A War Was Fought that Disproved this Point What ought we learn from...
Will Tanner@Will_Tanner_1
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Aug 09, 2024
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A War Was Fought that Disproved this Point
What ought we learn from Rhodesia's Bush War and loss in the war?
There are numerous political lessons about Western decline, but also a great lesson for preppers: isolated farmsteads are deathtraps. The war showed as much
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What ought we learn from Rhodesia's Bush War and loss in the war?
There are numerous political lessons about Western decline, but also a great lesson for preppers: isolated farmsteads are deathtraps. The war showed as much
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I'm not sure whether Kerry in the screenshot of the tweet above meant a single family (and maybe its laborers) could hold off the imaginary hordes from cities in the Spicy Times, or if she meant farming communities
If she meant farming communities, that's one thing, as the Black Autumn books by Jason Ross and Jeff Kirkham show, and as @DonShift3 has written about.
But if she meant individuals/a family, that's utterly absurd, as the Bush War shows
If she meant farming communities, that's one thing, as the Black Autumn books by Jason Ross and Jeff Kirkham show, and as @DonShift3 has written about.
But if she meant individuals/a family, that's utterly absurd, as the Bush War shows
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As a reminder, much of the Bush War was fought with "floppies," communist terrorists, infiltrating Rhodesia's borders and then attacking farmsteads. They'd try to kill the family, torture and kill the laborers, and generally throw a wrench in rural life
Will Tanner@Will_Tanner_1
Such a farm would be relatively isolated: a few farm laborers, the family, and the vast veldt around them from which the terrorists could emerge at any moment
Like the Boer farmers of today, they were isolated in a hostile world, and frequently under attack
Only their attackers weren't just thuggish intruders with r*pe and robbery on the mind. They were highly trained and heavily armed intruders
Like the Boer farmers of today, they were isolated in a hostile world, and frequently under attack
Only their attackers weren't just thuggish intruders with r*pe and robbery on the mind. They were highly trained and heavily armed intruders
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Importantly, while Rhodesia had an industrial economy and beautiful cities like Salisbury, much of its population was spread out across isolated rural farms
A family, with the son often away in the war, would be out in the bush with only however many farm laborers were necessary to work the soil
A family, with the son often away in the war, would be out in the bush with only however many farm laborers were necessary to work the soil
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As a result, those farming families were often the target of attacks and quite vulnerable to terrorists showing up with heavy weaponry, often including automatic weapons, rocket launchers, and even mortars
Much the same is now the case with South Africa's isolated farms, as is frequently highlighted by @k9_reaper
Much the same is now the case with South Africa's isolated farms, as is frequently highlighted by @k9_reaper
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The families were generally well armed. Though, as @DonShift3 has pointed out, they weren't allowed to buy automatic weapons, they were well armed with rifles, pistols, and shotguns, much as an American family into prepping or shooting would be
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So, were they able to defend themselves when attacked by a group ranging from a squad to a company of guerillas, much the situation described in the introductory tweet?
Sometimes. They were armed, after all. But, generally, they would have to retreat to the bunker and wait it out
(this picture is from a half-dozen years after the war, but shows how they might have been armed during it)
Sometimes. They were armed, after all. But, generally, they would have to retreat to the bunker and wait it out
(this picture is from a half-dozen years after the war, but shows how they might have been armed during it)
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They could wait it out because 1) the rebels were often drunk/drugged up and incompetent, 2) they'd made emergency bunkers ahead of time into which they could retreat and wait it out, and 3) they could rely on units like the BSAP, or in rare cases, RLI or SAS, to show up and save them
In short, armed and trained men of some sort would (hopefully) show up to fight off the floppies and relieve the family. The family, much less a lone farmer, didn't plan on doing so alone
In short, armed and trained men of some sort would (hopefully) show up to fight off the floppies and relieve the family. The family, much less a lone farmer, didn't plan on doing so alone
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That lesson is critical as America trends toward South Africa: isolated farms are not safe places to which one can retreat should the spicy times about which folks like @TheWorthyHouse write come, as they very well might
Rather, it's better to be in a community that can defend itself, as that is a much harder target to attack and easier target to defend than an isolated farm within marching or driving distance of the floppies (pretty much every spot in continental America is within range of a gas station)
Rather, it's better to be in a community that can defend itself, as that is a much harder target to attack and easier target to defend than an isolated farm within marching or driving distance of the floppies (pretty much every spot in continental America is within range of a gas station)
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Were such things to happen, God forbid, we have no BSAP, RLI, SAS, or similar unit ready to respond to domestic matters. There is no relief column that would be on the way unless the community creates one
Further, as shown in Uvalde and with President Trump, many of those that could do the defending either can't or won't do so, and in any case their numbers would be limited in an anarchic situation
Further, as shown in Uvalde and with President Trump, many of those that could do the defending either can't or won't do so, and in any case their numbers would be limited in an anarchic situation
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So, learn from Rhodesia's 15 years of experience: your isolated farm, no matter how many guns you might have stuffed in it, isn't defensible in most circumstances, whereas walled or otherwise defended communities could be
Hopefully no such situation will ever come here. But it is "here" in South Africa, as @k9_reaper has extensively documented, so it could come here if things continue on the path they're on
So, learn from the Rhodesians
Hopefully no such situation will ever come here. But it is "here" in South Africa, as @k9_reaper has extensively documented, so it could come here if things continue on the path they're on
So, learn from the Rhodesians
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Read more about Rhodesia here: theamericantribune.news/p/why-rhodesia…
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And read here how gun control enabled Mugabe’s tyranny
Will Tanner@Will_Tanner_1
This is one of those things Americans need to wake up to even more than they already have
When Kamala, Obama, Walz, etc. talk about "gun safety" and "common sense gun control," what they mean is that they want to take your guns and do to you what Mugabe did to Rhodesia
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When Kamala, Obama, Walz, etc. talk about "gun safety" and "common sense gun control," what they mean is that they want to take your guns and do to you what Mugabe did to Rhodesia
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Other great sources on this general topic of isolation and defense are @wayofftheres who has some excellent books on it, and @untappedgrowth, who talks often about the importance of community for survival in an increasingly dangerous world
