�Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.� ~ Nelson Mandela 1996
Extremely sad, though it is great that he lived such a long life. I once read a book about this man, and for all the people who hated him so many years ago (yes there were MANY including, sadly, some in the government of free nations) there are exponentially more who loved him.
If every human being had the courage, dignity and conviction that this man had, the world would be a better place.
Not to be rude but lets not forget this man was a terrorist and operated the UmKhonto we Sizwe. He personally signed off or directly ordered the murder of countless innocent people.
He was never a 'good guy' but he was an important figure and a beloved head of state.
"Xort" said Not to be rude but lets not forget this man was a terrorist and operated the UmKhonto we Sizwe. He personally signed off or directly ordered the murder of countless innocent people.
He was never a 'good guy' but he was an important figure and a beloved head of state.
Yeah, that is rude. generally speaking it's rude to speak ill of the dead, especially the recently deceeased. Go over to Bart's thread. I'm sure there'll be a great little hate fest over tehre with lots of pictures of tire necklaces and stuff.
It`s not just the whites, it`s the middle class blacks and Indians too that are leaving. Canada would benefit by any and all of them coming. Plenty of SA doctors have come here, and God knows we could always use more doctors in Canada especially in rural areas and smaller centres. With Mandela gone, RSA is sure to go the way of Rhodesia.
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2013-12-05 14:06:30
Extremely sad, though it is great that he lived such a long life. I once read a book about this man, and for all the people who hated him so many years ago (yes there were MANY including, sadly, some in the government of free nations) there are exponentially more who loved him.
If every human being had the courage, dignity and conviction that this man had, the world would be a better place.
He was never a 'good guy' but he was an important figure and a beloved head of state.
Hopefully, some will come to Canada.
Not flawless, but he fought the noble fight.
Not to be rude but lets not forget this man was a terrorist and operated the UmKhonto we Sizwe. He personally signed off or directly ordered the murder of countless innocent people.
He was never a 'good guy' but he was an important figure and a beloved head of state.
Yeah, that is rude. generally speaking it's rude to speak ill of the dead, especially the recently deceeased. Go over to Bart's thread. I'm sure there'll be a great little hate fest over tehre with lots of pictures of tire necklaces and stuff.