Ian Smith, last PM of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), dies

[JammyDodga]

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa....ap/index.html

Rhodesia under Ian Smith's rule:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDg3ofh7dM

Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe's rule:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh14N...eature=related

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Mugabe came into power because of people Like Ian Smith.

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How do you explain the existence of similar regimes/dictators/strongmen around the world and throughout history? Ian Smith too?

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Are you being obtuse here?

"similar regimes/dictators/strongmen" around the world are caused by lots of different things, some of which are the regimes which preceded them... the existance of other bad guys not caused by ian smith doesn't stop us being able to put him down as one of the causes for mugabe...

I'm really suprised you and at least one other thought this was a good argument.

Its like saying that the russian revolution coulnt have been caused in part by WW1 because other revolutions happened later when the war wasnt happeing...