Nelson Mandela

rick182rick182 Posts: 11,092
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Could pass away before 2013... He is gravely ill
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,324
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    So could you
  • vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    rick182 wrote: »
    Could pass away before 2012... He is gravely ill

    He built a time machine as well as all that other stuff then? :D
  • KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    I've never understood the Mandela hero worship. It always seems to teeter on the edge of hypocrisy given his terrorist activities.
  • rick182rick182 Posts: 11,092
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    i'm not 94 with pneumonia
  • rick182rick182 Posts: 11,092
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    I've never understood the Mandela hero worship. It always seems to teeter on the edge of hypocrisy given his terrorist activities.

    He has a wonderful smile though
  • KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    rick182 wrote: »
    He has a wonderful smile though

    Ah yes. That clinches it. :D
  • vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    rick182 wrote: »
    i'm not 94 with pneumonia

    I am. I'll be surprised if I make it to the end of this sen
  • Thine WonkThine Wonk Posts: 17,190
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    Isn't the end of the world tomorrow anyway?
  • tremetreme Posts: 5,445
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    rick182 wrote: »
    Could pass away before 2013... He is gravely ill

    Probably heard Geri Halliwell is on her way to see him again.
  • UKMikeyUKMikey Posts: 28,728
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    I've never understood the Mandela hero worship. It always seems to teeter on the edge of hypocrisy given his terrorist activities.
    Probably because the regime he opposed looked villainous in comparison to most people.
  • Flat MattFlat Matt Posts: 7,023
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    I've never understood the Mandela hero worship. It always seems to teeter on the edge of hypocrisy given his terrorist activities.

    I thought I was the only person of that opinion. He's certainly no hero of mine.
  • KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    UKMikey wrote: »
    Probably because the regime he opposed looked villainous in comparison to most people.

    Not exactly Gandhi though, was he.
  • UKMikeyUKMikey Posts: 28,728
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    Not exactly Gandhi though, was he.
    He wasn't quite Hitler though, more Menachim Begin.
  • rick182rick182 Posts: 11,092
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    indeed
  • The_SleeperThe_Sleeper Posts: 200,457
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    treme wrote: »
    Probably heard Geri Halliwell is on her way to see him again.

    :D,,,
  • QWERTYOPQWERTYOP Posts: 6,878
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    I've never understood the Mandela hero worship. It always seems to teeter on the edge of hypocrisy given his terrorist activities.

    Amen. Mandela is no saintly cuddly old man. He has NEVER renounced terror. He should still be in prison.
  • UKMikeyUKMikey Posts: 28,728
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    QWERTYOP wrote: »
    Amen. Mandela is no saintly cuddly old man. He has NEVER renounced terror. He should still be in prison.
    Twenty seven years not enough then? Perhaps de Klerk should've insisted.

    I wonder whether we'd still be looking at majority rule were he still inside.
  • QWERTYOPQWERTYOP Posts: 6,878
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    UKMikey wrote: »
    Twenty seven years not enough then? Perhaps de Klerk shoupd've insisted.

    I wonder whether we'd still be looking at majority rule were he still inside.

    He would have been out a lot sooner if he renounced terrorism, but he refused.
  • UKMikeyUKMikey Posts: 28,728
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    QWERTYOP wrote: »
    He would have been out a lot sooner if he renounced terrorism, but he refused.
    I know, hence my wondering why de Klerk didn't stick to his guns (unfortunate turn of phrase perhaps) before he opened the door.

    Guess they had a change of heart even if he didn't.
  • chloebchloeb Posts: 6,501
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    I've never understood the Mandela hero worship. It always seems to teeter on the edge of hypocrisy given his terrorist activities.

    My parents were never 'fans' & couldn't stand the hero worship
  • jrajra Posts: 48,325
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    He's no angel for sure.

    Basically, he's a so-called reformed terrorist really. He did his time, but I again don't get why so many people want to kneel in front of him and give him a BJ.
  • CasualCasual Posts: 2,696
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    When he dies the BBC's output will collapse due to its staff crying themselves to death.
  • smokincheesesmokincheese Posts: 1,251
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    Casual wrote: »
    When he dies the BBC's output will collapse due to its staff crying themselves to death.

    lol so true - i'm sure we will get a 5-day long tribute.
  • QWERTYOPQWERTYOP Posts: 6,878
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    jra wrote: »
    He's no angel for sure.

    Basically, he's a so-called reformed terrorist really. He did his time, but I again don't get why so many people want to kneel in front of him and give him a BJ.

    This made me chuckle. :D
  • Flat MattFlat Matt Posts: 7,023
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    UKMikey wrote: »
    Twenty seven years not enough then? Perhaps de Klerk should've insisted.

    I wonder whether we'd still be looking at majority rule were he still inside.

    Apartheid and majority rule didn't end because of Nelson Mandela.

    People all over the world were opposed to it and actively fought against it and, for some inexplicable reason, Mandela was seen as some peace loving freedom fighter rather than the militant leader and co founder of the armed wing of the ANC.

    The man is what most people would refer to as a terrorist.
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