He was a real leader indeed. When a court of law found against him in the case that involved Louis Luydt, he did not accuse the court of having a conspiracy against him and he did not attend the court proceedigs with busloads of rude supporters to ridicule the judges, he accepted the court's decision. In my opinion, all the South African presidents after Mr. Mandela have fallen way below the standard he set for good governance, honesty, transparency, commitment to the fight against corruption etc. I have not lost my hope though, Mr. Motlhanthe might bring back the glory days of our politics should he become the President of the ANC and the country. Report Abuse
Jan 6, 2011
Eric
What a load of unadulterated bullsh!t!! Mandela was a TERRORIST in every sense of the word. Finish en klaar.
The guilt-ridden, self-loathing liberal white retards of the West turned him into "a world icon". Report Abuse
Jan 6, 2011
Afroman
Eric - you are not even fit to kiss the dust off his shoes Report Abuse
Jan 6, 2011
JBM
SHOO ERIC DONT YOU THINK THAT IS RATHER TOO HARSH BOETI ANYWAY ITS HOW YOU SEE IT BOETI Report Abuse
Jan 7, 2011
LegalImmigrant
@ Eric,
Food for thought your mind can nibble on........If Mandela were a terrorist, why did he choose the path of reconciliation and peace when he took over power after spending most of his fruitful adult life detained like a dog in a kennel at Robben Island? Dont you think he may have taken a vengeful path and displayed terrorist tendencies in the mould of Mugabe, Osama and the rest?
Lets not try and re-write history........The man is an icon, an inspiration, a living legend. He served for one term and set off into the sun-set...albeit being an 'African President'. Look further North in Africa and you will see the he Mugabe's, Gbagbo's etc and which path RSA would have taken and he been a ''terrorist''..............
Methinks you should google and re-boot your mind with what and who Madiba actually was, is and always will be............ Report Abuse
Jan 10, 2011
Twaaksta
I bet Eric is Tereblancj's ( do care abt spelling it correctly ) grandson - u r a hater hater bro whether u like it or not he is an Icon Report Abuse
Jan 10, 2011
Lutokolalubikolupakoni
That old man really gave his life to this country, The least we should do to repay him for his sacrifices is to continue building this democracy and peace.
@Eric You are either very ignorant, very stupid, a joke or all of the above. Report Abuse
Jan 11, 2011
Catalyst
Just imagine what could happen more of us could lift ourselves to the level of thinking of Madiba. One of Einstein’s sayings “You can’t solve problems on the same level of thinking that it has been created” is so true for this remarkable man. Eric the only thing I can say to you – you are part of a group of people that are quickly becoming extinct. Change your racist thinking and become part of the solution for SA! Report Abuse
Jan 13, 2011
RAVAZA
A true leader of all an icon of all a legend of all times.
@eric u r a terorrist your mind is terrorised by your terorrist thinking like the americans after a decade Tata was released from prison but they only removed his name from their terorrist list in 2009 ( i stand to be corrected) because they classified him as a terorrist so ERIC should go to USA we dont need his terorrised mind here Report Abuse
Jan 21, 2011
Jamangile
"What a load of unadulterated bullsh!t!!" To this end I agree with Eric above. Mandela BETRAYED a nobel cause for Freedom and Justice for the dispossed majority of Black People in this country.
I also cannot agree more with Eric when he states that: "The guilt-ridden, self-loathing liberal white retards of the West turned him into "a world icon". Except, I would add that Mandela was turned into a "world icon" with the assistance of our local white liberals and and white capital - the latter in particular ensured that Mandela and the ANC will safeguard its interests - it is as simple as that. The vast majority of Black people will wallow in squalor, misery, ignorance, want and disease until "Jesus comes" for as long as journalists like Ido Lekota are hell-bent in perpetuating a myth of Mandela the saviour instead of "speaking truth to power".
@Eric: Not worth commenting on.
@jamangile: You really lack the ability to reason and debate; thanks God that you were never chosen to lead South Africans to real freedom it would have been a total fu@kup. Travel east brother and don't look back. Report Abuse
Jul 11, 2011
200803664
Mandela remains the star. ERIC is white, never mind him, moreover, he is a b_oer!!!
Jamangile your a young minded old man Report Abuse
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MMPEMVU
He was a real leader indeed. When a court of law found against him in the case that involved Louis Luydt, he did not accuse the court of having a conspiracy against him and he did not attend the court proceedigs with busloads of rude supporters to ridicule the judges, he accepted the court's decision. In my opinion, all the South African presidents after Mr. Mandela have fallen way below the standard he set for good governance, honesty, transparency, commitment to the fight against corruption etc. I have not lost my hope though, Mr. Motlhanthe might bring back the glory days of our politics should he become the President of the ANC and the country.Report Abuse
Eric
What a load of unadulterated bullsh!t!! Mandela was a TERRORIST in every sense of the word. Finish en klaar.The guilt-ridden, self-loathing liberal white retards of the West turned him into "a world icon".
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Afroman
Eric - you are not even fit to kiss the dust off his shoesReport Abuse
JBM
SHOO ERIC DONT YOU THINK THAT IS RATHER TOO HARSH BOETI ANYWAY ITS HOW YOU SEE IT BOETIReport Abuse
LegalImmigrant
@ Eric,Food for thought your mind can nibble on........If Mandela were a terrorist, why did he choose the path of reconciliation and peace when he took over power after spending most of his fruitful adult life detained like a dog in a kennel at Robben Island? Dont you think he may have taken a vengeful path and displayed terrorist tendencies in the mould of Mugabe, Osama and the rest?
Lets not try and re-write history........The man is an icon, an inspiration, a living legend. He served for one term and set off into the sun-set...albeit being an 'African President'. Look further North in Africa and you will see the he Mugabe's, Gbagbo's etc and which path RSA would have taken and he been a ''terrorist''..............
Methinks you should google and re-boot your mind with what and who Madiba actually was, is and always will be............
Report Abuse
Twaaksta
I bet Eric is Tereblancj's ( do care abt spelling it correctly ) grandson - u r a hater hater bro whether u like it or not he is an IconReport Abuse
Lutokolalubikolupakoni
That old man really gave his life to this country, The least we should do to repay him for his sacrifices is to continue building this democracy and peace.@Eric You are either very ignorant, very stupid, a joke or all of the above.
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Catalyst
Just imagine what could happen more of us could lift ourselves to the level of thinking of Madiba. One of Einstein’s sayings “You can’t solve problems on the same level of thinking that it has been created” is so true for this remarkable man. Eric the only thing I can say to you – you are part of a group of people that are quickly becoming extinct. Change your racist thinking and become part of the solution for SA!Report Abuse
RAVAZA
A true leader of all an icon of all a legend of all times.@eric u r a terorrist your mind is terrorised by your terorrist thinking like the americans after a decade Tata was released from prison but they only removed his name from their terorrist list in 2009 ( i stand to be corrected) because they classified him as a terorrist so ERIC should go to USA we dont need his terorrised mind here
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Jamangile
"What a load of unadulterated bullsh!t!!" To this end I agree with Eric above. Mandela BETRAYED a nobel cause for Freedom and Justice for the dispossed majority of Black People in this country.I also cannot agree more with Eric when he states that: "The guilt-ridden, self-loathing liberal white retards of the West turned him into "a world icon". Except, I would add that Mandela was turned into a "world icon" with the assistance of our local white liberals and and white capital - the latter in particular ensured that Mandela and the ANC will safeguard its interests - it is as simple as that. The vast majority of Black people will wallow in squalor, misery, ignorance, want and disease until "Jesus comes" for as long as journalists like Ido Lekota are hell-bent in perpetuating a myth of Mandela the saviour instead of "speaking truth to power".
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KhosanXX
@Eric: Not worth commenting on.@jamangile: You really lack the ability to reason and debate; thanks God that you were never chosen to lead South Africans to real freedom it would have been a total fu@kup. Travel east brother and don't look back.
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200803664
Mandela remains the star. ERIC is white, never mind him, moreover, he is a b_oer!!!Jamangile your a young minded old man
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