RIP Nelson Mandela

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if he wanted he could have been vengeful and taken a route that could have caused civil war and killed thousands or even millions but he did not

besides racist cacs calling him a communist ive never heard of one bad thing about :mandela:

btw thatcher and regan did nothing to get his release it was brian mulroney the cdn prime minister who played a pivotal role which is why mandela visited canada first and was given the order of canada and is loved and adored here
 

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I seldom believe that any man is a "better man" than myself, but-

Him being able to stand up for his beliefs and do basically a 1/4 of his life behind bars?

Although I could see the argument for him giving CAC's the business after his release, he is one of the few men who actually practiced what he preached. He knew that his peaceful actions were more effective and more righteous than any masure of retaliation.

One of the WORLDS greatest leaders and characters in history:salute:

(Hate to bring it up but cant help but :lawd: to think that one of the most influential leaders of the last generation was black :manny:)
 

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Forever peace.

Puts in Malcolm X and fast forward to the part Mandela is in.

I hope his energy can usher in a new self consciousness and self awareness like it was for us back in the 70's and early 90's.
 
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mandela invited his jailor to his inauguration
mandela wasnt removed from teh us terrorist watch list till 2008
:wow:
 

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Nelson_Mandela's_prison_cell,_Robben_Island,_South_Africa.jpg


coli nukkaz think they could last 27 years in this
 

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LEGEND. How many people can be held in those prison hellhole circumstances for that LONG. That man's will was stronger than theirs. Remember learning about him in elementary school and just being fascinated. Probably like 3rd grade. Dancing in my chair because I'm happy to be BLACK.
 

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LEGEND. How many people can be held in those prison hellhole circumstances for that LONG. That man's will was stronger than theirs. Remember learning about him in elementary school and just being fascinated. Probably like 3rd grade. Dancing in my chair because I'm happy to be BLACK.

that long and not be angry

dude became friends with his prison guards
 

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

- Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
 

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Not many humans walking this earth could've lived the life that he lived.

:salute: to one of the true genuine positive contributors to the progression of the human race
 
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