Rhodesian War Stories: The Gathering Storm
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Thought you fell off the perch old mate, glad to see you're still kicking, I guess rhodesians never die 🇭🇲🍀
God bleed from Australian
Things are not good in SA. I imagine recording RUclips content isn't a priority when there are daily power outages, up to 23 hours without power. I hope Martin is okay, praying for you sir.
They die by the load ask their opps that's why Rhodesia died
I may be in the minority, but I really love hearing about tobacco in Rhodesia. I grew up on a tobacco farm in the 1970s in Maryland, USA. My late father was not only a tobacco farmer, but he was a tobacco specialist for the government. Tobacco farming has now been all but eradicated in the United States. Hearing about the tobacco in Rhodesia fondly reminds me of my youth and my father.
True in TN also
That fascinates me, in Johannesburg ( 70s) the advertisments in Cinema and printed press, magazines and newspapers all had ads that portrayed America cigarettes as desirable. Brands are, Paul Revere, Gungston, Marlborrough , and the expensive Camel. Movies showed fields of Kentucky tobacco.
@@johnsmith-ht3sy The place I grew up is called Lower Marlboro and we took our tobacco to warehouses in Upper Marlboro to be auctioned to the tobacco companies. Our county flag still has a tobacco leaf on it, although “progressives” write letters complaining about that. In the War of 1812, British Marines landed at Lower Marlboro and burned a tobacco warehouse. They always were assholes! But yeah, the only people who grow tobacco here now are Amish. China is the number one producer of tobacco in the world, followed by Zimbabwe.
@@Maryland_Kulak Sorry I made a mistake, well it was a long time ago, it was Virginia tobacco shown as being first class superior in the ads.
Here in England I smoke Polish ciggs as they are smuggled in and the Polish sell 5 packs of 20s for £20 as opposed to legit ciggs at £12 per packet of 20.
I dont feel guilty, the Gov have let in millions from outside so if they screw the Government by bypassing taxes its not my fault. The Government betrayed us first.
I could talk about tobacco all day. They grow tobacco in Kentucky, too. Burley tobacco. The tobacco we grew in Maryland could be considered a type of burley, too. Our tobacco was light and burned well. One year in the 1970s, the price we got for our tobacco dropped suddenly. My father said it was because Rhodesians had started growing Maryland tobacco and, well you know, supply and demand. That may be the first time I heard of Rhodesia. In the 1990s, the state governments started suing our own American tobacco companies, supposedly to recoup the healthcare costs associated with tobacco-caused illnesses. They used the money to pay farmers a one-time fee to put a lien on their farms so tobacco could never be grown on the farms again. We had already stopped growing tobacco, so we weren’t even eligible. I suppose there’s nothing to stop me from growing it, except there’s no longer a market here.
I am crying , not just for you , but for all of us ...
jacarandas
@@dollyhadbraces9361 I do not know the correct response , however , I love Martin , Martins brothers , and any who understand the truth ...
The ancient Greeks said that the only thing worse than the actual crimes of a criminal is to not punish that criminal. The deathpenalty is, sometimes, the only punishment for aweful criminals.
I live in the USA. I really love the sound of your voice and the fond memories that you recount. Just like you I had an old British bike which I used to thunder around Salisbury with in the late 1970’s.
Do please keep doing what you are doing because it brings so much comfort to all former Rhodesians.
Was there many rhodesians that moved to the US
@@Karl_I
In the mid 80s, I personally knew 2 gentlemen who had served in the RLI.
Both of them were men of honor, and missed their homeland terribly.
That was in one of the far western states in the U.S.
@@Karl_I in 1972 knew 2 different families who moved to our state.. both were flamin libs
I once thought that libertarianism was the way forward for a better world. Hearing 5RR compare the sheer civic duty Rhodesians brought toward the building of their country compared to the astounding corruption in South Africa today has definitely shifted my priorities. The early Rhodesians sacrificed so much, but they were able to translate those sacrifices into a first-world infrastructure and society, and their eye was always on the future. May humanity never lose their spirit, and may we one day learn the lessons from them that we should have learned 50 years ago.
Only Martin (5RR) can capture the viewers/listeners complete attention for the full amount of time, and then still want for more...that's the Martin l know.
It still eats me 49 years later
Great video. It's a great tragedy the way the good people of Rhodesia were betrayed by the British Empire. The bitterness and contempt felt by many to this day is quite understandable. The Rhodesians stood by the crown loyally and in return they received a knife in the back with a note saying to bugger off.
Not the British, Jacob, that is a 'label'. It was the English Empire, with Celt sell-outs in-tow. I am a Cornishman, an old one. I was disgusted by the acts of the English politicians that dumped on Rhodesia, and sent their horrors to Ireland, too!. It's Whitehall, the Crown and the Anglo-Saxon Germanic crew that give us Celts a 'bad cloud'. Kissinger, too is a blood-drenched bastard. British by birth. Cornish by the grace of God. NEVER English!
Says the guy with a hitler avatar
@@KernowekTim All too true my friend. The Anglo Saxon drive to create and destroy blew up in the face of their colonies rather precipitously more often than not.
The British Empire in the 1970's???
@@benwilson6145 fair
I can vividly recall as a small boy hearing my folks talking about the increasing restiveness amongst the african agitators. It kept me awake at night because my uncle Tony Barnard was in charge of Gwelo prison whilst Kamuza Banda was detained there. I felt he would escape and get us!!
Then of course we saw the poor souls who left the Congo and seeing their faces and eyes is burned into my memory to this day
Hope to see more videos pls
Goeie more Martin; just preparing a family Sunday dinner and up pops your video. Ah well. looks like we're having a late dinner today. Geniet jou Sondag. 🙃
Dear Sir, the most emotional video I.have ever watched about our country. When in the UK in 1998 I was seriously considering imitating there, what stopped me is I have a total fascination with our country and read and watch all I can, and I decided that I don't like to bath in dirty water, so I came back to South Africa. I served in the SADF, and decided to stay here, and so too my American wife. Thank you for all that you do, for all of us. God bless you.
Along with so many others, I welcome you back. I also worried while you were quiet. I am a veteran of one of our own wars and I agree that there are memories that I never asked for or wanted. Watching you is like a visit to the veterans hall and listening to the stories there.
Thank you for relating your observations and experiences. Rhodesia always fascinated me, and the parallels to MANY of the things going on in my own nation, are sobering. Good health, God bless, and keep carrying on.
My Friend, it's good to see you again! This was a very interesting story, something I knew of, but lacked details about. A lot of good insight on what life was back then, with all its positives but also its troubles and pains. I am very interested in hearing more about this. Especially if you have more newspapers, magazines and other documents from that time, I would love to see those.
Cheers! And let's hope things finally turn for the better for everyone in South Africa and Zimbabwe
Always a pleasure to see a new 5RR video
Thank you so much for the stories that keep our history alive. It means so much to my family. Cheers!
1:22 I had a similar experience as a child, things I should not have had to see or live through. We were relatively safe where I lived but I still remember school air-raid drills and basement shelters. I remember watching the news as a child and seeing a clip of a girl about my age roller skating on her apartment balcony and the building across the street that had been damaged by a bomb blast. I don't know if it was a car bomb or a shell. I usually kept close to home, but at least I was able to go in the back yard and play and go to school almost every day. Same story, different country. You build up something from nothing and then some outsiders take it away from you while the world sands idly by and lets them and then praises them for doing it. Why even bother if someone is just going to knock down what you built.
Thank you for another great video. Greetings from an equally sunny Montenegro. Cheers!
Enjoyed every bit of your new story especially the bit about the police landrover. I owned the exact same type of ex police land rover in Zimbabwe in the mid 1980's and after owning it for a while realised that it had been in the line of fire at some point as there was evidence of bullet holes that had been patched up. I bought it off a school teacher who used to teach English Literature at Hamilton High school and he had bought it on the C.M.E.D sales where surplus government vehicles were sold. Sounds like South Africa is going the same way as Zimbabwe with the load shedding and frequent power outages. We all feel betrayed by the British Government of the time for turning their backs on us and selling us down the drain. A waste of what was to us the greatest country in the world at that time, i had a memorable and happy childhood there. I will not feel at all guilty if i ever have to claim any benefits in the U.K. as i would not be living here if it were not for British politicians. My parents at the time voted no to independance when the referendum took place around 1979.
2nd greatest mate .Aussies rule ! ( Fact checker required ) . We got fucked over by the Brittish also ...
I voted also "No"...but the overwhelming Majority of the Whites (Rhodies and White Immigrants) voted "yes". General Walls said it very clear...you cant fight a War when more and more Whites gap it. The gooks were useless Soldiers but extrem sucessful to scare white people away. Why kill a Murungu when he gaps it to South Africa?
@@barryallison16 I guess it depends on your experiences and perspective, i have never been to Australia. Lots of Rhodesians moved over there because the climate in parts of your country are similar to Rhodesia.
Thank you for this one, I could feel your emotions which came through loud and clear. We do not live in the world we came up in unfortunately my friend. Wishing you all the best!
Hope you're fairing well, dude.
I love the way you start off the video by describing the weather at your area, you know it's going to be a good one.
"Are there elves who come at night and tighten up all the bolts and nuts..." - I laughed so hard, I had to clean off the tomato-soup I was eating from the screen! :-D
Great content Martin, I believe that in the near future your most northern neighbours may in fact be your saviours! Thankyou for your input. Great content and God bless you!!
From Texas, USA. You sound like the Texans of old, that I used to listen to. I enjoyed very much hearing you talk and learning of Rhodesian history. Thank you.
Another riveting tale. Which reminded me of my service in Northern Ireland (firebombs) and Engineer training using PE 808. As for the British Government, they are still doing shameful things to their own countrymen (see COVID restrictions) and meddling in other countries business. (see Russia, Ukraine war)
You will always know when you do something for the first time but you never know when it will be the last.
Another extremely intriguing lecture. I enjoyed you discussing the arms you saw and the "oss like" training films you saw and then the pivot at the end to the things you saw as the situation escalated. To another year of wonderful videos.
Thank you for your wisdom on many things in life!! And I would ad that most veterans in the world feel betrayed by their government, but I must say that the backstabbing of the british government really take the cake. But when that is said, I believe and feel that we veterans, no matter what background, nation or service stand silently together and support each other like brother in arms. I salute you old warrior, and please give us more stories, me and many others love it, keep up the good work!!!!!
So glad to see a new presentation ty
Always awesome to have another video, and a long one at that!! 😀
British bikes ? Me too. Norton, Triumph & BSA. I routinely collected traffic tickets like sports trading cards. As a young US Navy Airman I was put off base in Norfolk, Virginia for speeding offences several times. I'm 72 and do a daily commute of a 100 mile round trip to work and back. I'll be retiring this Dec. 31st after 52 years in aviation. Love your stories.
Sir, thank you for another wonderful story.
I thoroughly enjoy all your videos.
Shalom from Glasgow.
Incidentally, I have met a fair few Rhodesians in Glasgow.
That singing was wonderful and i miss it , we had it on the farms in Natal and also when there is a truck full of workers on the back driving someware they would sing as you explaned , dont hear much of that now anymore
It's been 5 months since your last post sir, I'm just checking in to see if you are OK. You have many fans around the world, And I feel I probably speak for many of your viewers when we say, we hope all is well with you.
Please accept my apologies. I am incredibly busy at the moment and struggling to find the time for anything other than keeping the factory running 27/7. I'm hoping to upload something within the next week or two. Thanks so much for the concern!
@@fiveromeoromeo5225 No apologies needed!! I'm glad you are in good health!! That is the main thing. When you get down to it, as much as anyone may love a particular you tube channel, real life has to come first. Looking forward to better days, where you have the time to dedicate to the channel.
Grew up in “the bloody black patch” in Tn/Ky where a war was fought about 100 years ago over dark fired tobacco, I LOVE hearing about tobacco growing and production in other countries
I'm glad to see you're still making videos. Take care. Looking forward to the next one.
it is truly amazing how well we are convinced in our youth that government is anything other than a burden on society. the only remedy is to frustrate government at any and every opportunity within the bounds of morality, the only collective moral obligation i can ever accept is our responsibility to frustrate politicians.
Just as we wonder why the ancient civilizations like the Aztecs, Egyptians, etc. collapsed, we seem to be at a worldwide turning point of the present civilization. Today's incompetent leadership, corruption, and lack of work ethic among the worlds' population appear to be headed off a cliff. No need to worry about Climate Change, as we seem to be destroying economic and societal health without Mother Nature's intervention. Thanks for another great episode Sir.
Incredibly well described with a series of anecdotal recollections. Very nostalgic. Well done.
Outstanding. You hit the issues on the head.
Respect and salute
The terrs were savages. Not just in Rhodesia, but in South Africa too.
South Africa welcomed the Rhodesians with open arms even thought they killed Boers for England and the queen during the Boer War.
What a fascinating episodeThe Poms are doing it to themselves!!!!!!
We are not, ordinary people are very unhappy about being betrayed by the Oligarchy that control the wealth and rulers.
So far my new years resolutions of working out more and being outdoors more have been good. University has caused a bit of issue on with being outdoors more, as has snow in the area.
I am subscribed and it has taken 3 days for the algorithim to recommend this new production. Oh well not that bad, it beats what happened in my youth. It was Pathe News in black and white reels to be shown a week later in Bioscopes after being produced in England. Flown in via SAA Boeings.
At least we could watch Flicks in bug houses without the fear of blackouts. In the Boer run South Africa there was overproduction of electricity that they supplied neighbouring African countries.
Thanks again for your story telling Sir, I have not missed any of them. I can hear your frustration about the ZAR Gov., and rightly so! It must be somewhat in the back of your mind that you have seen and lived it in your younger days past 1980. Keep good faith Sir and be blessed with good health!
The MAT was a French submachine gun used by both sides in the Indochina War.
I like when you haul out the old pocket books, ever thought of reproducing them? I'd buy them all 😉 even though the Aus dollar ain't worth that much
Glad to see you're back... 👍👏
Good to see you back Martin. Hope all well.
Loving the content!!
Are you going to post more soon?
You and I and many others saw the atrocities the gooks inflicted on their own people.
, still vivid in my mind
And you turned a blind eye to the atrocities that colonialism inflicted on African people.
I was shot at for just walking on the street of Waterfalls. A country under colonialism was an illegal state
Thankfully all African countries fully liberated.
@@sysvalley liberated really🤣
@@sysvalley Look at it now
Sys Valley, no boy you'll be Fully Liberated when you're finally liberated from every $$ and scrap of food, and vial of meds from the rest of the world. When that inevitably happens I give y'all 20 years MAX before we will be liberated from your kinds continuous theft of oxygen. Fully liberated indeed, lmfao, go build another mud hut.
@Sys Valley is that what you call it Lol 😅
Happy New Year Martin. Glad to see you looking well and I hope the powers that be, come to their senses. I had no idea that the power utilities had been run down so badly. That's insanity. Since I started listening to your vlogs, it became obvious early on, that Perfidious Albion well and truly shafted the Rhodesians. I say it as a Britain who like you, has served his country in both police and Army. I have no doubt that if Northern Ireland, where I was brought up, wasn't on England's doorstep, the English would've cut us loose also, years ago. I suppose in one way, we were lucky to have Thatcher as PM for so long. Since she'd more balls than most other British politicians. Of either gender! I suspect that I may well lose my own country before I die and that fills me with sadness.
I also suspect that America's strongly anti-imperialist dogma post WW2, might've played a part in how Britain pulled the rug from under Rhodesia's feet. But that doesn't square with their equally strong anti-communist doctrine following WW2. So, I shall have to research this point, I think.
I heard on BBC radio this week that Britain only paid off it's war loans to the U.S. in 2015. Alongside British ineptitude, I believe that the Americans have done everything possible to ensure the dismantling of our Empire as quickly as possible, so they could take their place as the leader of the West.
But what goes around comes around. The US badly misjudged China and ended up paying for China's rapid industrialisation as well as the rapid growth of China's military. Now the US is going to have to pay the price. Probably by losing a good deal of its military strength defending Taiwan.
I am sickened to learn that Rhodesians aren't permitted to parade past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day. There is no excuse for that blatant hostility and disrespect. To my own shame, it's something I hadn't noticed. But then isn't it only High Commissioners who attend the Cenotaph service. Given that Rhodesia as was, has ceased to exist. Rhodesian veterans ought to be given a special place in the march past of service veterans. Maybe too much water has flowed under the bridge for Rhodesian veterans to want to participate. Nevertheless, this is one unforgivable wrong that could be righted.
If you happen to read this far Martin, what do you think. Is this a fight with bureaucracy, worth having?
It may surprise you to learn that I feel some of the anger that you feel. I served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary for the purpose of protecting all of the public. Irrespective of their beliefs. As did the overwhelming majority of my colleagues. Yet because republican terrorists demanded it. The RUC was thrown under the bus, in the interests of a peace process that never delivered. All the sacrifices made and that continue to be made by thousands of injured police officers, were dishonoured by the English, when the RUC ceased to exist. It's something I and many others will never forget, nor forgive.
Take good care of yourself Martin.
Actually, that explosive was No-bell 808, invented by Dr. Alfred Nobel and manufactured in Nobel, Ontario, Canada. Originally for use in the mining industry in that area but favoured for demolitions and sabotage because of consistency and ease of handling safely.
Missed you bro, nice setting
dude I have that same thought about the shoe laces
One little bit of trivia i can add here. I understand this a RN policy for seemingly obselete British warships, perhaps passed on to a lesser member of British Commonwealth nations. The ships stores included in the transfer or sale, included everything within its small arms locker. I suspect it was removed from a former RN vessel, but earmarked for then Rhodesian naval forces.
Then a substantial arms theft occured while tied up in a port.
Most likely, an inside job.
Please come live in Arizona, USA! I would love to shake your hand one day sir.
Americans, an Old Marine like myself Remember Soldier Of Fortune Magazine as the only reporter of the war in Rhodesia in the 70s in America.
Brilliant my friend, facts are facts inconvenient for some but WE KNEW, we lived there !
Your story about the ex-Royal Navy Lanchester (these were a common weapon on Royal Navy ships for landing parties and guard detachments) reminds me of a British L1A1 that was seized during the fighting in Sierra Leone in the early 2000s. It had been taken by the West Side Boys from the Sierra Leonian Army, then re-taken by the British when they went in. Turns out this particular rifle was used by the Paras on Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland and was supposedly destroyed. But yet there it was....
Wonder how many other destroyed British weapons are still soldiering on?
The French MAT 49 you describe was also kinda strange to be there. Probably came down from Algeria after the French pulled out from there and some of their other colonies; maybe from the Congo too, where they were used by the mercenary forces in the early 60s.
Forgot: MAT 49 was also used by the VC, especially during the early years in Vietnam ; captured from or left behind by the French. A popular weapon with insurgents/terrorists.
Rhodesia was always the 'Sergeants' Mess of Empire' for good reason. It contained hard working men of quality, with guts and backbone. Like Sergeants' Messes everywhere. Rhpdesia remained a time-capsual of what used to be the best of the British character before we degenerated into something altogether different and less pleasant.
Thank you for enlightenment about the untold history of the world.
I have read quite a lot of books on Rhodesia, one or two did mention that farm murder of the Viljoen family. Please Don't Go To The Dogs Tonight, and Denis Kroucamp,s book was brilliant, he went into detail about those farm murders and the way that the handling of the change with Mugabe and his cronies. Yes you and all of the Rhodesians were treated so badly by those mongrel politicians from the UK. Yes Britain is dying as to America under those useless politicians. Pray for you and others who have stayed to build a once beautiful country. My wife has family in SA I met a brother in law of my sister inlaw who was in the RLi during the conflict.
huzzah, you;re back!
Such words of common sense and reason, our Government here in The UK Could learn a lot listening to you my friend. It seems that these Politicians do an awful lot of talking but say very little.
17:36 Hold my hand, I am dying. Eish, poignant.
People are dying of hypothermia in the uk for lack of money for heating,
Thank you for another fascinating video.
Thanks for sharing again brother.
I am really happy to see you are still here man! Thank you.
I found you in the pandemic and missed your stories.
when things got worse in bulawayo my father was called up to serve in the police .he was given a baton to protect himself and i was only too glad to lend him my .357 magnum revolver to "manage" any problems in the streets .
I understand P69 pattern webbing is worn in mostly whatever fashion the troopie saw fit on actual follow-ups. However I have seen your videos concerning compass and map use, so I assume you kept a compass on your kit. Did you utilize the P69 compass web pouch on your kit, or did you put the compass elsewhere. I am a collector and history enthusiast with an eye for detail and I want to know where the compass goes on the stick leader? Thanks so much I love your videos!
Glad to see your still with the living I have missed your stories and we can all learn a lesson from them. With all the things going on in the world today with Ukraine, Russia, and China and these communist parties killing innocent civilians. People need to stand behind the people fighting these evils. God bless you and your family.
Great job
I was born in Bulawayo in 1980 so missed out actually living in Rhodesia. However I feel 100% Rhodesian . I have lived in the UK last 20 years, and the UK is falling apart very quickly, I'm sad about it as I have to live here. But I'm also thinking Khama is doing a good job. You reap what you sow. The UK spread chaos in places like Rhodesia, and now the UK itself is in chaos!
Yep something we all share.
Where this guy been?!?! 3 months
Another great recollection of a now vanished nation. The British government mishandling of Rhodesia is such a betrayal but not all British people agreed with their choices. my great uncle moved to Rhodesia during the bush war but I'm sure if he played any direct role in the conflict. Not sure if there is a database where I look up his name.
"The communists were backing them and the west were winking at them. This is what we were up against." - 5RR
Sir the very same sort of unwillingness, incompetence, and complacency is afoot here in America. The things my country worries over are idiotic and in some cases non existent or are completely fabricated to incite unrest or divisiveness. The issues we should be focusing on are largely ignored. My country needs unity above all else. I sympathize with you and please don't take this as a slight,but I don't want America to cease it's existence the way Rhodesia did. It is simple minded thinking and low information voting that kills freedom and liberty. We are being invaded by communistic ideology. The senseless reality is that that ideology has never worked anywhere at anytime. Frankly it has caused more death and destruction than it has ever prevented.
Hi, Sorry if this may have been covered somewhere else: were you called up during the potential Operation Quartz Hectic in 1980? If so, what were your thoughts at the time and how much were you told? What impact do you believe this may have had, if it had gone ahead?
I was no longer living there in 1980. We left the year before.
You alone are left to tell the tale. Britain has wrecked itself and America is not far behind. Sometimes we can be too loyal for too long to people and institutions that have abandoned our best interests. I hope you are okay and continue your work here. Rhodesia lives on in your recorded recollections brother. Your power is out because the people in charge turned in their rifles to others who are now in charge. Other people who run things differently. People who make the country in their own image. Europeans, Africans, Asians and Indians have different civilizations. There is no magic dirt that erases that simple fact.
Jolly good, ole
Awful snowstorm in Ontario today.
Hope you're doing well just thinking of you...... Thought I would check back on my subscription to your channel. Nothing new....... Hope to hear something soon......
Thank you. I'm so wrapped up in keeping the factory running 24/7 that I haven't had time for anything else lately. Hoping to upload something in the next week or so.
You’ve every right to be bitter.
Ha! A motorcyclist! I knew it!! ))
Two stories here perfectly represent the two overarching qualities of MOST Africans. Those are cowardice and cruelty. The riot where one single shot sends the entire crowd in a panicked stampede, dropping everything and actually trampling their compatriots in their terror. And the example of how they were dowsing cats with petrol, lighting them and putting them into a warehouse as an instrument of arson shows their cruelty. As long as something can't possibly harm a nappy hair on their heads they may do horrific things to them but at any sign of danger to their own precious life or body they will flee to seek out a weaker target that will be safer to attack. A total war, scorched earth,
complete extermination would greatly benefit every other living thing on Earth.
How well is the black population doing in the new " Zimbabwe ".
My thought is they are doing far worse under their black leaders..
Then of course the country itself...from the breadbasket of Africa to basket case of Africa.
the tragic events that happened in Rhodesia are a classic example of what happens as an empire collapses. Britain was politically/economically to weak to do much about it.
I got out of the Police to the army🤣
Thanks for the vids... yes so sorry to have voted peanut Carter
Yes. Came across old magazines where the Brit guv encouraged emigration to Rhodesia
then just pull rug out from under those who followed the HM's impulsives & directives was pitiful.
Speaking of Suez I feel ashamed of the US handling & responses towards England and France who were the rightful owners of Suez
Pleased my Eskom bonds were sold long ago
I love white people
I love these sorts of stories, and hearing a recounting of events in a comfortable setting from any participant in history is always very nice. I think a lot of the people in this community severely misjudge the politics of the time and have a tendency to ridiculously romanticize Rhodesia and make it very grand and noble in their mind, judging by the comments. This is very unfortunate to my mind, but I very much enjoy these videos anyway. Thank you for taking the time to tell your stories sir.
Hello 5RR, good to hear from you. Living in the USA I feel your disappointment with the British government just as the majority of American citizens are with our goverment. Nobody in power is held accountable for their actions. We are living in Socialism that would make George Orwell and Ayn Rand sick. The question is what should one do?
Dont give up your arms, in England we are disarmed.
John, I feel your pain. Sadly they take our gun rights away a little at a time. Someday we will wake up and we'll both be in the same shoes.
Anybody got a link to those songs he referenced?