tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post4451534803081586493..comments2024-03-28T23:49:28.343+00:00Comments on David Lindsay: Ian SmithDavid Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-34836695699926954792007-11-21T10:56:00.000+00:002007-11-21T10:56:00.000+00:00If Smith couldn't accept black suffrage until blac...If Smith couldn't accept black suffrage until blacks had become sufficiently prosperous and well-educated to meet the proprty and educational qualifications for voting, then he was simply accepting Rhodesia's immaturity, and should therefore have accepted continued British rule while that immaturity remained.David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-33022166914314089612007-11-21T10:08:00.000+00:002007-11-21T10:08:00.000+00:00In the words of the Associated Press:"Despite thei...In the words of the Associated Press:<BR/><BR/>"Despite their bitter differences, Smith and Mugabe shared one common bond — their deep dislike of Britain, which they saw as a meddling colonial power.<BR/><BR/>Just as Mugabe accused former British Prime Minister Tony Blair of interfering in Zimbabwe to protect the interests of whites, Smith poured vitriol on the government of the late Harold Wilson for pressing him to hand political power to the black majority."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com