Yeah Mandela was far more conciliatory to the Apartheid government than more extreme elements in South Africa. His first governments post-Apartheid had mixed cabinets and National Party representation, and his efforts at reconciliation were sincere, I think.

The ANC itself has moved leftward, and has openly embraced the Communist Party of China as its example for economic development. This move is as much about appeasing a restless base who have seen little improvement in their living conditions, and continuing to blame white people for problems related to development. In my view at least.

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Posted by ShortyRob

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Posted on 2/28/18 at 4:37 pm to crazy4lsu

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Yeah Mandela was far more conciliatory to the Apartheid government than more extreme elements in South Africa.

Don't be gullible. Mandela was 100% the ideological twin of the more militant elements in South Africa

There's nothing new about what Mandela did. It's a scam that's been repeated for all of history

He understood that to Curry favor with places like the United States and Europe and more importantly get political action against the white government he couldn't run around being a murderous a-hole.

But just like functionally speaking there is zero difference between Obama and Jeremiah Wright functionally speaking there was Zero difference between Mandela and the militant groups

Mandela was simply necessary as a vehicle to eventually allow the militant groups to do what they wanted to do

This shite ain't new and it ain't the last time it will happen

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