Nelson Mandela dies

mojaveman · 12-05-2013, 17:46

Nelson Mandela, revered statesman and anti-apartheid leader, dies at 95.

http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-dies-2140577.html

Dusty · 12-05-2013, 17:50

Hard for my throat to get lumpy over a communist-sympathizing terrorist whose wife hung burning tires around people's necks.

Sigaba · 12-05-2013, 17:59

Bush the Younger has offered his condolences on Facebook.

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Laura and I join the people of South Africa and the world in celebrating the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. President Mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. He bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. This good man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. Laura and I send our heartfelt sympathy to President Mandela’s family and to the citizens of the nation he loved.

ghp95134 · 12-05-2013, 18:01

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Originally Posted by Sigaba

Bush the Younger has offered his condolences on Facebook.

Yes, but keep in mind as often reported here: Bush 43 has class!

--ghp

**PRB** · 12-05-2013, 18:10

I give the man great credit for his actions post incarceration......someone who finds compassion for his jailers is way beyond my abilities or comprehension.
He averted what could have been a terrible civil war after the elections.

JHD · 12-08-2013, 05:23

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Originally Posted by PRB

I give the man great credit for his actions post incarceration......someone who finds compassion for his jailers is way beyond my abilities or comprehension.
He averted what could have been a terrible civil war after the elections.

Agreed.

Guymullins · 12-08-2013, 06:22

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Originally Posted by PRB

I give the man great credit for his actions post incarceration......someone who finds compassion for his jailers is way beyond my abilities or comprehension.
He averted what could have been a terrible civil war after the elections.

Perhaps the reason for his good attitude after incarceration has something to do with how well he was treated in prison. To have lived to 95 is a good indication that he was not abused in any way and his medical treatment was of the highest caliber.
Remember that he was a lawyer and was well aware that he should have been hanged for the crimes he was found guilty of. This would undoubtedly contributed to his appreciation of his captors.
He averted a civil war because he also knew that the whites were in a position to wipe out the entire black population had they so wished. The police and the military were firmly controlled by the whites, so if you want to dish out credit for avoiding civil war, you should look to the whites who voted , overwhelmingly, to bring blacks into parliament instead of wiping them out as many of our critics did to their native populations.

echoes · 12-05-2013, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Dusty

Hard for my throat to get lumpy over a communist-sympathizing terrorist whose wife hung burning tires around people's necks.

Was wondering what the QP response would be...and am glad to have Your perspective on this man, and his passing.

Holly

Dusty · 12-05-2013, 18:16

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Originally Posted by echoes

Was wondering what the QP response would be...and am glad to have Your perspective on this man, and his passing.

Holly

Oh, don't base your estimate of the "QP response" on mine, echoes.

I don't condone "necklacing", and I don't like communists or terrorists, but there are many aspects to Mandela's character that other Team guys may find admirable.

His death just has the same effect on me, personally, as Chavez' or Kruschev's did-none.

Dusty · 12-05-2013, 18:19

Wonder if Jackson and Sharpton will be able to finagle a couple slots as pallbearers?

cbtengr · 12-05-2013, 18:28

His family is already fighting over his estimated $16,000.000 fortune.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...m-fortune.html

echoes · 12-05-2013, 18:37

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Originally Posted by Dusty

I don't condone "necklacing", and I don't like communists or terrorists, but there are many aspects to Mandela's character that other Team guys may find admirable.

Sir Dusty,

What does that mean?

Honestly, the only real facts known to us in the general public were that he was a great leader, after being in prison for his beliefs on political grounds, and went on to become President of his country.

Holly

Dusty · 12-05-2013, 18:43

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Originally Posted by echoes

Sir Dusty,

What does that mean?

Honestly, the only real facts known to us in the general public were that he was a great leader, after being in prison for his beliefs on political grounds, and went on to become President of his country.

Holly

What does what mean? Necklacing? That was Minnie's specialty-if she didn't like the way someone thought, she'd hang a tire around his neck, fill it full of gas, and throw in a match. She did a lot of it while her hubby was in the hoosegow and she was keeping house.

There's a whole lot of things Mandela, his wife and their crew did that you won't find out from Bono or Diane Sawyer, echoes.

**Team Sergeant** · 12-06-2013, 14:32

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Originally Posted by Dusty

Hard for my throat to get lumpy over a communist-sympathizing terrorist whose wife hung burning tires around people's necks.

Ditto, I was going to remove the thread but decided to keep it so the younger folks know Nelson Mandela was no better then Che. He and Castro were BFF's.

Another dead commie is fine with me.

sinjefe · 12-06-2013, 15:41

For a different perspective on Mandela;

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dav...ela-1918-2013/

He may not be all David Horowitz says he is, but he is far from the saint he is being portrayed as. And should not Mandela be somewhat judged by the conditions he foisted on South Africans?:

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgr...n-the-shadows/