Very sad day for South Africa and the world

It be non stop on TV for weeks.

Like Ghandi, Mandela inspired and changed the world single handily.
I am in Cape Town, and can hear the singing and celebrations for his life from my window - very moving and thought provoking to see white, black, coloured, indian and Asians all united in grief.

In The Know wrote:
Very sad day for South Africa and the world

Dear me. R.I.P Nelson x

Pity the Tories refused to support him when he needed it most.

In his brave stand against the most blatant and cruelest of inequalities.

Margaret Thatcher's biggest error of judgment?

But this fine human being never made an issue of it; he just kept striving for what he knew was right.

And achieved democracy for his country, against all the odds....

now he can ask Maggie why she opposed his release.

if they are in the same place.

BBC newsreader Huw Edwards was clearly holding back tears as he made the announcement.

Mandela touched everybody

In The Know wrote:

Mandela touched everybody



....except the Tories

Gnomo wrote:
Like Ghandi, Mandela inspired and changed the world single handily.
I am in Cape Town, and can hear the singing and celebrations for his life from my window - very moving and thought provoking to see white, black, coloured, indian and Asians all united in grief.

Must be wonderful, Gnomo

hedda wrote:
now he can ask Maggie why she opposed his release.

Not sure she did oppose his release .... she didn't want to put sanctions on SA, but that was to protect UK jobs (and grab some of the business from the countries who were using sanctions).

Whether it was the right decision (it wasn't !) is debatable.

Ben 7 wrote:
Pity the Tories refused to support him when he needed it most.

In his brave stand against the most blatant and cruelest of inequalities.

Margaret Thatcher's biggest error of judgment?

But this fine human being never made an issue of it; he just kept striving for what he knew was right.

And achieved democracy for his country, against all the odds....





Maggie saw democracy for what it was there,great on paper,but a lawless cesspit for Joe Public.
Mandela was a great man,but perfect no.

hedda wrote:
now he can ask Maggie why she opposed his release.

David Hughes and Peter Godwin, 'Thatcher hint on Mandela', Sunday Times (2 October 1988)
'Mandela release supported by Prime Minister', Financial Times (17 March 1989), p. 14.
'Thatcher says renunciation of violence by ANC no longer an absolute condition for negotiations', The Guardian (25 March 1989).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiership_of_Mar...Thatcher#cite_ref-96

In The Know wrote:
hedda wrote:
now he can ask Maggie why she opposed his release.

David Hughes and Peter Godwin, 'Thatcher hint on Mandela', Sunday Times (2 October 1988)
'Mandela release supported by Prime Minister', Financial Times (17 March 1989), p. 14.
'Thatcher says renunciation of violence by ANC no longer an absolute condition for negotiations', The Guardian (25 March 1989).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiership_of_Mar...Thatcher#cite_ref-96

yes like the odious John Howard in Australia, she sensed the wind.

In The Know wrote:
BBC newsreader Huw Edwards was clearly holding back tears as he made the announcement.

Mandela touched everybody

Mandela is African hero, what did he do for Britain ?

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/447043/BBC-new...lson-Mandela-s-death

Gnomo wrote:
Like Ghandi, Mandela inspired and changed the world single handily.
I am in Cape Town, and can hear the singing and celebrations for his life from my window - very moving and thought provoking to see white, black, coloured, indian and Asians all united in grief.

This man told the IRA, a group that killed 4 members of my family because they were protestant and terrorized my country for 35 years to 'Not give up their weapons until their goal is achieved' when NI was trying to achieve peace. While in prison he was offered freedom many times as long as he publicly stated he renounced violence and worked for a better SA... he refused.

He signed off on many hundreds of deaths, even while in prison.

This man was a terrorist, who after release still supported terrorism.

BBC coverage is nauseating bit like when Diana died.