Letter to The Editor - The heroism of Rhodesia needs to be remembered and revisited for its warning of the evil that ‘political correctness’ can cause

to THE AGE
     In contrast to Steven Katsineris (23/11) I supported the Rhodesian governments of 1965 to 1978.  White minority rule was not ‘brutal’ and the whites had the respect and confidence of the majority of the blacks and their chiefs until outside interests financed and armed African terrorists led by Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo and others. Your editorial reference to ‘racial tyranny’ is equally misleading.

     It was quite clear before Mugabe came to power what sort of misrule he and his rivals would bring in. The corruption of earlier ‘liberated’ African nations, notably Ghana and the Belgian Congo, showed it.  So did the behaviour of Rhodesia’s ‘African nationalists’ with their policy of terrorising ordinary Africans by murder and torture.
     The heroism of Rhodesia needs to be remembered and revisited for its warning of the evil that ‘political correctness’ can cause.
     NJ, Belgrave, Vic