Now if Zuma would only listen to those words more closely.I listened to Zuma’s announcement of Madiba’s passing over the live BBC World Service radio broadcast. Heartfelt? Probably but also with hypocrisy. Zuma is going to hope to bury the Nkandla report with Mandela.
Mandela’s legacy should not be overshadowed with the likes of the Zumas.
There is no denying Mandela’s violent communist past, but it seems that in the latter stages of his life he distanced himself from the excesses of his youth. Twenty-seven years in prison most likely produced this change.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Mandela was a founder of the MK the militant wing of the ANC. He himself wrote that if the sabotaging of facilities failed to create change the MK would move on to terrorist attacks. Mandela himself wrote this in his Long Walk to Freedom Vol 1.
He had a violent past, he paid for it with 27 years in jail and emerged a better man. For that I salute him, but I do not excuse his past and neither did he.
There was a time when the communists supported Mandela and most liberals and conservatives called him a terrorist. More credit to the communists, then, at least in this regard.
When apartheid was finally ended, Mandela took power and called for reconciliation, not revenge. Is that why our conservatives hate him, and can’t understand his greatness?
“To bad the right wing in America feel the opposite.” Gotta love when people use any topic to throw a shot at those they disagree with, no matter how ignorantly incorrect the association may be to the topic. Unless of course you can explain why you feel the right feels the exact opposite here Radish? Of course you would need to also point out the opposing stance the left takes in direct opposition.. otherwise your point would be moot.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
A good man.
OmqR-IV.0 over 10 years ago
Agreed.
Now if Zuma would only listen to those words more closely.I listened to Zuma’s announcement of Madiba’s passing over the live BBC World Service radio broadcast. Heartfelt? Probably but also with hypocrisy. Zuma is going to hope to bury the Nkandla report with Mandela.
Mandela’s legacy should not be overshadowed with the likes of the Zumas.
phdtogo over 10 years ago
There is no denying Mandela’s violent communist past, but it seems that in the latter stages of his life he distanced himself from the excesses of his youth. Twenty-seven years in prison most likely produced this change.
joe vignone over 10 years ago
“There is NO FREEDOM without economic freedom”!
Enoki over 10 years ago
What’s the crime and murder rate in South Africa right now…?
OmqR-IV.0 over 10 years ago
Hmm, yes, ok. Getting angry is counter-productive. I’ll refrain from further comments tonight.Thanks, cheers ;-)
archimedeslives over 10 years ago
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Mandela was a founder of the MK the militant wing of the ANC. He himself wrote that if the sabotaging of facilities failed to create change the MK would move on to terrorist attacks. Mandela himself wrote this in his Long Walk to Freedom Vol 1.
He had a violent past, he paid for it with 27 years in jail and emerged a better man. For that I salute him, but I do not excuse his past and neither did he.
archimedes
lonecat over 10 years ago
There was a time when the communists supported Mandela and most liberals and conservatives called him a terrorist. More credit to the communists, then, at least in this regard.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
When apartheid was finally ended, Mandela took power and called for reconciliation, not revenge. Is that why our conservatives hate him, and can’t understand his greatness?
paytonb over 10 years ago
“To bad the right wing in America feel the opposite.” Gotta love when people use any topic to throw a shot at those they disagree with, no matter how ignorantly incorrect the association may be to the topic. Unless of course you can explain why you feel the right feels the exact opposite here Radish? Of course you would need to also point out the opposing stance the left takes in direct opposition.. otherwise your point would be moot.