Comments | ontd_political: Nelson Mandela, Inspiration To World, Dies At 95

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Nelson Mandela, Inspiration To World, Dies At 95

Dec 05, 2013 17:09

Nelson Mandela, who was born in a country that viewed him as a second-class citizen, died Thursday as one of the most respected statesmen in the world ( Read more... )

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countrygirl_914 December 6 2013, 03:41:15 UTC

Not unexpected, but still so, so sad. Godspeed, good sir.

"Men come and men go. I have come and I will go when my time comes."

yamamanama December 6 2013, 04:03:20 UTC

Definitely a lifetime well-spent. He did extraordinary things.

sentinelsoul December 6 2013, 04:12:54 UTC

As I said on Tumblr, he overcame so many things and became not just the person, but a symbol of hope, peace, and triumph.

His spirit will live on in all of us. Rest easy, Mr. Mandela, you've earned it.

gambitia December 6 2013, 15:29:07 UTC

MTE.

Rest in peace.

evildevil December 6 2013, 04:15:10 UTC

Imagine, they used to call him a communist socialist terrorist anti-american white hater (wait, I think they still do).

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/05/don-t-sanitize-nelson-mandela-he-s-honored-now-but-was-hated-then.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/dick-cheney-nelson-mandela-terrorist_n_4394071.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/05/11/730134/-Racist-Cheney-Preferred-Botha-to-Mandela-Rush-to-Powell-also

moonshaz December 6 2013, 04:30:12 UTC

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sihaya09 December 6 2013, 05:26:04 UTC

Such an amazing quote. So succinct and powerful.