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The Rhodesian Bush War
25:45 - 33:39 (07:54)
The Rhodesian Bush War occurred due to a white supremacist state breaking away from the British Empire over the issue of black people voting. Many of the Rhodesians turned towards communism due to the oppression they faced from an incredibly oppressive colonial capitalist system, but the government chose to turn their plight into a cause celebre for the racist people in the world.
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Rhodesia became a white supremacist state that refused black people's right to vote, leading to a struggle against the British Empire.
25:45 - 28:18 (02:33)
Summary
Rhodesia became a white supremacist state that refused black people's right to vote, leading to a struggle against the British Empire. Economic oppression and racism led them to seek communism as an alternative but ultimately failed to prevent a change in the state of affairs.
ChapterThe Rhodesian Bush War
EpisodeSoldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The inability of the United States to prevent communism from taking hold in Africa was highlighted in interviews with individuals who believed that the CIA should have intervened in Angola earlier.
28:18 - 30:18 (02:00)
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The inability of the United States to prevent communism from taking hold in Africa was highlighted in interviews with individuals who believed that the CIA should have intervened in Angola earlier. These individuals believed that the Democrats' interference prevented the CIA from helping the fascists in Angola, setting a precedent for the spread of communism in Africa.
ChapterThe Rhodesian Bush War
EpisodeSoldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Major Nick Lamprecht's recruitment articles for the Rhodesian army were published in Soldier of Fortune, attracting men who were not skilled in combat and sympathetic to racist ideologies.
30:18 - 33:39 (03:21)
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Major Nick Lamprecht's recruitment articles for the Rhodesian army were published in Soldier of Fortune, attracting men who were not skilled in combat and sympathetic to racist ideologies.