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Excellent show. Congratulations on the consistently high quality of the content.

UDI = 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence', not 'United" as your guest opined. Simple mistake or reflective of research rigor and/or indicative of rose glasses? The unilateral nature of the declaration was highly significant and was undertaken in this way specifically to escape the British intention to ban apartheid and which led directly to the strife that followed. It reflected the white mindset and goals of the time which must have been a factor in the author's childhood experiences.

It seems odd and inappropriate to see yet another childhood memoir trying to define white Rhodesia, especially in the face of the growing troubles in Zimbabwe. Yes we fought for something we thought was right, yes some of us wondered if it was sustainable. But all we really did was romanticize our existence and live for cold beers, sunsets and have our houses cleaned for us. Did we ever try to define white Rhodesia or Zimbabwe at the time? We deserved to get kicked out.