RE: Nelson Mandela dies.
December 7, 2013 at 12:29 am
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2013 at 12:32 am by Aractus.)
(December 6, 2013 at 11:06 pm)Rahul Wrote: So the ending of apartheid 20 years ago isn't an advancement in your opinion?Yes fair enough that is a valid advancement. And it was the last advancement in South Africa, so you could say that there's been no advancement made in the last 20 years - that still includes Mandela's term of presidency.
(December 6, 2013 at 11:09 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Yes, taking up arms against his government was a wonderful start (and an act with a long and honourable tradition).Was it? So anyone who has a gripe with their government should bare arms and respond violently?
I agree that when he was released from prison he was a model citizen, and lead an extraordinary life - from that point on - but here in Australia and just about everywhere else in the world we recognize the right to peaceful protest and not violent protests.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
