RIP Nelson Mandela

^^^ agreed one of the greats in our lifetime

RIP

There are some who would say he was a not so great, as there are those who would say the same about Martin Luther King. They both lived in an apartheid world though in different continents

The colour of a persons skin makes no difference to the person they are and in totally different ways they are both people who we can look up to in completely different ways

Through their dignity in different changing worlds there is a lot we can learn and the world can count itself a far better place for that and them

Thank you both for teaching us so much

@nicey wrote:

Man of the century

Agreed.

He represented the best of humanity and, in his desire to create a united South Africa, an acknowledgement that we are more alike than we are different.

@ironduke wrote:

Look a bit deeper people, Mandela was a murderer and a terrorist, thousands died at his command before he became a political leader. Do you think he was imprisoned for no reason at all? Good riddance to bad blood, Martin Luther king and Malcolm X were similar, one did it legitamately and one didnt, learn your history

There are few things worse than someone telling you to know your history who obviously has no idea about history. Some may agree with you that Mandela was a terrorist (although by that definition you can probably include the french resistance and countless other organizations that were unable to access democratic methods). But if so he was a rather crappy one and Thousands did not die at his command.

And you’re absolutely right, Martin Luther King and Malcom X were similar in that all the people you mentioned, and seem to have some peculiar hatred for, happen to black. And therein lies their guilt, right?