Very well explained! And also, having read many posts by Unbecoming, I unsubscribed because it became obvious to me that large parts of his texts were (are they still?) AI generated, hence not allowed any serious deviance from establishment positions. Whichever AI is appiled, its elite controllers are watching, and censoring filtering out the most important truths.
Thank you. I am 99.9% sure that Unbekoming uses AI to generate his content. There is no way one or even two people can churn out 2/3 articles per day, each 6-10k words in length by typing every sentence at the keyboard, and thinking through each sentence. The format he uses is machine. It looks as though he pumps material into an AI DB and then tells it to do a summary along the lines of questions asked. I don't even think he reads and critically assesses the stuff he pumps in, which is why he produced nonsense like 'The Rhodesia Myth'. If that piece is anything to go by, his criteria is simply whether he likes the general thrust of the content he's summarising. He doesn't appear to be critically assessing the veracity of it for himself. I will be also unsubscribing from him once I've done my Rhodesia series.
It’s interesting and good to see such a comprehensive write up regarding this specific timeline of Southern African history. Few here know anything at all about it.
Have you read ‘Pioneers of Mashonaland,’ a biographical, eyewitness account by column member, Adrian Darter?
You should also explore the work done by Matt Ehret regarding who and what Rhodes was.
I haven't read the biographical account you referred to. It would certainly be interesting as a first-hand historical account, but it seems that it would be from the perspective of a colonist. I'd be interested in it, but for the purposes of this series of articles, I rather suspect it would not serve the historical perspective from which I am trying to view/tell the story. As you can see, I'm trying to rebut the wrong-headed notion that the colony of Rhodesia was 'A Good Thing'.
Indeed, Few here know anything about it which is perhaps why lies promoted by 'Lies are Unbekoming' (!) are gulped down so easily.
Matt Ehret fell off my radar some time ago. I got fed up of his China and Russia apologia. He certainly had acquired a lot of knowledge about Rhodes. I am currently reading a biography of Rhodes by Apollon Davidson. If it sheds much new light, I may do one or two pieces on it.
I do not currently live in Zimbabwe, but I have family and friends there and I visit.
Ditto for me- a few friends I grew up with stayed and a relative or two. On recent visits, have made new friends and look forward to visiting again soon. There were a couple of paths Matt has travelled down that I don’t quite agree with either, same with your piece.
However, one thing my life in Rhodesia, Zim & RSA has taught me is that it’s important to read read read widely, listen to a variety of voices and then reflect on those that resonate, in order to navigate life, wherever one is living it-with clarity.
Agreed. Above all, when we're doing this reading, we need a framework to view the world. It must be a spiritual, moral, and intellectual framework and Natural Law has been a game changer for me. Natural Law pulls you out of tribe and into humanity. In a way, some of it is so simple that one feels stupid for not having known it clearly before. But one of the really big direct effects of Natural Law is that it fundamentally changes your relationship with authority. You reject it...all of it!
"There could be no successful globalisation project today without the global colonial conquests that began in the Americas in the 16th century and peaked with the scramble for Africa in the late 19th century. It is perplexing that this self-evident truth seems lost on opponents of globalisation, some of whom nevertheless have a penchant for fetishising the colonial era".
Yes. And there also those critics of colonialism who do not seem to realise that globalism is its contemporary continuation and who regard opponents of the New World Order as being "right-wingers" or "conspiracy theorists"...
Indeed, Paul. The same colonising force that engineered colonialism also engineered globalism. You can see it deploying the same tactics that it deployed during colonialism. So we see two camps: those who seen globalism but can't see the link to colonialism, and those who see colonialism but can't see the link to globalism. Divide and rule!
Exactly. It's vital that people see the whole historical picture, without the manufactured ideological blinkers. I am sure this essay series will help!
Could the colonial introduction into Africa be similar to “unchecked immigration “ … a start could begin with deference to indigenous people… that includes culture and generational traditions of those living today
Colonialism was unquestionably rampaging uncontrolled immigration. I've stated that in the introductions but it goes without saying. I'm not sure what you are driving at in the last bit of your sentence - "that includes culture and generational traditions of those living today." Thanks
This reference is in regard to the peoples that have lived in regionally defined areas … such as the Native European populations or as a clear example, Palestinians in Gaza … the question becomes is extermination reprehensible or possibly acceptable ,with slips of paper
Native European populations are generally literate and vote for the governments that permit immigration, because mega corporations like low wages to ensure maximum profits. That couldn't be any more different to Africa and Palestine, where the immigrants turned up and took what they wanted at gunpoint. I live in Europe and I haven't seen any sign of the Indian navy so far, let alone Nepalis with Gatling guns.
Very well explained! And also, having read many posts by Unbecoming, I unsubscribed because it became obvious to me that large parts of his texts were (are they still?) AI generated, hence not allowed any serious deviance from establishment positions. Whichever AI is appiled, its elite controllers are watching, and censoring filtering out the most important truths.
Thank you. I am 99.9% sure that Unbekoming uses AI to generate his content. There is no way one or even two people can churn out 2/3 articles per day, each 6-10k words in length by typing every sentence at the keyboard, and thinking through each sentence. The format he uses is machine. It looks as though he pumps material into an AI DB and then tells it to do a summary along the lines of questions asked. I don't even think he reads and critically assesses the stuff he pumps in, which is why he produced nonsense like 'The Rhodesia Myth'. If that piece is anything to go by, his criteria is simply whether he likes the general thrust of the content he's summarising. He doesn't appear to be critically assessing the veracity of it for himself. I will be also unsubscribing from him once I've done my Rhodesia series.
It’s interesting and good to see such a comprehensive write up regarding this specific timeline of Southern African history. Few here know anything at all about it.
Have you read ‘Pioneers of Mashonaland,’ a biographical, eyewitness account by column member, Adrian Darter?
You should also explore the work done by Matt Ehret regarding who and what Rhodes was.
Oh, and do you still live in Zimbabwe? 🇿🇼
I haven't read the biographical account you referred to. It would certainly be interesting as a first-hand historical account, but it seems that it would be from the perspective of a colonist. I'd be interested in it, but for the purposes of this series of articles, I rather suspect it would not serve the historical perspective from which I am trying to view/tell the story. As you can see, I'm trying to rebut the wrong-headed notion that the colony of Rhodesia was 'A Good Thing'.
Indeed, Few here know anything about it which is perhaps why lies promoted by 'Lies are Unbekoming' (!) are gulped down so easily.
Matt Ehret fell off my radar some time ago. I got fed up of his China and Russia apologia. He certainly had acquired a lot of knowledge about Rhodes. I am currently reading a biography of Rhodes by Apollon Davidson. If it sheds much new light, I may do one or two pieces on it.
I do not currently live in Zimbabwe, but I have family and friends there and I visit.
Ditto for me- a few friends I grew up with stayed and a relative or two. On recent visits, have made new friends and look forward to visiting again soon. There were a couple of paths Matt has travelled down that I don’t quite agree with either, same with your piece.
However, one thing my life in Rhodesia, Zim & RSA has taught me is that it’s important to read read read widely, listen to a variety of voices and then reflect on those that resonate, in order to navigate life, wherever one is living it-with clarity.
Agreed. Above all, when we're doing this reading, we need a framework to view the world. It must be a spiritual, moral, and intellectual framework and Natural Law has been a game changer for me. Natural Law pulls you out of tribe and into humanity. In a way, some of it is so simple that one feels stupid for not having known it clearly before. But one of the really big direct effects of Natural Law is that it fundamentally changes your relationship with authority. You reject it...all of it!
"There could be no successful globalisation project today without the global colonial conquests that began in the Americas in the 16th century and peaked with the scramble for Africa in the late 19th century. It is perplexing that this self-evident truth seems lost on opponents of globalisation, some of whom nevertheless have a penchant for fetishising the colonial era".
Yes. And there also those critics of colonialism who do not seem to realise that globalism is its contemporary continuation and who regard opponents of the New World Order as being "right-wingers" or "conspiracy theorists"...
Indeed, Paul. The same colonising force that engineered colonialism also engineered globalism. You can see it deploying the same tactics that it deployed during colonialism. So we see two camps: those who seen globalism but can't see the link to colonialism, and those who see colonialism but can't see the link to globalism. Divide and rule!
Exactly. It's vital that people see the whole historical picture, without the manufactured ideological blinkers. I am sure this essay series will help!
I am going to try to ram this point home in the conclusion...
Could the colonial introduction into Africa be similar to “unchecked immigration “ … a start could begin with deference to indigenous people… that includes culture and generational traditions of those living today
Colonialism was unquestionably rampaging uncontrolled immigration. I've stated that in the introductions but it goes without saying. I'm not sure what you are driving at in the last bit of your sentence - "that includes culture and generational traditions of those living today." Thanks
This reference is in regard to the peoples that have lived in regionally defined areas … such as the Native European populations or as a clear example, Palestinians in Gaza … the question becomes is extermination reprehensible or possibly acceptable ,with slips of paper
Native European populations are generally literate and vote for the governments that permit immigration, because mega corporations like low wages to ensure maximum profits. That couldn't be any more different to Africa and Palestine, where the immigrants turned up and took what they wanted at gunpoint. I live in Europe and I haven't seen any sign of the Indian navy so far, let alone Nepalis with Gatling guns.