Can Rhodesia be Revived?

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[@nathanseper8738]

The fact that some people want Rhodesia to come back speaks volumes about how awful and incompetent Robert Mugabe was.

[@jamesmitch9792]

no it is because it is the only one that westerns like to talk about. I'm pretty sure Zimbabwe is not the only african country that had hyperinflation or a crazy dictator. also when it come to white minorities ruling. for example: Bolivia was ruled by white minority, and their economy went up 4x after they got rid of them. but everyone likes to talk about two tiny African countries that existed for a couple of decades.

[@lolactus8908]

@@masonharvath-gerrans832 how was that racist he literally gave an example where a white minority government hindered a country and how getting rid of it allowed the life of the citizens to get better with the gdp of the country quadrupling.

[@nathanseper8738]

@@masonharvath-gerrans832 Thank you for pointing that out.

[@masonharvath-gerrans832]

Feck, I misunderstood. Please do not like my comments in this thread, I misunderstood what I was responding to

[@jenlet3956]

Not really, they are most likely racists who use Mugabe’s incompetence as an excuse to obscure their racism. You can simultaneously dislike Rhodesia and Mugabe.

[@jamesmitch9792]

Rhodesia: racism or poverty? Latin America: YES

[@otis3744]

lmao they have both and its mad funny

[@myri_the_weirdo]

Both, both is good

[@victordarkreapewr444]

as a latin american, i can say this is true lol.

[@mz6367]

I love those latins ❤️❤️❤️

[@BC-ln2kq]

In latin america we have various issues, as a person from Argentina, white people can be equally dumb.

[@HMSHyde02]

“It kinda began with the Brits” It always does 😂😂

[@answerman9933]

OP: Unless it is European thing. Then, Napoleon usually had something to do with it.

[@satyakisil9711]

@@answerman9933 ah, another "Brits are not European" argument.

[@Cheddar1526]

@@satyakisil9711 i think He Means That Most Crazy Things In Europe Is Beacause Of Napoleon

[@CoinyforReal]

@Satyaki Sil brits are not human _🗿_

[@MMadesen]

@@satyakisil9711 No, its not. Its just that Europe itself wasmt colonized by the Brits.

[@tylerdoss7644]

All zimbabwe really needs is an actual competent government

[@xqranon]

Step 1. Remove ZANU PF

[@xqranon]

Step 2 Be like Botswana and try to Rebuild the Country In their way.

[@xqranon]

Step 3 Try not to Fuck up.

[@edelweiss7928]

Aka white people

[@xqranon]

@@edelweiss7928 yes Until. Everyone is Educated so They can Go home without being Murdered

[@luisandrade2254]

I love how people in this discussions always forget that Zimbabwe also has a terrible democracy and human rights record

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Which has nothing to do with the conversation on Rhodesia.

[@PurooRoy]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 yes it does. Rhodesia was a white supremacist, Zimbabwe is a black supremacist.

[@axel665]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 it kinda does Zimbabwe was founded to be opposite of rhodesia but it also turn out to be a dictatorship

[@edelweiss7928]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 It does, because it shows that Europeans are necessary for African prosperity and that Apartheid was never the problem but the solution.

[@tanakandlovu7169]

@@edelweiss7928 😂😂 this the mentality that led tp white people being kicked out of the country

[@Felipe-lz2rs]

Fun fact: In Argentina Rhodesia is the name of a cookie. You can buy it in the markets.

[@krichenboi]

Lol

[@KyrosGacha_YT389]

Finally the true Countryball Historian has returned 🗿👍

[@KyrosGacha_YT389]

🗿

[@elaqgarahulelpon1479]

The best part is that a military coup stopped the hyper-inflation in Zimbabwe, so you could argue that military action is the best way to stabilize a rapidly failing country. (Don't do it)

[@hismajesty6272]

*Russia has entered the chat*

[@nathanseper8738]

Uh...Mugabe's replacement, Mnangagwa hasn't really done a much better job since he took power. The economy and human rights issue is still pretty bad.

[@cahallo5964]

it is true tho

[@YourSocialistAutomaton]

@@hismajesty6272 russia wasnt failing before nor after the invasion Russias economy is going up and on the ground reports by independent journalists show lower prices on indigenous goods and indian/chinese, of course western goods are higher. Watch the real reporter and travelling with russia.

[@chadgaming8071]

russia would not support Rhodesia@@hismajesty6272

[@IAmTheOnlyLucas]

Countryballs Explained woke up and said “Ahh, great day to start an internet barfight.”

[@concept5631]

Fr its pretty sus to want Rhodesia to come back.

[@edelweiss7928]

@@concept5631 to not want*

[@poebidaugustang4331]

@@edelweiss7928 Cringe stay in Poland Kid

[@braxtonjones6163]

@@edelweiss7928 L bozo they will be driven out again.

[@evolution__snow6784]

Lol at the "if you love human rights" then you should love Zimbabwe, yes Mugabe was a very nice guy when it came to human rights

[@zadamany9255]

Don’t forget that The Gukurahundi was a direct order of Mugabe, who was about as democratically elected as Vladimir Putin…

[@jwil4286]

the difference between SA and Zimbabwe is that SA actually HAD good governance for a period of time between 1994 and the 2010s. but then it went to shit sometime in the 2010s.

[@Averagenatoenyojer]

Hmm true lol

[@edelweiss7928]

Nah it was just shit after the end of apartheid

[@ACCB710]

due to the endless state of war and constant international sactions and overall lack of cooperation

[@Deontjie]

The rot started in 1995 when Nelson Mandela grew to super rich man. And not from his salary. Go and check out all his properties all over South Africa. Mbeki did nothing to curtain the growing corruption. He was always overseas. South Africa would have been better if we elected Desmond Tuttu as president.

[@lif3andthings763]

I think South Africa can pull through despite the high crime and problems with energy and the economy. The majority are still getting richer. Wealth inequality is a massive problem though. The effects of apartheid are still an obstacle they have to overcome and it will take decades more time.

[@mauriciogonzalez3334]

John Edmond’s music really made many folks nostalgic for Rhodesia

[@CaptainAlexande]

the hyperinflation was mainly because they gave all the farms to people to who didn't know how to run them so they stopped producing as much and the eco eventually collapsed under this weight

[@syafsmith5085]

Ahem, expelled the people who knew how to farm and the means of agriculture for generations.

[@dogdog2635]

They murdered and deported the original farm owners don’t forget it

[@edelweiss7928]

When you let the blacks run the country moment

[@Bolognabeef]

The US didn't support Rhodesia, not even covertly, that's just false. It was only South Africa and Portugal (until 1975)

[@mpbomber1491]

and some Israeli weapons

[@TSDamiano]

@@mpbomber1491 welp israel was a Rebuild state back then

[@_blank-_]

@@mpbomber1491 When there's a war, you can always expect them to be involved...

[@RudolfStern3399]

@@_blank-_ only for the right side 💪🏻

[@mappingshaman5280]

@@RudolfStern3399 nu

[@cannonfodder9248]

I just think rhodesia is a cool sounding name

[@dogdog2635]

I agree, it’s ashame that the name derives from such an awful person

[@jhroomy]

@@dogdog2635 Like how some people think Hitler is a "cool rapper" name.

[@edelweiss7928]

@@dogdog2635 Awesome*

[@edelweiss7928]

@@jhroomy Hitler is just a cool name, made famous by a cool guy

[@moustachio05]

@@edelweiss7928 evil

[@Joseph-qd9ew]

Well the problem with both is that the governments establish hierarchies based on skin color and people get their position based off of that rather than meritocracy. In Rhodesia, dark skin people were never allowed to succeed, while in Zimbabwe light skin people were expelled. Countries like South Africa and Malaysia also have this same problem today. Oppressing a historically privileged minority will only increase their resentment against the majority or cause them to flee the country taking their wealth with them. Singapore has the right idea when it comes to this. It’s also worth noting that although in Zambia the majority is black they have still had a white person who became president of their (admittedly flawed) democracy.

[@edelweiss7928]

Except Rhodesia was a meritocracy, whites had the merit.

[@xqranon]

Aswell Botswana.

[@zokavulin]

@@xqranon with the resources botswana possess i do not know how not to live good

[@Kirb-kc4vs]

@@zokavulin Botswanas First President Was a gigachad

[@zokavulin]

@@Kirb-kc4vs you don't want me to be your chief i will be your president and my englisch wife your first lady😁 have to admit ,he was hilarious

[@gustavofring5674]

“Zimbabwe is good and fair for the people” Hey should we tell him about what really happened or not?

[@gustavofring5674]

Me the real gift chad who wants to return Zimbabwe-Rhodesia

[@frige5334]

@@gustavofring5674 or or why don't we partition it The white areas become "Rhodesia" and the black areas become "Zimbabwe"

[@the-letter_s]

@@frige5334 border gore worse than Israel and Palestine also there's not many white people left, your idea would really only be feasible back in the 70s-80s.

[@dogdog2635]

@@frige5334 they are no white people in Zim anymore bro

[@frige5334]

@@dogdog2635 this plan wouldve worked in the 70's

[@Windows8frfr]

I was just listening to rhodesians never die

[@warriorman1708]

Can you also make: - Why Hungary and Romania hate each other? - How Thailand/Siam survied colonization - Why Greece and Albania love/hate each other? - Who is Malta? - Why is the Netherlands not a Part of Germany? - Why Spain and England/Britain hate each other? - Why Louxemburg exist? - Who are the BalkanCountries? - Why Russia and Turkey hate each other? - How did Japan become powerful?

[@thatonejoey1847]

I can answer some of those. - hungary and Romania hate each other due to transylvania, there exist a hungarian minority (like a big minority group) hungary says it belongs to hungary while Romania says its theirs. -siam survived because they played france and England of each other, anyone taking over siam would be directly bordering the others colony, and this was a pre world war 1 anglo french relationship. After ww1 they were too bloated to keep expanding so they couldn't. -Greece and Albania fight because Greece want Northern epirus back from Albania, but they are friends because the rest of the balkans is a mess. -the Netherlands is not part of germany because they aren't germans anymore per say, a Dutch friend told me it's something to do with being separate for so long they became their own thing, even during the hre days they really weren't that "german", germanic yes but not german, after around 300 years of independence they became their own thing, still germanic but not german. -spain and England hate eachother for many historical grievances, like they sunk some fleet (only to get crushed in a counter invasion that they don't talk about ever lmao), hiring pirates to harrass the Spanish (privateers), writing fake news that still lives on today (the black legend), taking Gibraltar and not giving it back, destabilising South America so they would leave the empire, but the real reason is that English tourist are awful, they drunkenly jump of balconies into pools, are super rude, litter everywhere and are just a bother to most spanish people near tourist destinations

[@Lakshya_Plays_Minecraft]

@@thatonejoey1847 wow

[@ilovecakecanihaveapiece]

I can explain the last four. 1. Luxembourg exists because it was in a personal union with the Dutch during the unification of Germany 2. Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo (Debatable), Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova (Debatable), and Hungary (Debatable). 3. Turkey and Russia don't hate each other. In fact, Erdoğan's Türkiye is very close to Putin's Russia. 4. One, their culture is so alien to the west that they have made a lot of money off of them because the west is so immersed in their history. Two, managing to get back on its feet after WWII.

[@mathewvanostin7118]

More interesting video subject: - is ukraine a russia 2.0 with better climate? Why did russia invade ukraine - is kazakstan russian, turkic or both. How russian are each of the ex soviet republic - why china isnt world superpower yet? Is she overated? Isnt she just a 1990s japan 2.0 - what happened to the germans who used to live in current nothern poland - would european union one day become officialy a federal county similar to usa or soviet union - will azerbajan and turkey unite? Will armenia disapear due to its bad military

[@Testimony_Of_JTF]

@@thatonejoey1847 Romanians have been the majority in Transylvania since the 16th century

[@ila3]

Zimbabwe is not a mess because of black people, but by Robert Mugabe's incompetance.

[@ridiculamsimia4385]

Exactly

[@tigervalley62]

I agree

[@Zimbobroke]

botswana’s led by a black majority and it turned out fine

[@kwakuandspinopython1346]

Zimbabwe must be reformed but Rhodesia can stay dead

[@afghfghfgha1631]

No

[@godleftelmo7710]

Europe actually advanced greatly during the so called "dark ages" the standard of living and life expectancy for europeans was significzntly better in the "dark ages" than under the romans. The reason its called the "dark ages" is beacuse the europeans kingdoms that came after the romans didnt have the same obsession as the romans with preserving their legacy in the form of statues, scrolls, etc. So early historians called it the "dark ages" as there were few obvious monuments built to the success of the early european kingdoms, in comparison to the romans.

[@You-zo3in]

Fr christianity forced development before the plague

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

True!

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@You-zo3in christianity made the already culturally pathetic europe 10 millions time worse

[@fullmetaltheorist]

I never noticed until now how zimbabwe looks like a backwards Ethiopia.

[@catmonarchist8920]

One of the few countries Ethiopia can call backwards 🤣

[@JcoleMc]

Evil Ethiopia be like :

[@j.m.d.a1496]

What did they used in zimbabwue before candles? Electricity

[@lif3andthings763]

Vast majority of the Shona did not have access to electricity pretty sure the electrification rates are higher today then it was before.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

That's getting to be a tired old joke. Find a new racist joke to tell.

[@j.m.d.a1496]

@@SymphonyBrahms its racist but its the truth

[@SirDrakeFrancis]

@@lif3andthings763 propably not higher, more like the same rate, which is a huge problem.

[@lif3andthings763]

@@SirDrakeFrancis No it’s definitely higher

[@TankEngine75]

This video will definitely not be controversial and cause fights in the comments at all!

[@wdgaster3953]

NEW UPLOAD LETS GO also really interesting topic good job

[@Ronk3li]

I really enjoy your videos! Thanks! Good humour, interesting topics and good narrating/visualization. Cheers!

[@Gens324]

In my opinion the main issue of the black and white skin dudes is not that there is a race better than another one but just different cultures and mindsets. With the colonisation the europeans tried to export their way of governing a country and a territory based on the european or western culture and moral and "impose" it to the local comunities colonised when they already had their own way of ruling themselves. Perhaps for the point of view of the europeans it was something bad but for them was just the right thing. In conclusion, nowadays with a globalized world there is a tend of all the countries to have similar culture and patterns in order to be economically, socially and culturally more connected wich may lead to less culture shocks between regions of the world, and that is somehow counterproductive because it harms the diversity of which we boast so much

[@user-dz4eb5rb3g]

Your talking about French and Italian colonization

[@nekajuii]

I merely opine that Rhodesia's flag was seven parallel dimensions superior to Zimbabwe's flag; even Zimbabwe-Rhodesia's flag was better than the monstrosity that is the modern Zimbabwean national flag. Also, the concept of a single white majority state in the middle of Africa always struck me as fascinating; of course, that wasn't the case, we know Rhodesia had a white priviledged minority, but it would've been cool if instead of that it had been a white majority state, again, in the middle of Africa akin to Haiti in the Americas, although then again there's no way that could've come to be without significant damage to the black population there

[@Zimbobroke]

zimbabwe’s flag is far superior to rhodesia’s flag which is basically nigeria but with a coat of arms in the middle

[@nekajuii]

@@Zimbobroke zimbabwe's flag is a mess of design. Not even a good looking one like Seychelles.

[@Zimbobroke]

@@nekajuii it ain’t that bad imo, the black helps separate both of the reds which are both somewhat dark and the yellow in it helps separate the dark variant of green with another dark variant of red, it’s basically two ethiopian flags with a black part in the middle. the only part of the flag that doesnt follow the basic rules of flag design is the funny star and pigeon on the left, easily removeable and still recognizable which cant really be said about rhodesia which is bland and boring and only distinct from nigeria by its coat of arms.

[@theoneblock7107]

The Rhodesian flag was a boring ass tricolor, at least the Zimbabwean flag actually tries to be unique And I assume that you would be happy about a black majority country in Europe too??? If you’re looking for a white majority country outside of Europe, look at haitis neighbor next door, THE FUCKING UNITED STATES

[@Sp9i]

@@ZimbobrokeHow about Poland Indonesia and Monaco?

[@thatguynoonelikes4865]

Why was the last bit just A description of isreal?

[@Arizona-ex5yt]

Is that some lame attempt at an insult? Because I can assure you Israel doesn't care and isn't going anywhere and has an absolute right to the land west of the Jordan River. Get over it. Palestine is the fictional country.

[@thatguynoonelikes4865]

@@Arizona-ex5yt first off, it's A country not A person, it can't "care" about anything& second off If u felt the need 2 defend it than I think you know that you care about how people know isreal is an illegitimate colonialist country marked with racial apartheid A jewish person who's lived his whole life in a newyork apartment & who's parents lived in newyork & who's parents parents have lived their whole lives in newyork Isn't indigenous to palestine That's just silly, Just as silly as if irish people claimed all of the UK belonged to them because England used to be inhabited by celts

[@skeletonjanitor]

Shhh you can’t say that

[@FIVEBASKET]

Bruh

[@allanbejarano9075]

@@thatguynoonelikes4865 you know people where living in israel way before islam was even established including jews XD

[@sasi5841]

Quick correction: theoretically anyone could get into position of power in Rhodesia regardless of race, as long as they were wealthy. In other words it wasn't dejure apartheid like south Africa or America at the time.

[@sasi5841]

It also wasn't entirely about light skin vs dark skin. There were 2 African groups that were both communist. They didn't just was black rule, they wanted black communist rule specifically.

[@lif3andthings763]

@@sasi5841 But the opportunities to come into power in Rhodesia we’re basically impossible to achieve similar to the De Facto segregation that existed in the US.

[@sasi5841]

@@lif3andthings763 the US was dejure and defacto segregation, likewise with SA. Rhodesia was only defacto. The way the situation in Rhodesia was handled was awful. Near the end of the war, and before Mugabe got in power, the leadership was handed over to a non communist black guy. After Mugabe got in power he committed worse atrocities and ruined the economy, which shouldn't be a surprise given the tendency of communists to not understand economics. Also Britain didn't do a good job with negotiations, instead they put sanctions and tried be on the moral high ground. A peaceful transition of power to a moderate person irrespective of race would have been better.

[@lif3andthings763]

@@sasi5841 I mean things like the grandfather clause and literacy tests in order to block the newly freed slaves from voting in the south after the civil war. These laws weren’t explicitly racist but were racist in outcome. Those laws existed Rhodesia. De Jure discrimination was thing in cities as well in Rhodesia.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Wrong. There was a racial cap that reserved most seats in government for whites.

[@Bllksem]

7:00, not what South Africa will be in the near future, what South Africa has been for the past ~20 years. Wide spread corruption, insane inflation (though not on the level of Zimbabwe), insane violent crime statistics, useless governance and mass capital flight. I mean they can’t even keep the electrical grid going for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time at this point. Everyone who could leave South Africa pretty much did so at the soonest opportunity. The people still there either can’t afford to leave, or won’t leave out of stubbornness and a false feeling that things will eventually get better. There is a reason that in Canada, The US, New Zealand, Australia and the Uk you can find a surprising number of South Africans. All of us tell pretty much the same story, though admittedly my family left when I was too young for me to remember much, but from family and family friends I’ve always heard the same stories, and over the years I’ve only heard of things getting worse to the point that people don’t even really want to talk about it much anymore.

[@Deontjie]

And political murders....

[@lif3andthings763]

Wealth inequality is still a real problem in South Africa whites are still very over represented when it comes to wealth and land ownership. Everyone who could leave definitely haven’t. South Africa is still technically getting better in most identifiers in quality of life.

[@xanderabbey8529]

Yep lol. With loadshedding forecasted to last for AT LEAST another 2 years, with 10 years looking more likely, I only see more reasons for people to leave this place. Hell, it's been my plan since I was young to leave and join the rest of my family in the UK. Lucky you got out so soon xD

[@federalbureauofnvestigatio6401]

South africa has been shit since forever, the difference after apartheid is that whites were not treated preferentially anymore, and got a taste of how life was for the majority. You think loadshedding and crime are bad now? Look at electrification rates and murder rates in the townships pre 1994.

[@Deontjie]

@@federalbureauofnvestigatio6401 At least the whites was not doing the murdering. Do you know what a necklace is? If apartheid era was so bad for blacks, why did thousands of Zimbawean black flogged to the " hatred" land to come and work here?

[@joshm3484]

Ah yes, Zimbabwe, champion of human rights. It's not the fate of all African majority ex-colonies, it's the fate of all African majority countries. Prove me wrong.

[@joaopk6263]

the Bahamas:

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa were not good at promoting human rights.

[@koiue.g8709]

​@@joaopk6263 the Bahamas is nasty

[@Leviathan762-zh4lq]

​@@joaopk6263 A yes the Bahamas, a mainly money laundering/tax haven and tourism based economy that can easily go under due to hurricanes and pandemics. That has massive tropical archipelago for expensive real estate (for manly rich white people) an is right next door to largest economy in the world (which is majority white) which conveniently using it as it's second Hawaii. That also happened to a British colony for most of it's history and is still a commonwealth member that helps oversea it's government function due to having the same head of state (a white person). Produces no exports of it's own an relies on foreign investments (from white countries), yes a shinning example of black excellence.....

[@Frankenbutt99]

Claims to be Rhodesian Dies

[@Kallikukurinn]

"You can't be an explorer of anything since there were people here already" What a pathetic argument. You can explore areas for your own people, you can inform your own society of what lies in parts of the world that are unknown to THEM.

[@Emmanuel-ms8pr]

He’s back!!!!

[@jeremyallen7299]

Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!

[@mrtrenchboi6817]

just pick racist world or crap world

[@jamesmitch9792]

meanwhile in Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala: why not BOTH?

[@hyamick7584]

@@jamesmitch9792what about them?

[@jamesmitch9792]

@@hyamick7584 They're or were ruled by white minority gov

[@j.m.d.a1496]

@@jamesmitch9792 those arent racist countries lmao, those are like zimbabwue but amerindians instead of blacks Their presidents are literally amerindian guys voted by the amerindian majority, where is the racism?

[@edelweiss7928]

Racist world, the based world

[@user-qq9rh]

Botswana is doing very well for itself so anything is possible

[@Rukhasu]

What democracy and stability does, isnt

[@user-qq9rh]

@@Rukhasu Botswana on the democracy index is 30, higher than Italy, greece and belgium....

[@user-jy5qm8nc9m]

Extremly low population and lots of diamonds...and it's not Norway either so I would moderate the '' very well '' part

[@user-qq9rh]

@A that would make it more susceptible to fail via foreign influence, Botswana is nothing short of a marvel for the region

[@theoneblock7107]

@@user-jy5qm8nc9mhat’s like saying that Serbia is a bad country because it’s not Norway levels my guy And the diamonds aren’t even exploited too much Not to mention that population literally means nothing in this context Just accept that there’s decent sub Saharan nations

[@izzuliman8339]

Finally you upload somthing

[@PaoloCavestro-ey9bb]

Zimbabwe doesn't belong to White Anglosaxons, belongs to Black Zimbabweans!!!

[@starsjosephfrost]

*”CAUSE WE ARE ALL RHODESIANS AND THE FIGHT SHOULD THICK THERR AND THEN.”*

[@Cykz.]

youtubers trying not to be biased (impossible)

[@johnaquinas328]

What do you mean revived? Rhodesians never die.

[@poebidaugustang4331]

Long Gone

[@mr.young9578]

They are Dead fool

[@SymphonyBrahms]

No, they just live in Australia. Or Canada. Or the U.K. But racist Rhodesia is dead. And a good thing, too.

[@bigger_mibber6029]

@@SymphonyBrahms Long live Zimbabwe, where evrybody is a trillioner.

[@gayvideos3808]

One of the most overlooked things about Zimbabwe is how 4 in 5 Zimbabweans are Shona people. It wasn't like America where the issue was "English speaking Americans with different skin colors", the contradiction in Zimbabwe was English settlers vs the Shona who define themselves as their own nation. The understanding of Zimbabwe would be a lot better if we started thinking of the people as Shona instead of just black. And this lense makes the racist doctrine even harder to reconcile imo, because the Rhodesians didn't just hate black people in general, they were specifically hell bent on oppressing the Shona national identity.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Don't get the point but the idea of identifying people by their self designated ethnicity(because frankly Africans cared more about that than different physical features, though categorization of multiple peoples and nations with common physical features and whom culturally you don't know much about is tempting for many) instead of their race is likeable to me.

[@CanadianAnglican]

Shona are black though.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

@@CanadianAnglican That's not the point. The whole point of race, is to have physical traits different from other human beings on the basis of common descent. The idea is problematic because it isn't the way most people especially in the past would use to identify themselves. Many did it on the basis of ethnicity. The modern concept of race did exist at least somewhat but it wasn't more important than one's ethnicity(then again, race and ethnicity were pretty much the same thing at the time).

[@CanadianAnglican]

@@ibrahimihsan2090 race is genetic. That’s not hard to understand. If you test my dna against the dna of a black person of Nigeria and a black person from Barbados all three dna will say African

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

@@CanadianAnglican Again, that wasn't the point. I'm talking about social issues regarding it.

[@tuanmfaris4232]

You should make a video about ur own country.

[@life_is_a_myth]

"Can Rhodesia be revived?" Sadly not.😞

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

THANKFULLY not

[@life_is_a_myth]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules Nah. Rhodesia and South Africa was better under the Whyties. Sub(human) Saharans cannot run countries and are useless.

[@Didyouknowthatiexist]

Happily not

[@hhproductions8254]

@@NBrioDaZueraRulesgo to modern Zimbabwe and see what it’s like there, and it’s also ‘democratic’ (we don’t talk about some human rights violations)

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@hhproductions8254 still better than under (((rhodesia))), also democracy and human rights are gay

[@MrMywishlist]

Your tutorials are the best.😂

[@falox9445]

I hope one day youll make a video about switzerland like what it is and its cultural heritage!

[@areaxisthegurkha]

Lol, I can say Countryballs Explained lowkey wants Rhodesia back just by him explaining how to bring it back.

[@PurooRoy]

He named his own country among the racially inferior ones.

[@royalistproductions]

Bringing back Rhodesia would be dumb, since that’s basically saying you support a racist government.

[@RAW-MD]

Did you not watch the end of the video

[@itsmeroshanvk]

Just because you don't like one awful government that doesn't mean the other awful government that preceded it was any good... Zimbabwe is the living example of the meme "Not actually liberated, but more like under new administration."

[@frogfinance4605]

Rhodesia was objectively better for everyone in the country

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@frogfinance4605 no it wasn't, and all pepe fans must be sent to s-21

[@Zimbobroke]

it’s literally comparing nazi germany to the weimar republic. would you rather be poor as hell or have a somewhat decent life while millions of innocent people get gassed?

[@AW27007]

Rhodesians never die!

[@Blessed_by_Memes]

cause it's already dead (sorry :()

[@conceretejungle1150]

Lol😂😂😂

[@olearyma57]

And they never left the 1930s either !.

[@AzizDoufikar2280]

It already die

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

they always die, thankfully

[@totally.deimosis]

YOOO COUNTRYBALLS EXPLAINED POSTED

[@terrified057t4]

Ah yes, Rhodesia, the utopian paradise that everyone forgot wasn't all that great. Maybe bettet than Zimbabwe, but's a pretty low bar...

[@skeletonjanitor]

Rhodesia was MUCH better than Zimbabwe for the average person, sad that it was so racist.

[@hyamick7584]

@@skeletonjanitorfor the average white person:

[@edelweiss7928]

Wasn’t just great, it was amazing, much better than Zimbabwe, leaping miles above the bar.

[@_CaptainCookie]

@@edelweiss7928 cringe

[@lif3andthings763]

@@skeletonjanitor No it was not.

[@narvaisthequiet7988]

I feel the problem was Britain dipped after the elections yes they sent advisors but it should have been at least a decade process that why you could have enough time to build or rework institutions and train and developed a middle and higher class that. Young nations are going to fail unless a hierarchy is in place.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

2:51 looool this picture is amazing

[@DAngelCM]

Reviving Rhodesia is like reviving an Apartheid South Africa, geographically in the north.

[@redcrown5154]

good

[@B5afw]

I’m happy Rhodesia is gone forever

[@kwakuandspinopython1346]

i agree thank you mugabe's governmet may not be perfect but hey its better then the evil colonial counterpart

[@ZootOfficial]

@@B5afw yeah, now everybody in zimbabwe is a millioner

[@mushrooms88]

​@@kwakuandspinopython1346 no it isn't

[@JcoleMc]

Zimbabwe : who are you ? Rhodesia : I'm you but better "Amateurs ! " Rhodesia : what was that punk ? The Grand Empire of Monomotapa : *Amateurs!*

[@JcoleMc]

@John Williamson For in the Country of Monomotapa, there do consist of many ancient buildings of great work and singular Architecture, of Stone, of Lime, and of Timber, Here I may boldly affirm, that the ancient buildings of this part of Africa, & along the coast of the east Indies ocean , may not only be compared, but even preferred before the buildings of Europe.

[@JcoleMc]

@John Williamson The Empire of Monomotapa is very great, and for people infinite within the land it spreads westward towards the Atlantic and Southerly towards the Cape de Bona Esperanza For all the little Kingdoms, from the River zambezi to the Cape of Good Hope, are said to acknowledge the Prince of Monomotapa for their Supreme Lord .

[@JcoleMc]

​@John Williamson Completely contrary

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@johnwilliamson3752 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYOlXpx-fK2Gp80

[@isbsxecjeci2428]

Hello!Your videos are fantastic! Since you're from Malaysia,can you also make: Why Singapore is not part of Malaysia? Why Brunei is not part of Malaysia? Who is Malaysia?How did this country come into being?

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Long story short, a group of kingdoms formed by a mix of Malayan Indians(mostly Hindu Tamils in Malaysia) and several indigenous ex Buddhist/Hindu converts to Islam unified and turned into a semi-democratic nation state because of Western ideas and influences(they were colonised by the British Empire for at least 130 years).

[@rehanakhund2578]

Singapore got kicked out of Malaysia cuz it was too Chinese The monarch of Brunei had some interest in joining Malaysia but the bruneian people said no so the monarch didn't join

[@spacecraftcarrier4135]

@@eduardomossinato1089 Wtf is this rubbish? Kicked off for being too poor? Lmao. No, Singapore was kicked out of Malaysia due to the inability of both nations to peacefully co-exist without getting dragged into racial politics & riots between the Chinese-majority Singapore and Malay-majority Malaysia. Nothing to do about economy, which btw, Singapore is now richer than Malaysia today in general.

[@azhariarif]

Malaysia is truly a based country. Kick out the minorities, built a pseudo-democratic ethnostate and let the minorities be the hamster wheel. A far-right wet dream.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

@@azhariarif That's the past. If anything should be of concern now, it's making sure the bad past stuff don't effect the good present stuff.

[@muhammadrahmanridwan6238]

A new video wohooo 🥳

[@nono_Hoi4]

NGL some things you said seemed a bit to simplified in parts of the video

[@pinguofthehill7635]

Neither Zimbabwe or Rhodesia are good, the people, wether asian, black or white, should never have to choose between a competent dictatorship or an incompetent democracy

[@masterdeetectiv9520]

Dictatorship wasnt competent either, a country isn’t successful if only a minority have prosperity

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@masterdeetectiv9520 And minority rule isn't morally or ethically right.

[@koiue.g8709]

​@SymphonyBrahms it is i wouldn't want Mexico being ruled by dark skinned people

[@MCTogs]

Rhodesia was not a democracy

[@cirixium]

@@SymphonyBrahms Get a person that can actually run a country properly regardless of skin. Only then you will have a properly functioning country.

[@frogfinance4605]

its gone from the map, but lives in our hearts

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

all pepe fans must be sent to s-21, and if it lives in your hearts then 🇼 🇪 🇲 🇺 🇸 🇹 🇷 🇮 🇵 🇾 🇴 🇺 🇷 🇭 🇪 🇦 🇷 🇹 🇸 🇴 🇺 🇹

[@cirixium]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules cringe

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@cirixium pepe is the cringiest meme in existence

[@captdeadpool2279]

I ran outta videos to watch. I need moreee

[@murraytc4641]

Alright I got the popcorn and nachos. Who wants to bring the drink?

[@sudaniball1956]

Imagine thinking your superior to someone because you have a different skin

[@Deontjie]

Yes, that is racist and wrong. But may you say you are superior if you have a higher I.Q?

[@mrworldwide7387]

@@Deontjie that's just as stupid

[@meltedicecreamsandwich]

@@Deontjie no because anyone can develop a high iq if they have access to a good school system.

[@Deontjie]

@@meltedicecreamsandwich My mistake for thinking I.Q. was something you was born with.

[@meltedicecreamsandwich]

@@Deontjie Understandable. Have a nice day bro.

[@FalkyRocket2222]

territory really looks like ethiopia tho

[@TheRealJLFilmsTM]

you should do this with the csa lmao

[@arnabdas7019]

I watched some of your videos. They are humours, insightful & educational. & most importantly, balanced. May I ask what are you? You have mentioned that you are from Malaysia, but what is your race? Malay, Chinese, Indian, White, something else?

[@alejandroarroyo5124]

The main reason of the nostalgia for Rhodesia was because of how the once called "breadbasket of Africa" became a shithole country known for its rampant inflation like the Weimar Republic and Venezuela and being dependant on imports

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Because it was a European colonial state. Rhodesia was a poor country.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 A truth they never wanna hear. It was dirt poor. But awesome if you were European.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@John Williamson Cope harder colonizer

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@John Williamson Britain is somewhere north of mainland Europe.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@John Williamson Tell me more about this... It's an intriguing concept

[@PaoloCavestro-ey9bb]

Glory and honor to free Zimbabwe!!!

[@gamermapper]

Hey can you make a video about Savoy or Brittany it Corsica or other minority nations inside the modern borders of France

[@Selangorean]

I have a question(video idea) why isnt spain a federation?

[@lutho7693]

I'm glad Rhodesia is no more.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Most Probably not, But if needed must be!

[@ntandomadidaprime1867]

You spilling fax rn❤😂

[@leonidas_dragas]

Man doing this as a joke and probably someone is taking notes

[@Zuooerr]

Rhodesia I forgot it even existed

[@mpbomber1491]

The Yankees never supported Rhodesia (not even covertly)

[@the-letter_s]

actually, they sent a few hundred guns, and more importantly allowed american citizens (mostly war veterans) to volunteer in rhodesia's armed forces

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@the-letter_s But they didn't support Rhodesia economically. Nor should they have. Rhodesia was a racist society and a minority ruled country. The U.S. would never have supported them un those circumstances.

[@the-letter_s]

@@SymphonyBrahms not sure what that has to do with what OP said. he said the US didn't support Rhodesia in any capacity, when they did. and it's funny that you're implying that the US wouldn't support negatively-viewed foreign governments, tell me, the fuck happened in the Cold War then? Operation Cyclone ring any bells?

[@cirixium]

@@SymphonyBrahms Kind of funny, considering how the Yankees were racists themselves. The difference is when they did it.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

you know you're bad when you're a right winger and even the fucking neocons hate you

[@omaralvarezrodriguez739]

Alright, aren't we going to discuss how the bottom is about Starbucks baristas?

[@allbegood7295]

can you please make why denmark is not a part of germany

[@Militaria_Collector]

Make zimbabwe Rhodesia again.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

rhodesia was jay and gewish

[@thesmithersy]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules What's "gewish"? ;)

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@thesmithersy swap out the first letters of the words "jay" and "gewish"

[@thesmithersy]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules You should learn to spell then. ;)

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@thesmithersy no

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

When the Country was Rhodesia, it was a beautiful and well kept nation. When the Commies took it over and renamed it as Zimbabwe, it became a dump.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

it's the other way around

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules Wrong. Ask anyone

[@Trill-Is-Real]

@@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970lol maybe for the boer minority living there

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

If you think that you are stupid and blind. Zimbabwe is a shit hole. When it was Rhodesia it was beautiful and well kept.@@NBrioDaZueraRules

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

Yes of course! The Boer kept their communities beautiful. The Black majority let it become a crime ridden ghetto. And as a Black American, I can say that with all conviction.@@Trill-Is-Real

[@mappingshaman5280]

1:59 that last one is just true tho

[@jamesseaman2950]

Rhodesia ultimately collapsed because the UK was done with Africa following the loss of India and two economically devastating world wars. Without the support of the mother country, white minority government in Rhodesia had no hope. The shame of it is how London encouraged war-weary Brits to make a go of it in the colonies, but then pulled the rug out from underneath them by quickly winding down the empire.

[@buymybooks437]

Rhodesia should have joined the union of South Africa

[@HollowCats]

There was a referendum over this in 1922. They voted for "responsible government" instead of joining South Africa.

[@theoneblock7107]

The shitty Nazi state union

[@ACCB710]

God i hope so

[@catmonarchist8920]

Horrendously bad vs somehow even worse

[@michaelbond2005]

He forgot to mention China backing Bob, and now they are still cashing in.

[@liampetersen4853]

Rhodesia was the economic superpower of southern Afrika

[@liampetersen4853]

@@dainadaino678 and Suid Afrika too was a superpower

[@jdjphotographynl]

@@dainadaino678 I would say the problem is that most of the knowledge about farming (on a larger scale anyway) had left ever since the predominantly white farmers have been chased away...

[@lif3andthings763]

@@dainadaino678 Well no many African countries outproduced Rhodesia when it cane to food production like Kenya.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Actually, South Africa was.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

but it was still gay

[@vb3playz66]

In my opinion, it doesn’t boil down to whites being better at ruling, more that the transition from all white to all black/other race rule was not conducted in a good manner, for example Idi Amin expelling all the Indians that owned all the businesses in Uganda.

[@Edge_Just_Edge1]

Rhodesia was like small version Antartica.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

But not quite as cold.

[@timilodeon526]

“It all started when the brits-“ AND I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT RHODESIA OK BYE

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

Short answer: No. Long answer: Yeah, no.

[@answerman9933]

I look down upon anyone who refers to themselves as a barista: You serve coffee.

[@MichouThe]

Dont forget that Zimbabwe also got sanctions by US

[@xsongi2413]

video around 50 of asking foir a video about the hungary-romania conflict transylvania or something

[@abdulrafay1664]

This channel is so underrated ♥️

[@karlwalters6975]

Rhodesia coming back now is a ridiculous concept, that point has passed years ago. Honestly, I don’t really get the point behind this video rather than the pointless slander out of ignorance I’ve seen. Bring back “Racial policy”, piss off, Smith’s whole intention was to slowly integrate the native African population into government as they gain experience. Many African native Rhodesian had no understanding of the concept of western democracy, so it was entirely necessary for the majority population to be educated in order to take part in politics. Voting was not a right, it was a responsibility, and that is something most people don’t take I to consideration. As Smith would say “I don't believe in black majority rule ever in Rhodesia-not in a thousand years. I repeat that I believe in blacks and whites working together.”. So, the whole concept of going backwards and being back segregation and racial policies are ridiculous.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

It was a rotten system and it deserved to fall.

[@karlwalters6975]

@@SymphonyBrahms Brilliant, you didn’t read a word I said, or if you did you clearly didn’t get the point and you've provide nothing constructive to the conversation, well done !

[@bigger_mibber6029]

@@SymphonyBrahms Yes and Zimbabwe right now deserves to live.

[@C.A._Old]

*6:33** best picture i ever see it.*

[@vallikescrackers-28]

Wow a Zimbabwe reference