Nelson Mandela Dies.

[ferlew]

RIP.

[Wharton]

I'll go into Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow tomorrow and wave a wee goodbye.

[Gromit]

We can thank Mandela for this cracking tune, written to for his visit to Glasgow"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwZrVtZva8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[janbee]

Very few people can leave this world knowing they've made a HUGE impact on millions of lives. He was a great human being and may his legacy live on.

[TWR]

World leader's last night paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, their comments were a compliment to a very great caring man, the British PM said a few words of crp as usual, D.C. You're not in the same league as Nelson Mandela, never will be, your not fit to wear the Great Mans shoes.

[anotheoldgit]

Yes it is very sad when anyone dies especially if one knows therm personally, and after all it was to be expected as he was 95 and didn't die tragically, but I think that the media and most others have gone a little over the top on this one.

Yes he may have been a great man to those in South Africa, but he had no particular effect on my life and I would presume most others in this country, but when such words as "A very large light has gone out all over the word" are banded about isn't that going a little too far? The BBC for instance have wall to wall coverage on most of their radio stations as well as the main TV stations.

We have seen two tragic deaths in this country due to yesterdays terrible weather conditions but hardly a mention of them, in fact I noticed on Sky's rolling news strip at the bottom of the screen, mention of these two deaths just coming into view when they disappeared so as to get in more Nelson Mandela news.

No I think most of the mourning is a deep felt guilt to somehow excuse man's inhumanity to others during the apartheid days in South Africa and the fact that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for a large amount of his life, in his and others attempt to change things.

[Boto]

My thoughts exactly, AOG.

[jake-the-peg]

It must be a great regret to Tora that he wasn't first on to post death of a terrorist

Although since Mandela once described himself as an unemployed pensioner with a criminal record we'd all take it in good sort

I think those comparing him to Margaret Thatcher miss the point of what he achieved.

Where she was stubborn and unyielding he was accommodating and compassionate

Because of this she failed to bring any end to Northern Ireland.

He managed to change power in an institutionally racist state without major bloodshed.

In historical terms she was top of the first division and he was premier league

[mikey4444]

Well said Jake. Comparing That Woman and Mandela is offensive to Mandela's memory.

[sp1814]

RIP - and I hope he slipped away peacefully and without pain.

People may compare Mandela to Thatcher - but I think that's unfair. Two totally different politicians who both in their own way changed the lives of millions. However, Mandela is no where near as divisive a figure.

Anyone attempting to turn this into Left vs. Right (round two) needs to understand that Mandela was respected across the political spectrum.

For evidence of this, check the leader columns of the Telegraph, Mirror, Sun and Times.

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Well said.

[boxtops]

RIP to a great man

[dave50]

Yes it's very said that this man has died but the continual gushing that is going to be on TV all day from every man and his dog will be a bit much. Getting fed up of hearing about it already.

[mikey4444]

sp...right of course, but our more rabid ABers haven't surfaced yet, so the worse is yet to come perhaps !

[Twenty20]

What next, Gerry Adams to be made a saint? Martin McGuinness a knighthood?

[Twenty20]

Funny how history gets rewritten, isn't it? All the nasty bits get left out.

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

Don't be shy to include the Daily Mail, you know they do these type of things much more better than most.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

[mikey4444]

Twenty20...with respect, complete drivel. Study this Wiki link and learn something ::::

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

Don't you realise that wikipedia is rewritten over and over again, by almost anyone?

[Snafu03]

I have alot of South African friends and notice how all of them have always been in total support of Nelson Mandela. I also remember growing up in the 80s and being led to beleive how white South Africans were all supporters of apartheid - propaganda. Remember Spitting Image 'I've never met a nice South African'? that song charted.