Had the pleasure to meet him at Johannesburg International Airport in 2001 was flying economy. So I got him into the business class lounge and enjoyed a cup of coffee with this mountain of a man. Respect.
Funny. I met Malcom Fraser. Who was thanked by Mugabe for help. I wish I had said to him that it was a shame that he helped improve our free markey economy but helped Rhodesians get a communist one. (Or you could pretend I had the balls to say this to his face). What I actually said to him was Hi, thanks for getting rid of Gough. He just grunted and mumbled hi back and went back to his food. Tbf I was like 17... I didnt want ti get into an argument with some 80 year old guy.
Ian Smith was a good politician despite his faults, Mugabe was a classic dictator,didn't care about the country just for his personal wealth and pride like other dictators (J Kenyata, Papa Doc, Indi Dada and many many more)
Your communist government is the devil. Who is shooting who now. Your leaders are shooting their own citizens. Whites are the angels that were sent to save you from yourselves.
@@austinlee8173 lmao shut the fuck up with the "OH MUH SANCTIONS FROM DA EBIL WHITES RUINED US", Rhodesia was under sanctions as soon as it declared independence and it was better that most of the countries in Africa despite this... and they were facing off against mugabe and friend's communist kangz. What excuse does Zimbabwe have to be a shithole after the whites left then?
@@vdmur7952 My father and myself both witnessed Smith and Mugabe's leadership periods. None of them was a Saint . We talk and wonder why we had to go through all we have. Its easy to give a 100% unless you obviously think those who suffered deserved to, based on their color . The truth , they both didn't score a 100%.
The Rhodesians were and remain the best that Britain once produced. Tough, determined, bloody-minded stubbon and independent. Ian Smith embodied those very qualities that gradually fell out of fashion in a West that became weak, effete and limp-wristed.
Joe Biernacki he is actually. You can add, hes the only african head of a state that left government leaving a rich independent prosperous nation in the hands of Mugabe who ruined it worse than when he took over.
Ian Smith was a great leader whether he was black or white depends of your`e preferred colour scheme, he handed (forced) a country over to Mugabe and was ruined by him as Smith predicted, whether you love or hate him they can never take from him the fact he was right and the world was wrong.
Zimbabwe is a shithole now lol, just remember when whites helped run it, it was the bread basket of Africa now it’s a corrupt shithole enjoy your mud cookies you earned it after genociding whites their or chasing them out
@@chelseaking1735why don’t you leave our continent and go back to where you came from. And then you can talk about white guys. Rhodesia was the second wealthiest country in Africa despite being globally sanctioned. The minute your type created Zimbabwe the country collapsed and it beat the record for the highest inflation rates on the planet
@@yankiefrenz1367 Zimbabwe has an inflated economy, little to no workers and people flee the country everyday. Not only that, but food and light is impossible to have. "Abolishing" inflation won't solve the issue.
This dude was a great leader. Exceedingly competent..brave..loyal..and resolute. He did the best he could for both white and black. I feel he would have done a great job presiding over any government.
This was a great man who did more for any country in Africa than anyone. He harbored attitudes typical of the time but in no way came close to creating the suffering Mugabe and other rebels created directly, and are still causing indirectly. If he was Black he would be the greatest man in modern African history. Mugabe and his sidekick stole the land for themselves and impoverished the nation, while implementing racist government programs. This is racist - title saying "white" ruler. Smith was better than them, and the Brits couldn't stand it.
We Rhodesians are British. Proudly so. We are ONE. Not two peoples. The UK govt though was corrupt like the US and other western governments. Get over it. RIP Ian Smith. A Good Man.
Don't be disturbed Ian, you are not a citizen of a sh...hole now. You were a man amongst men of a fine and prosperous country. The deeds of the wicked will be exposed for what they are.
To a great man, we will remember you, my children's children will remember you too, the man that faced evil head on and did his best to stop communism in Africa! Margret Thatcher may be known as the iron lady but Ian Smith is the Steel Gentleman!
Alexander TheOriginalGreat You treat them as equal? Do you call whites filthy swine? Your "countries" are also stolen! Yes, blacks should leave stolen lands and live in Africa, a land not stolen by Africans!
@@bleghbleghinson If he did wrong then for sure, but replying this as a counter to apartheid regime is only expected of someone who doesn't have common sense
The same way Asian descendants born in America are American, European descendants born in Africa are African. To tell them to go back to Europe is nonsensical and ironic to say the least.
At yet black people are called African American in America..Asians are called Asian...but a white American is called American not European American please sit down...
@@DG-uw6wx you're annoying. I said serving in WW2 doesn't make you a hero necessarily because all sorts of people served, including murderers and rapists.
Why call him a ruler he was a prime minster voted in free and fare only following a policy that most countries followed during the time i Hope he’s respected in heaven god rest you Legend Rhodesians never die
In 2002, Smith challenged Mugabe to come with him to a township to see who got the best welcome. "Only one of us will come out alive," Smith said; "I'm ready to put that to the test right now. He's not." - A true statesman loyal to his country until the end
even though I am black and he is white but I liked Smith 50 times more than Mugabe and a Million times more than Mnangagwa and Chiwenga. The economy was solid yet under sanctions.
The “good white” hand wringers didn’t give a toss about Rhodesia/Zimbabwe once they had achieved their perverse goal: the punishment and the degradation of the white people of that country.
Sad fate for a noble and gentleman - RIP! Everything Mugabe did was supported by the British bcoz they put him in power. It was until he refused to play ball for one reason or the other he became unpopular with them....
@@ayodejiolowokere1076 I'm not gonna pretend like it was even close to perfect but a govt that worked and fought to uphold the rights and standards of everyone is a lot better than a govt that genocided and raped the country they were supposed to oversee
In the days of Rhodesia , the Zimbabwe ruins were a distant tourist attraction . Now , much closer . As you pass through the border , you've entered the Zimbabwe ruins .Unfortunately 😢😢😢
Are you asking what's the problem with the Chinese filling the void? Ask the people living near the illegal open pit gold mines: ecosystem destruction, ruthless pursuit of profit, contempt for locals, etc.
Rhodesia will never die, but Zimbabwe has sunk back into the mud. I am sad to say that since I never had any stake in that game, it is satisfying to watch these racists in Zimbabwe suffer for their transgressions.
While ancient Rhodesia was a major exporter of agricultural products, 80% of the food needed today is imported. The brutal eviction of white farmers - Appaling crimes even on white Children- and their staff by the arsonist gangs activated by the Mugabe regime led to the displacement and misery of tens of thousands of agricultural workers
not my fault......I voted Rhodesian Action Party (RAP) in the last Rhodesian Election. Since 1974 it was absolutly clear that Smiths "Rhodesian Front" Party would turn over the country to the Blacks. ILlooked forward to carry on the bush war and , if neccessary, retreat "down south" and on the way burn the whole lot down.... regret that I stayed only 4yrs in RSR (76-11.June 80)...best 4 yrs in my life...missed the chance to get straight to Walhalla...now getting old and will die in my bed (our germanic forefathers called it "Strohtod" (dieing in bed made of straw)....pamberi ne hondo
European colonialism had been one of the best page in the history of humankind. People began understand each other because now we have globally spoken languages. And so on and so on. By the way, my folk suffered because of disadvantages of colonialism, but colonialism is better than modern Dark Ages.
Just gonna throw this out here: the first Dutch settled on the cape around the same time the pilgrims landed in America. They have been there roughly the same amount of time as whites in the americas… you wouldnt call a white American a European… Ik Rhodesia was British not Dutch but the principal stands… just saying
Fellow Chaplinian I will remember you for what you did in the 2nd world war,Sir Fighting with the French Resistance after your Spitfire was shot down Fighting against what history has proved wrong and immoral.... Recovering from those terrible wounds received in air-combat That is how I remember you Sir Oh.....and the fact your farm employees in Selukwe loved you
the poor dude. he can barely walk right, but you wanne bully him like that? fucking sick just saw the rest of his story in the comments. so sad. to know what as become of his home. dear god. what a disgrace
He never enriched himself, owned palaces in Dubai , dished out expensive cars to his allies , stole land from people. He really honestly did the best for all Zimbabweans black and white.
@@ayodejiolowokere1076 Read your remarks and ask the same question of Zimbabwe today. Did you know that the white man taught you how to write your own language?
@@mtkoslowski there is no segregation in Zimbabwe. And no, Africans adapted my native language to the Latin script. What does that even have to do with anything?
I'm no fan of Mugabe and Smith was obviously a far greater man and prime minister in every respect - but he was asked to give up his UK passport, refused and was denied dual nationality. Therefore his Zimbabwean passport was revoked. He was not unfairly targetted. The same rule applied to everyone. Of course, perhaps because of his lifelong opposition to majority rule they may have been extra-enthusiastic in his case ! History will probably treat him more kindly than he was treated during his lifetime.
Had the pleasure to meet him at Johannesburg International Airport in 2001 was flying economy. So I got him into the business class lounge and enjoyed a cup of coffee with this mountain of a man. Respect.
That has to be one of the best things I’ve heard in a while
Great story, mate.............
Wow you met a legend what an honor
Funny. I met Malcom Fraser. Who was thanked by Mugabe for help. I wish I had said to him that it was a shame that he helped improve our free markey economy but helped Rhodesians get a communist one. (Or you could pretend I had the balls to say this to his face). What I actually said to him was Hi, thanks for getting rid of Gough. He just grunted and mumbled hi back and went back to his food. Tbf I was like 17... I didnt want ti get into an argument with some 80 year old guy.
Wow that’s so cool!
Ian Smith was a good politician despite his faults, Mugabe was a classic dictator,didn't care about the country just for his personal wealth and pride like other dictators (J Kenyata, Papa Doc, Indi Dada and many many more)
@Sonic Phil 😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣sad but true n also funny 🤣😂😂😂😂😂
Literally every self governing african nation became a dictatorship or authoritarian genociders.
So... whats that say about em?
@@CanadianPhinsFan853 why even comment?
Does Kenyatta count as a dictator? 🇰🇪
If he was a good politician like De Klerk he would not have created a system which caused him to lose his own citizenship
He may have lost his "Zimbabwean" citizenship, but he will always be a Rhodesian 💚⚪️
A European
Big Al No your wrong he not from Africa, he will always be a European!
Big Al African are black
Zimbabwe is the living nightmare of reality and one that reoccurs daily for the people.
@@alvinoporter8013 so by your logic and non white people in Europe are not European - race does not dictate nationality it never has and never will
There cannot be a leader that’s worse than Mugabe, growing up in Rhodesia under Smith was better than Zimbabwe under Mugabe
thizaman1972 do you still live in Rhodesia? Why would anyone stay under communist rule? Also where would you flee to if you could?
thizaman1972 - of course and even the indigenous will secretly admit life was better.
Your communist government is the devil. Who is shooting who now. Your leaders are shooting their own citizens. Whites are the angels that were sent to save you from yourselves.
@@austinlee8173 lmao shut the fuck up with the "OH MUH SANCTIONS FROM DA EBIL WHITES RUINED US", Rhodesia was under sanctions as soon as it declared independence and it was better that most of the countries in Africa despite this... and they were facing off against mugabe and friend's communist kangz. What excuse does Zimbabwe have to be a shithole after the whites left then?
Western sanctions could not cripple Rhodesia, it was whites that made Rhodesia work it was Mugabe who sent it back to the tribal era.
Was my great pleasure to have met Mr Smith as a young guy in Salisbury. Proud to have helped out in the war against Mugabe etc. Oh well.
godspeed rhodie, may you forever be free. Lang lewe Rhodesie
Thank you for your service however that was.
Tell us your history! Long live Rhodesia 💚🤍💚
✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
Were you fighting just for the whites or Rhodeisa as a whole?
Say what you will about Smith but he was still infinitely better than Mugabe.
100%
@@vdmur7952
My father and myself both witnessed Smith and Mugabe's leadership periods. None of them was a Saint . We talk and wonder why we had to go through all we have.
Its easy to give a 100% unless you obviously think those who suffered deserved to, based on their color . The truth , they both didn't score a 100%.
@@judymagondo1229 no leader ever scored a 100%
My first PM, loved him. Rhodesians Never Dir Sir. God bless.
lang lewe rhodesie
The Rhodesians were and remain the best that Britain once produced. Tough, determined, bloody-minded stubbon and independent. Ian Smith embodied those very qualities that gradually fell out of fashion in a West that became weak, effete and limp-wristed.
Absolute Nonsense! The Rhodesians were betrayed by:
U.N.
G.B.
U.S.A.
Last, and not least: James Carter...May he BURN IN HELL!!!
@@chrispetersen113 how was not recognizing a segregated country a betrayal?
Bigoted, comically narrow minded and delusional. More like the worst of yokels and blue collar.
@@CanadianPhinsFan853 what a witty and bold statement.
@@ayodejiolowokere1076 I'm sure the Ndeble (or whats left of them) had a similarly charitable view of his successor!
A Black leader has said that if Ian Smith were Black, he would be the greatest Prime Minister in the history of Africa.
Joe Biernacki he is actually. You can add, hes the only african head of a state that left government leaving a rich independent prosperous nation in the hands of Mugabe who ruined it worse than when he took over.
Joe Biernacki - according to Uncle Bob, he hates white faces but was happy enough to be interviewed by a white faced BBC journalist!!
Joe Biernacki that is a lie
That was a lied. White people should go and rule their people NOT African.
@@austinlee8173 Ian Smith was African, he was born in Rhodesia
Ian Smith was a great leader whether he was black or white depends of your`e preferred colour scheme, he handed (forced) a country over to Mugabe and was ruined by him as Smith predicted, whether you love or hate him they can never take from him the fact he was right and the world was wrong.
Miss Rhodesia.
Lol bye
Many Africans miss Rhodesia especially those that voted in for the communist party, they had no idea how good they had it.
@Jan Pearson now the good people of Zimbabwe want their white farmers back!
WE WUZ RHODESIANS 😭
@@crazychicSHENA Lol bye modern medicine functional power grid roads that arent dirt
A truly honorable man with more integrity in his big toe than any current leader in Africa
Zimbabwe is a shithole now lol, just remember when whites helped run it, it was the bread basket of Africa now it’s a corrupt shithole enjoy your mud cookies you earned it after genociding whites their or chasing them out
@@lizzyinthecut3617 FYI , ‘Africa’ is not a citizenship, it’s a continent…
Bullshit
@@lizzyinthecut3617he was born in Gwelo Rhodesia that makes him African by birth
@@lizzyinthecut3617then you are a citizen of the country of your birth
Such a good man.
yea just like hitler
@@leebrown3208 cringe, cope and seethe
@@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96 🤣🤣 all these whit e guys are in their feelings it’s funny
@@chelseaking1735why don’t you leave our continent and go back to where you came from. And then you can talk about white guys. Rhodesia was the second wealthiest country in Africa despite being globally sanctioned. The minute your type created Zimbabwe the country collapsed and it beat the record for the highest inflation rates on the planet
@@beniaminorzechowski9913 be quiet. This is an issue concerning Africans and Britons, not Poles.
Find something to do with your life.
Everything was better under Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe barely has food.
no its better now
@@yankiefrenz1367 Zimbabwe has an inflated economy, little to no workers and people flee the country everyday.
Not only that, but food and light is impossible to have.
"Abolishing" inflation won't solve the issue.
This dude was a great leader. Exceedingly competent..brave..loyal..and resolute. He did the best he could for both white and black. I feel he would have done a great job presiding over any government.
He once said and i loosely quote, "Rhodesia will never experience majority rule In my lifetime " he didn't do the best hr could for black people
@@kirkokakoma4905 this was 3 years ago weirdo
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@odenoki9571 this was a month ago weirdo
@@kirkokakoma4905He said he would accept Black and White Rule, but not 100% Black Rule.
This was a great man who did more for any country in Africa than anyone. He harbored attitudes typical of the time but in no way came close to creating the suffering Mugabe and other rebels created directly, and are still causing indirectly. If he was Black he would be the greatest man in modern African history. Mugabe and his sidekick stole the land for themselves and impoverished the nation, while implementing racist government programs. This is racist - title saying "white" ruler. Smith was better than them, and the Brits couldn't stand it.
We Rhodesians are British. Proudly so. We are ONE. Not two peoples. The UK govt though was corrupt like the US and other western governments. Get over it.
RIP Ian Smith. A Good Man.
What a Man. A Giant. Men of men. God rest his soul. You are missed Sir.
No he aint 😂😂
I met this legend in 2005 ..... Absolute Lion of a Man.
RIP Ian Smith. A Good, Courageous and Honest Man, a great leader who led the country well, despite his faults.
He had no faults. Absolutely none.
He failed and Rhodesia was wiped off the map😂😂😂
@@pimpfajita8888 Yes and now the Zimbabweans go to South Africa to survive.
@@ChristopherHitchens3.14 just like how Rhodesians fled to South Africa like some women
@@pimpfajita8888 Bragging about beating a super minority not really an accomplishment.
I'm sorry to say this but Zimbabwe is horrible now!
This is unacceptable! Take away Mugabe's citizenship, too.
Well, he’s no longer a citizen of any country. 😂
The last word in Rhodesian is Ian ...
This is Right Honourable Prime Minister Ian Smith of Southern Rhodesia/Rhodesia. Get it right!!!
Don't be disturbed Ian, you are not a citizen of a sh...hole now. You were a man amongst men of a fine and prosperous country. The deeds of the wicked will be exposed for what they are.
What an admirable man. The piece should be entitled “war hero” or “Prime Minister”
War hero because he was wounded in combat? And unelected by a majority, not a legitimate prime minister.
Indeed, Ian Smith was both.
lol, yt man gone from black territory and he is a hero 😂😂 imagine vice versa. you yt ppl are devils
he was a racist white supremacist who thought he could be racist in Africa. He learnt the hard way!
Rest in Peace, Ian.
Such a humble, intelligent, great man.
Look at Zim now 😢
To a great man, we will remember you, my children's children will remember you too, the man that faced evil head on and did his best to stop communism in Africa! Margret Thatcher may be known as the iron lady but Ian Smith is the Steel Gentleman!
4ABLACK AFRICA you don't understand.. communism bad.. democracy good..
Alexander TheOriginalGreat You treat them as equal? Do you call whites filthy swine?
Your "countries" are also stolen! Yes, blacks should leave stolen lands and live in Africa, a land not stolen by Africans!
4ABLACK AFRICA i call anyone with your mentality a swine, you get good whites, bad whites, good black, and then people like you.
Lord Grease Earl of Maggot - but at what cost? So many young whites died
lots of people also remember hitler
RIP
it takes good men to do nothing for evil to prevail.
MAKE ZIMBABWE RHODESIA AGAIN
Which means, bring back minority rule ie "White being at the top and black being the foot soldiers". Sorry but that's not gonna happen now.
@@ozymandias6644 We'll see about that...
Make the world Rome again.
Mugabe certainly deserves a "golden seat" in HELL !!! And yes... Rhodesians never die !
This man was a true leader not like current president of the now mess
He is one of the greatest Rhodesian and Zimbabwean ever!
What a disturbing place africa can be.
The last stand was this man , we will never forget !
This man was a war criminal. Hope he burns in hell
@@bleghbleghinson
If he did wrong then for sure, but replying this as a counter to apartheid regime is only expected of someone who doesn't have common sense
Smith wouldn't have wanted it to end with him. He will most certainly not be the last. Rhodesians never die.
@@abdiomar3765 A war criminal? For self-defense? If you want to talk war crimes, how about Mugabe's massacres of Matabele tribespeople?
@@gibhacker8121 using chemical weapons to maintain segregation is self defense?
regardless of the reason, a person shouldn't be stripped of their nation's citizenship, zviri wrong
RIP Ian Smith
The same way Asian descendants born in America are American, European descendants born in Africa are African. To tell them to go back to Europe is nonsensical and ironic to say the least.
No they are not
Whites are not African they are Europeans even in apartheid South Africa the segregation signs said : EUROPEANS ONLY
At yet black people are called African American in America..Asians are called Asian...but a white American is called American not European American please sit down...
Rhodesians never die! Prime Minister Smith is the model all leaders should strive for.
Why? He was racist, impractical and a useless negotiator.
@@ayodejiolowokere1076 the white tears in the comments are funny lol
@@chelseaking1735 more Rhodieboo. Not all white folk back this stupidity.
This head stone should read , HE WAS RIGHT!
About what?
The outcome of the Rhodesian Bush War is sad. I think deeply about that Issue & ask myself a lot of questions.
Mr. Smith’s laughing at Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
I suspect he is weeping at what a tragedy the country became over the last 100 years.
We need to bring Rhodesia back.
for what?
omg yes, i fancy segregation too
@@shadysheep1984 make that in europe or america,not inf africa sorry
@@marcioluis3829 i was being sarcastic ye dafty, i was making fun of the knob with the ali g pic
Lol who's we?
Ian Smith was also a decorated WW 2 veteran who helped save the F! world! . He should be treated with a little more Goddamn respect!
Rapists, murderers and criminals also served in WW2. This guy ruined any and all respectability he could have had.
like Bob did an Amazing job with the country?
@@DG-uw6wx irrelevant to assesing Ian Smith.
Not true.. This man and the others you refer to as murderers and rapists saved the world so the likes of you could complain without end.
@@DG-uw6wx you're annoying. I said serving in WW2 doesn't make you a hero necessarily because all sorts of people served, including murderers and rapists.
Why call him a ruler he was a prime minster voted in free and fare only following a policy that most countries followed during the time i Hope he’s respected in heaven god rest you Legend Rhodesians never die
An election where only 5 percent of the population had a vote was free and fair?
Dude is only allowing the whites to vote “free and fair”?!
Couldn’t be fair if most the population was denied a vote
God bless this man
Honorable Men and Hero
RIP, Sir, Ian Smith. You were our best president, and you are an inspiration to me that is why I am a proud Rhodesian
In 2002, Smith challenged Mugabe to come with him to a township to see who got the best welcome. "Only one of us will come out alive," Smith said; "I'm ready to put that to the test right now. He's not." - A true statesman loyal to his country until the end
His country is England. Smith is a thief who set out to steal native land and give to Europeans....Mugabe stopped him
Nah
First last and always he is an African at heart is the most part
even though I am black and he is white but I liked Smith 50 times more than Mugabe and a Million times more than Mnangagwa and Chiwenga.
The economy was solid yet under sanctions.
Really?
Rhodesians never die.
no they dont die they just vanish
*This man was a hero*
ruclips.net/video/KrR8nvkHTDg/видео.html
What hero?
@@EngrDan-wb5pe Ian was a pilot, worked for allies in WW2
A great man
The “good white” hand wringers didn’t give a toss about Rhodesia/Zimbabwe once they had achieved their perverse goal: the punishment and the degradation of the white people of that country.
Sad fate for a noble and gentleman - RIP!
Everything Mugabe did was supported by the British bcoz they put him in power. It was until he refused to play ball for one reason or the other he became unpopular with them....
Rhodesia never dies!
"Ruler" - you mean PM of a free nation. Mugabe and his successor are "rulers"
Rhodesia was undemocratic.
@@ayodejiolowokere1076 in comparison to Mugabe's "democracy" where Shona were genocided?
@@InvisibleHotdog irrelevant whatsboutism. Smith's Rhodesia was also undemocratic.
@@ayodejiolowokere1076 I'm not gonna pretend like it was even close to perfect but a govt that worked and fought to uphold the rights and standards of everyone is a lot better than a govt that genocided and raped the country they were supposed to oversee
@@InvisibleHotdog Rhodesia created Mugabe. No Rhodesia no Mugabe's Zimbabwe.
Blacks were also second class citizens so what rights?
I whish I could have met him in person, what terrible day, it was when the world turn against Rhodesia.
In the days of Rhodesia , the Zimbabwe ruins were a distant tourist attraction . Now , much closer . As you pass through the border , you've entered the Zimbabwe ruins .Unfortunately 😢😢😢
He was kicked in the teeth by Britain......long live Rhodesia.
In his younger days, Smithy was a massive fellow. 6’ 5” Into rugby, cricket and rowing.
HERO OF THE PEOPLE
How tragic. I grew up in Rhodesia what a wonderful country. What a great shame it has completly gone to rack and ruin.
As a Brit myself, sad the UK played a part in his demise.
He was a colonizer, and got what he deserved.
A humble man, a great prime minister, he served all the people of Zim
European elite.
Rhodesia* which is now known today as occupied Rhodesia...
@@killermarfidyoh138 make Zimbabwe - Rhodesia again
I respect the fact that he fought for his people.
Now you will get the Chinese!
whats the problem
Are you asking what's the problem with the Chinese filling the void? Ask the people living near the illegal open pit gold mines: ecosystem destruction, ruthless pursuit of profit, contempt for locals, etc.
@@micheleemcdaniel389 > I've been reading up on this for many years, China will take over soon..
@@chrispetersen113 Woe betide us. I for one am glad I'm on the way out.
@@micheleemcdaniel389 NEVER let that defeatist attitude take hold!
Rhodesia will never die, but Zimbabwe has sunk back into the mud.
I am sad to say that since I never had any stake in that game, it is satisfying to watch these racists in Zimbabwe suffer for their transgressions.
Black racism.
leader not just a ruler
Legend
The mere fact that he stayed there for the rest of his life and that Mugabe allowed him and protected him is mind boggling.
What a shame!
This man is a hero!
The country was better under Smith
no it was not
@@yankiefrenz1367Rhodesia had a functional agriculture industry. Zimbabwe doesn't.
@@yankiefrenz1367Rhodesia had a functional agriculture industry. Zimbabwe doesn't.
While ancient Rhodesia was a major exporter of agricultural products, 80% of the food needed today is imported. The brutal eviction of white farmers - Appaling crimes even on white Children- and their staff by the arsonist gangs activated by the Mugabe regime led to the displacement and misery of tens of thousands of agricultural workers
Smith 100% right! You got that right!
Not black rule unless you think Mugabe is the inevitability of African rule.
Im proud to call myself Danish. Imagine being able to call yourself a Rhodesian
Imagine calling yourself a racist state that people never challenged you? Amazing right. 👍👍😂
there is no such place call rhodesia,. it,s call great zimbabwe
lee brown nothing great about Zimbabwe
@@Thunderous117 any more
@Katherine Sparkes Naturally
A minister wanted his house.
Rhodesian never die !
not my fault......I voted Rhodesian Action Party (RAP) in the last Rhodesian Election. Since 1974 it was absolutly clear that Smiths "Rhodesian Front" Party would turn over the country to the Blacks. ILlooked forward to carry on the bush war and , if neccessary, retreat "down south" and on the way burn the whole lot down.... regret that I stayed only 4yrs in RSR (76-11.June 80)...best 4 yrs in my life...missed the chance to get straight to Walhalla...now getting old and will die in my bed (our germanic forefathers called it "Strohtod" (dieing in bed made of straw)....pamberi ne hondo
You'll die the failure you lived as.
Tja Pech gehabt Kolonisierer
European colonialism had been one of the best page in the history of humankind.
People began understand each other because now we have globally spoken languages.
And so on and so on.
By the way, my folk suffered because of disadvantages of colonialism, but colonialism is better than modern Dark Ages.
Seems you're enjoying some of that colonialism now Ukrainian.
Truly a man among men.
Just gonna throw this out here: the first Dutch settled on the cape around the same time the pilgrims landed in America. They have been there roughly the same amount of time as whites in the americas… you wouldnt call a white American a European… Ik Rhodesia was British not Dutch but the principal stands… just saying
The Rhodesians arrived in 1890. They were Europeans in Africa and nothing more.
Fellow Chaplinian
I will remember you for what you did in the 2nd world war,Sir
Fighting with the French Resistance after your Spitfire was shot down
Fighting against what history has proved wrong and immoral....
Recovering from those terrible wounds received in air-combat
That is how I remember you Sir
Oh.....and the fact your farm employees in Selukwe loved you
Good man
Long live Rhodesia.
Giant Rhodesian Statesman. Rest in peace Sir ian smith🥰🥰🥰😇😇
He was never knighted by the queen so he wasn't a Sir. Just Ian Smith.
It was right to have an election for the majority to have their leader, however not acceptable to discriminate such as Mugabe has done.
Majority rule isn’t necessarily a good thing either. It always leads to tyranny of the masses
Rhodesia was great. Zimbabwe... Not so... You can clearly see it aswell...
There was no justice. The injustice is why the disrespect us today.
the poor dude. he can barely walk right, but you wanne bully him like that? fucking sick
just saw the rest of his story in the comments. so sad. to know what as become of his home. dear god. what a disgrace
He only lived six months after I was born. I wish Smith lived longer and I wish I could have met him :/
He never enriched himself, owned palaces in Dubai , dished out expensive cars to his allies , stole land from people. He really honestly did the best for all Zimbabweans black and white.
But the B's are treacherous and corrupt by nature, apartheid is the need of the hour in Africa.
Yes he did.
By forcing blacks to remain on reservations? By reserving most seats in parliament for only whites? By enforcing segregation?
@@ayodejiolowokere1076
Read your remarks and ask the same question of Zimbabwe today. Did you know that the white man taught you how to write your own language?
@@mtkoslowski there is no segregation in Zimbabwe. And no, Africans adapted my native language to the Latin script. What does that even have to do with anything?
Long Live Rhodesia
Ooga Booga! Mugabe Smash!!!
I'm no fan of Mugabe and Smith was obviously a far greater man and prime minister in every respect - but he was asked to give up his UK passport, refused and was denied dual nationality. Therefore his Zimbabwean passport was revoked.
He was not unfairly targetted. The same rule applied to everyone. Of course, perhaps because of his lifelong opposition to majority rule they may have been extra-enthusiastic in his case !
History will probably treat him more kindly than he was treated during his lifetime.
Smith was 1 of the finest African leaders of the 20th century. His only "disadvantage" was the color of his skin.
He was too good of a leader for the west not to plot against him.