i'm amazed out of centuries of western colonialism and imperialism brought racial tensions, who would have thunk it
It's not centuries of "western colonialism and imperialism" that has brought "racial tensions" to Zimbabwe.
It's Mugabe's racist dictatorship that has brought "racial tensions" to Zimbabwe by forcing people out of their homes and farms just because they are white.
None of that happened when Zimbabwe, then known as Rhodesia, was under British rule. As part of the British Empire, Rhodesia was a wealthy country which produced so many crops it became known as the Breadbasket of Africa.
Gaining independence from Britain in 1980 was a big mistake for Zimbabwe. It's a perfect example of why the world would be better off with the British Empire back.
Nothing's more racist than kicking people off their homes and farms for being (enter choice race here).
Reverse colonialism at it's "best".
(FYI, no I don't think it's right, I think it's rather stupid, ignorant and yes, racist but again, the irony...)
I'm afraid I don't see the irony. And neither do you, because your knowledge of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean history is practically non-existent.
To suggest the Brits should go back in
and take over is just nonsense.
Why is it nonsense? Who are you to tell the Zimbabweans what rule is best for them? There are many in Zimbabwe, of those who can no longer stand living in a murderous dictatorship, who are desperate for the return of British rule. I remember not too long ago seeing a news report where Zimbabweans were being interviewed in which they were talking of their happy days under British rule when Zimbabwe was a wealthy place and they spoke of their desire for Mugabe and his thugs to be ousted and for British rule to return.
Just as a 2011 poll showed that 60% of Jamaicans still wish their country was part of the British Empire, I wouldn't be too surpriseed if most Zimbabweans also wish their country was still British.
What the British need to do is find out which countries wish a return of British rule - such as Jamaica and Zimbabwe - and give them the British rule they want. It can be so easy for the Empire to return and for this world to be a better place.