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Originally Posted by jplinville
I can't feel the same sentiment as is being displayed here. This is the same man that founded uMkhonto we Sizwe. This is the same man who spent many years of life was spent in prison for pushing communist agenda in SA. The same man that, after being elected, was filmed chanting a pledge to kill all whites in South Africa. The same man that was married to a woman that got her rocks off "necklacing" the ANC's enemies...that means she would fill a tire with petrol, place it around their necks, and light them.
Since 1994, 68,000 whites have been brutally tortured and murdered by blacks in South Africa, in ways too gruesome to describe, including almost 4,000 Boers whose farms were confiscated by savage murderers, a combined area of over 25,000 square miles. (citing an article entitled The Real Mandela published in the American Free Press)
No, I have no wishes of peace for this man...
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The guy was no saint. He was however a statesman who in later years was able to rise above his origins and work towards a hopeful future for the country. As regards his wife and the violence. All true but neither directly his fault or frankly much under his control.
I think he did about the best he could under the circumstances. But ultimately you can only do so much when the raw material is dross.
- Peter.
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