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Originally Posted by Woof25
I agree no one owns the earth but when I an smith declared unilateral independence from the united kingdom one must assume we were the governing power. My query was meant for mangoman who has personal experience of the legal system prevalent there. And in regards to politicians isn't Mugabe a good example of someone who promised everything and has gone on to destroy one of the richest countries in Africa,so those who cheered at the local election results should reflect on history and wonder if we have created another man with more than a field marshals baton in his pack.
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As far as 'Uncle Bob', as he was fondly known, I lived under his rule for 19 years and to be honest up until 1999 it wasn't too bad, just as long as you kept you nose clean I felt more 'Free' than I've ever felt here sadly - common sense prevailed and you had to do something really bad to break the law, whereas here I'm sure we all most probably break some wildly thought up law every day! Not to mention being constantly monitored....
But unfortunately he lost the plot somewhere along the line, either through his own now crazy sick mind, or by the wishes of others in power close to him. It is truly saddening to see. And rightly or wrongly for us who lived there from when we were children, and were willing to pay the ultimate price for what we wanted to preserve for all peoples there, and then to lose it would be akin to Germany taking Britain in 1940 - and NEVER getting it back - only to see millions starve, or be butchered, and more surprisingly ignored by the rest of the world. Forever lost...