Thread: Nelson Mandela
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Old 06-12-2013, 09:25   #10
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Re: Nelson Mandela

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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy View Post
Fair point, but as they say one mans Terrorist is another's Freedom Fighter.

To be fair the the BBC, they did mention him taking up arms and embracing violence, only briefly.

All that said, if your race was being suppressed by a Minority state with extreme violence, would you not fight back?
By using that analogy, the IRA would also have been freedom fighters, Theres a big difference to me to fighting the system n those in power, to slaughtering the innocent.
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