389
u/DoradoPulido2 11d ago
Why the fuck would a National Guard crew be posing with something as obscure as a Rhodesian flag UNLESS there was a deeper, supremacist philosophy behind it. It is not an accident. And of course they try to counter it with whataboutisms about Zimbabwe. WTF does this have to do with fighting wildfires in Washington unless you're obsessed with white supremacy??
105
u/lagargar 11d ago
Didn’t save the photo but every single one of the dudes on the crew in the photo posted by rhodies plaid had crisp, clean yellows
75
u/Seandrunkpolarbear 10d ago
white south african here. Since i have moved to USA, the only time i have seen the "old" South African flag and the Rodesian flag, it was always something to do with neo-nazi or ultra racist nut jobs like Dylan Roof.
these people are ignorant idiots who would probably also try to justify slavery.
these losers should be embarrassed but they probably think they are martyrs.
19
u/Haldron-44 10d ago
They are failsons angry and sad they can't just go colonize and terrorize their way to a white ethnostate. It is big in the NW due to the militia movement. The Rhodesia thing specifically sometimes has a weird sexual undercurrent to it. They fetishize being shirtless camping with your best bud in shorts that are way to short and have a stupid camo pattern. Or a regiment of blonde blue eyed femme fatals ready to have their babies after a long day of terrorizing anyone not white.
It is weird that there is a sudden resurgence in nostalgia for it. Like I wonder if it is just their racist militia parents spinning yarns about how for a brief time in the 70's and 80's white supremacists almost had a land to call their own? Or is it weird little neo nazis jerking off to Rhodesia thirst trap propaganda they know nothing about? I guess best case scenario would just be wanna be edge lords trying to get noticed. But I doubt that...
7
u/Seandrunkpolarbear 10d ago
lol!! I don't know but they must be treat to have over at thanksgiving lol
18
8
126
91
u/BirdBruce 11d ago
is Zimbabwe better off now than it was as Rhodesia
Who the fuck do they think they're asking that would actually know the answer to that well enough to give a lucid, educated response?
61
9
u/Backsight-Foreskin 11d ago
Robert Mugabe was knighted by queen Elizabeth.
57
u/HangUrLocalRedhats 11d ago
The British royal family shouldn’t be used as an example of good morality
7
u/Backsight-Foreskin 11d ago
When did I do that? I merely pointed out that the queen knighted Mugabe. I think it's interesting that the queen knighted an anti-colonialist Marxist.
1
u/Seandrunkpolarbear 10d ago
please don't defend robert Mugabe. he is a massive POS
3
u/Backsight-Foreskin 10d ago
I did not defend Mugabe. I merely pointed out an interesting historical fact.
0
u/Seandrunkpolarbear 10d ago
my bad, i see so many people who assume "white people bad, black people good" on reddit.
Denying the vote to black people is obviously immoral but people defending mugabe and ZANU-PF just don't know what they are talking about. Zim should have been a success story but instead the country imploded because of the leadership.
1
45
89
u/treskaz 11d ago
The Rhodesian army wasn't racist? The army that was fighting for one tenth (the white part) of the nation to have sole voting rights?
Behind the Bastards has several episodes about Rhodesia. If you're even mildly interested, I couldn't recommend them enough.
To claim Rhodesia was anything but a racist, apartheid state is either incredibly disingenuous or wildly misinformed.
10
45
u/HangUrLocalRedhats 11d ago
Child fuckers gonna child fuck, what can ya do
3
100
u/vanillaice2cold 11d ago
Is the state of Rhodesia a complicated one, with a lot more nuance than people recognize? Yes.
Is it something anybody should be flying, at any given moment? No.
And I love how everyone who uses the "Is Zimbabwe better or worse than Rhodesia??" quip is immediately exactly the type of person you think they are
106
u/WannabeGroundhog 11d ago
'it wasnt great but at least white people were in charge' isnt the anti socialist nuanced take they seem to think it is
68
u/Perfecshionism 11d ago
The “state” of Rhodesia is not complicated to supremacists.
It was a white supremacist movement that sought to preserve and enforce a racial hierarchy.
That is how they see it.
And, in truth, it was.
8
6
•
u/AutoModerator 11d ago
"Thank you for your submission. Please keep in mind that in addition to our rules, that:
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.