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In 1979, Rhodesia elected its first black Prime Minister, Bishop Muzorewa. The Carter administration branded him a “neo fascist” because he was politically centrist. Instead, Carter wanted the bloodthirsty Mugabe to be installed. Unlike most other things, Carter was successful at this goal, and Mugabe took control of the country.

What I find instructive in this story is that leftists don’t learn new tricks. Decades go by, and their only argument is that everybody who disagrees with them is a racist and a fascist. That they managed to get such cultural ascendance on nothing but name-calling and claims of deep sensitivity is shocking.

9 responses to “Old Tricks”

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    ed

    The new stuff does not seem a whole lot better…

    There is interesting stuff taking shape in the realm of technocapitalism, transhumanism, and accelerationism. On top of that, there is this new idea I just heard about called Dark Enlightenment, which puts a framework around what the likes of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Ramaswamy, and Co are pushing forth:
    https://x.com/Bannons_WarRoom/status/1873839400821678586

    Have you been tracking this at all?

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      Clarissa

      I read the original and will be happy to talk about it in the new year. Although it’s not exactly a festive subject.

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    PaulS

    One of the biggest differences between SA and Zimbabwe is that being opposed to the tribal big man can be a winning strategy is SA.

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-27-odds-against-third-coming-of-jacob-zuma-are-stacking-up/

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      Clarissa

      SA is not a third-world country, as far as I understand. And Zimbabwe clearly is.

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        PaulS

        I think third world is too general to be helpful. Are Argentina and Venezuela both third world?

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          Clarissa

          I don’t think either is. Cuba is, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala.

          But I agree that the terminology isn’t massively helpful. What I meant is that SA is on a different level civilizationally than Zimbabwe. Or am I mistaken?

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            PaulS

            Rhodesia actually had the choice to become a province of SA at one point, but they preffered their their more loyal British identity, much good it did them.

            https://academic.oup.com/histres/article/97/275/147/7472041

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              Clarissa

              Ian Smith has nothing good to say about SA’s behavior towards Rhodesia. He says they were more traitorous than the Brits.

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                PaulS

                Rhodesia’s option to join was long before apartheid. It is doubtful the apartheid government would have gained power if Rhodesia could have voted in SA elections.

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