White rule in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. My Support to White farmers led me into exile

This article was written in reply to this commentary on My Gab Social media.

I was born when Rhodesia was destroyed. 

Ian Smith was better though I disagree with some conduct of the citizens of Rhodesia but in general things were better.

My uncle was a Police officer for Ian Smith. He died in the war fighting for Ian Smith. When I was grown up came confiscation of white owned farms with Mugabe’s rule. I joined the struggle opposing seizure of white owned farms. I was almost killed. That was the beginning of my life in exile.

Most people do not understand what was going on in Rhodesia. This civil war was between Christianity and Communism. Blacks and White representing Christianity fighting communists supported by the World Council of Churches and the World Lutheran Federation. Many black were Smith’s soldiers. Many blacks died fighting for the Rhodesian government. Whites in the British government supported Communists/Mugabe’s take over. The United States declared Rhodesia a threat to world peace.  That’s how Rhodesia was destroyed. Most people, especially from overseas, have a romantic view of Rhodesia. They only see blacks as evil who were fighting Ian Smith. They don’t know that our parents loved and respected Ian Smith that’s why Smith continued to stay in Zimbabwe even after he lost power. It’s because the majority of Blacks loved and respected him. Most White farmers became my friends because they were good and very productive and helping the Zimbabwean black society.

The late General Tongogara (for ZANLA Forces), the late Herbert Chitepo (who was assassinated in Zambia) were pure communists. They didn’t have a good World View. They helped to create Mugabe’s destruction of the people. Ian Smith said, “He was fighting to defend Christianity and Western civilisation in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe” and that proved to be true.

@Reymu @SaxonAnglo Many whites were my friends in fighting President Mugabe’s statism. I went into exile because of that. Many whites were killed, Many blacks were killed. The communists won. 

By Collen Makumbirofa

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