Quote Originally Posted by .blank cd View Post

If you were smart, you and the rest of your right-wing cronies would realize the irony in calling Nelson Manela a terrorist. But you won't. A good idea would be to shut the fuck up about things you know nothing about. It would make you look less stupid around others. Save yourself the embarassment
I would save myself some embarrassment by spelling embarrassment right... #grammarnazi

And why are we talking about Nelson Manela??? I don't even know who that is. LOL

All kidding aside, is it not possible for Mandela to be a terrorist AND hero at the same time? Living under a oppressive Apartheid regime, he tried the MLK route, didn't work. Sometimes violence is the only answer when your government refuses to listen. And if were I him, I certainly would seek assistance with anyone offering to help the cause even if it was from Castro. When he and his pals were arrested they had a stockpile of landmines and hand grenades, and not the kind that explode with feelings of love and freshly cut flowers. The regime he was fighting against charged him with terrorism, ergo he was a terrorist in a legal sense.

Who is a terrorist and who is a freedom fighter? That always depends on your point of view.

Do I think he was a bad guy? No.
Do I think he was Gandhi? No.
Do I think he was Paul Walker? No.