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What happens when governments lose the trust of the people? Peter Hammond draws on decades of missionary work, imprisonment, Cold War experiences and political observation to challenge centralized power, censorship and South Africa’s political system.
In this wide-ranging interview, Hammond recounts missions behind the Iron Curtain, encounters with persecuted Christians, imprisonment in Zambia and his experiences across Africa. He also discusses Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, free speech, communism, socialism, government corruption and the case he makes for decentralization, privatization and Cape independence.
The conversation examines whether local communities should have greater control over policing, taxation, education and public services, and why Hammond believes self-determination and free markets offer an alternative to centralized government.
Chapters:
00:00 Covid, government and media
01:10 Missionary work behind enemy lines
03:43 A church under communist rule
04:38 Bibles, the Jesus Film and a remarkable night
08:20 From danger to conversion
09:35 The Angola church massacre
10:30 Arrested and imprisoned in Zambia
12:22 Inside Lusaka Central Prison
13:48 Prisoners, justice and Margaret Thatcher
16:39 Thatcher confronts Kenneth Kaunda
18:47 Hammond returns to Zambia
21:51 Christian persecution in Eritrea
23:04 Nigeria, Boko Haram and attacks on Christians
26:11 Government power and self-defense
27:05 Alexander Solzhenitsyn and the politics of lies
30:02 Covid, censorship and free speech
30:57 Truth, censorship and government power
31:34 Thought crimes and Orwell’s warnings
33:38 The ANC and political corruption
36:20 Government failure and the ANC
36:49 Decentralization and privatization
39:12 Why public officials use private services
40:30 The case for Cape independence
42:22 Culture, communism and corruption
44:23 Taxes, energy and economic independence
45:41 Politicians, salaries and accountability
46:32 Bringing power back to municipalities
50:02 End
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