living to the highest in all of africa. He gave work to people with no education and made their life liveable bu lowering the rent based on their income. He wanted to educate all of you, he even protected the tribes that mugabe so easily massacred for no reason. Look at zimbabwes economy now, look at the hunger. You did this to yourself. God bless your black brothers who understood that we wanted the best for you. But may you all go to hell for ruining your own race and dooming it forever.

[@BrianCeder]

Is that what they told you ? we have a complete different experience with your angle from hell.

[@tobim5574]

Beown1245 Then tell me what he did that was oh so horrible. NAME ON THING

[@Djblue722]

Wow i suggest you do research find if anything he did helped "black" people as you say.

[@rickets99]

A great leader, sadly political correctness and global greed and politics warped the truth of the times. Left alone Rhodesia would have been a great nation where in time black and white would have been equal and prosperous.

[@jdb725]

What an awesome guy

[@frivolitymachine3914]

Love the way he refers to himself in the 3rd person. So magnanimous.

[@phantogroupie909]

Man, amazing. this is 2015, IAn Smith is still alive?... i'd love to meet this man. Intelligent, soft spoken, truthful.

[@JudasBenPesach]

+mindmaurader767 ian smith died in 2007.

[@phantogroupie909]

***** what is a bigot anyway. such a mainstream word. meaningless now.

[@Balderstone25]

+mindmaurader767 Ian smith died in 2007

[@stephenthornburrow3166]

He is dead now.

[@phantogroupie909]

a shame he passed away. Zimbabwe is a sad slum these days.

[@wan-juyim1919]

To my regret, I came to know Ian Smith recently . He was a real man with guts. I doubt that living condition in Zimbabwe has been improved under Mugabe regime.

[@realamkypaul]

Miss Rhodesia.

[@SantaClaus-kk8zr]

@@sydneygsyd304 Exactly, I would rather be starving to death with an economy that resembles an 1000 piece puzzle than a country with equal opportunities and a booming economy because I'm biased towards black people and hate all the whites.

[@traceymandloe1194]

Me too

[@greenpeace7380]

Hope you not missing the oppression of Black people

[@hastytkd5768]

Mdolomba KaDuma is it any better right now?

[@SymphonyBrahms]

And all that racism.

[@ddrogers7800]

one of the great statesmen of history

[@humbalapa]

One of the greatest memories is of meeting PM Smith. A man of great integrity, decency and intelligence. He told the West what would happen, what China and Russia were up to even back then, and the West ostracized him and Rhodesia for standing in the way of the creep of China thru' out Africa to control the minerals, the ports and the land. RIP, Sir. A giant of clear vision and truth in a world of corruption and evil.

[@dosko9980]

damn if Ian Smith was the bad guy, I don't even know what good is.

[@CarrotConsumer]

The real world doesn't have good guys and bad guys. It's time to grow up.

[@dosko9980]

@@CarrotConsumer no it definitely does? You know how that's decided? By public opinion and a clash of norms and values. Otherwise there wouldn't be a ww2.

[@goodbarbenie5477]

Ahem... Prime minister Smith was one of the greatest fighter pilots during 2nd World War...It's because of his Scots Heritage...he never gave up...I had at that time the greatest privileged to have met Mr Smith in Salisbury during a walk about...1974/6. The most level headed politician in the World... Not the Schizo phrenic Freeks of nowadays who call themselves politicians, and yet do the Devil's work. Even if he's not with us anymore...He knew what he wanted for his people...I am pleased...to know I was part of his fighting brigade at that time...It was worth every effort at that time... besides Rhodesians never Die....They may just fade... hah..but the spirit still lives on. He always saw things thru....hah. That's why the cretins the political parties in Zimbabwe are still having Hell...To put it poetically...they are still havin a Hell of time... Hahaa...

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

A great man, great human being, spoke the truth

[@DG-uw6wx]

And.....Ian Smith was also a decorated WW 2 veteran who helped to save the World. Nuff said....

[@bosnianantediluvian4067]

Rhodesians never die!

[@Zanitus_huh]

What a great man in such a horrible time:( we will miss you Ian )

[@georgemalouf4298]

This was his last visit to UK in 2004 and he got disappointed because it didn't get much attention by British media. He moved to South Africa the next year and stayed there with his stepdaughter till his death in 2007.

[@BonaventureTheBVM]

African Politics. Very Dynamic.

[@fransdav5573]

and destructive.

[@Loyal2.RickOwensWayne]

@John Muhleisen so you agree with racism?

[@stevejones3773]

An amazing man, held to the end ..

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

I believe smith was definitely misunderstood by the world he was correct in his belief if u give people freedom without giving them a base or allowing them slowly grow roots in a democratic process they are not going to know what to do as what ever gains or progress were made will be lost we time and time again we have Deena this throughout Africa and recently in the Middle East maybe in hindsight the world should have allowed smith to have gone ahead with his Rhodesia experiment and see if it would be a success

[@Bill-uo6cm]

A very decent fellow.

[@sunwukong7567]

The film "AFRICA ADDIO" showed and predicted everything we see over there now. A magnificent document.

[@richardambler]

Yep, but tough to watch. Also known as "Africa: Blood & Guts".

[@Voskhod78]

I wish I could meet Ian Smith. He was damn right about Rhodesia & the crooked ZANU-PF

[@englishman9020]

Ian smith loved his people no matter if they were black or white.

[@haydenr5128]

Such a shame what happened to Rhodesia.

[@ndabancube2211]

Black Zimbabwean went from the frying pan into a fire! 1 day I pray whoever takes over and actually cares.

[@monoecumsemper]

ONE THING is for sure: SOUTH AFRICA DOES NOT CARE. They just support an unlawful and evil Communist/Socialist regime that terrorises its population. Tell SOUTH AFRICA to keep their effing fingers off Rhodesia, and you'll see: free speech, free elections + int'nally controlled ballot counting, and Rhodesia will (probably) have a mixed race government.

[@dwanedexter7685]

RIP, Sir, Ian Smith, love from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. May you rest in peace.

[@1bighead2sameshoes64]

IAN SMITH LEGEND...🖐️

[@yoazerty]

As a french, all my respect to you Mr Smith, rest in peace

[@fourque4758]

He was a great man 😢 May he rest in peace...

[@miriammunikwa6938]

Miss Rhodesia and Smith, Zimbabweans are suffering under their own ,its a shame

[@elfulano5884]

He must be turning in his grave saying "I told you so."

[@Lone.Wolf1976]

Make zimbabwe Rhodesia again

[@lillianmhanduu]

IN YOUR DREAMS

[@JohnSmith-ki4wv]

@@lillianmhanduu I dream of a land both fair and great

[@kudakwashemwale8080]

for what purpose who are you ...

[@JohnSmith-ki4wv]

@@kudakwashemwale8080 the purpose of not starving

[@greggsmith7688]

It is now May 2017, What has Bob done to improve your lives in Zim. He is in Mexico this week, Singapore last week. You voted him in, now vote him out. For the sake of your starving children

[@rossitherhodie5659]

As a white Policeman I had Mr Nkomos house in Pelindaba under my Security watch. We were always respectful towards each other and was in fact friends with some of his Family and top men. We witnessed the rage between Zanu and Zapu during the Entumbane time and realised then that had Zipra (Or ZAPU) and Smiths Government joined forces we would have had a different Zimbabwe today. A pity Mr Nkoma chose to support Mugabe as it was only a question if time before old tribal hatreds would emerge and the shona would use their power to take down the Ndebele and any opposition. Mugabes election was won only on a numbers game, thats all, 80% Shona and 20% Ndebele. Doesnt take a genius to have seen that from the begining. A united Government under Nkomo, Muzorewa and Smith would and could have build a Fantastic country for us all. RIP Mr Nkomo, just a pity you couldnt see the Trees for the forest at the time. Zanla forces were absolutly no match at all against the well trained and loyal Rhodesian army (80% Blacks) and the Zipra forces. I later went back to work under Mr Mujuru who in quiet discussion agreed with me. RIP brother Rex, you too eventually fell to Mugabes Evils.

[@brycelandon6387]

Zimbabwe would have been better off if it had been allowed independence as Rhodesia. The real blame for the problems Zimbabwe is dealing with today lies with Harold Wilson. He was to Rhodesia what George III and Lord North were to the 13 American colonies - a tyrant.

[@jmand63]

He was a great man, loving his country so much.