Posted on 07/15/2009 12:35:31 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
How precious! Will she also light the famous Mandela symbol, the tire full of gasoline around the neck of a Mandela “enemy”?
Actually, although I disagree with Mandella on virtually every issues of economic policy and international affairs, I do find some things to admire about Nelson Mandella:
* When he came to power, did not engage in the kind of vindictive reprisals against his former enemies. There were some ‘truth and reconciliation’ hearings but almost no criminal prosecuations. Had ‘Archbishop’ Desmond Tutu had his way, there would have been a wave of revenge prosecutions.
* When it became apparent that his wife was engaged in criminal activity, he divorced her and pushed her out of positions of influence.
* Although he could have elevated himself to ‘President for Life’, he served his term and then passed power to a successor.
Our own country would be better off if democrats followed Mandella’s example: declined to engage in partisan vendettas, held their friends and colleagues accountable for corruption, and didn’t try to cling to power forever.
South Africa has more than its problems share of problems, but it could be much worse off. The reason South Africa hasn’t gone the way of Zimbabwe is primarily that Mandella, for all his leftist ideology, is also an honorable man.
Actually, although I disagree with Mandella on virtually every issues of economic policy and international affairs, I do find some things to admire about Nelson Mandella:
* When he came to power, did not engage in the kind of vindictive reprisals against his former enemies. There were some ‘truth and reconciliation’ hearings but almost no criminal prosecuations. Had ‘Archbishop’ Desmond Tutu had his way, there would have been a wave of revenge prosecutions.
* When it became apparent that his wife was engaged in criminal activity, he divorced her and pushed her out of positions of influence.
* Although he could have elevated himself to ‘President for Life’, he served his term and then passed power to a successor.
Our own country would be better off if democrats followed Mandella’s example: declined to engage in partisan vendettas, held their friends and colleagues accountable for corruption, and didn’t try to cling to power forever.
South Africa has more than its problems share of problems, but it could be much worse off. The reason South Africa hasn’t gone the way of Zimbabwe is primarily that Mandella, for all his leftist ideology, is also an honorable man.
She married him at a concert in New York? Who knew...
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