Nelson Mandela (6 Viewers)

[Dostoevsky]

So he died tonight.

RIP Nelson.

Sad news.


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[Osman]

The death of South African leader Nelson Mandela: Live Report

Johannesburg — 2215 GMT: British Prime Minister David Cameron said "a great light had gone out" following Nelson Mandela's death, revealing that flags would be flown at half-mast at his Downing Street Office.
US President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Mandela's death from the White House at 2220 GMT.
2211 GMT: Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 with Frederik Willem de Klerk "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa".
Fellow Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, "He is by far the most admired and revered statesperson in the world and one of the greatest human beings to walk this earth."
2206 GMT: Mandela had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after three months in hospital in a critical state.
Mandela is survived by three daughters, 18 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. He had four step-children through his marriage to Graca Machel, whom he married on his 80th birthday.
2157 GMT: South African President Jacob Zuma addressed the nation to inform them of the passing of Nelson Mandela at 95 years old.
A sombre Zuma said, "Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed. He passed on peacefully in the company of his family around 20:50 on the 5th of December, 2013. He is now resting. He is now at peace. Our nation has lost its greatest son."
Zuma announced that all flags will fly at half-mast from tomorrow until after the state funeral.
Zuma reminded his nation, "As we gather to pay our last respects, let us conduct ourselves with the dignity and respect that Madiba personified.
"Let us be mindful of his wishes and the wishes of his family.
"Let us commit ourselves to strive together? to build a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa.

 

[Nzoric]

Rest in peace

 

[ALC]

Rest in peace

Interesting. I didn't see you say that about Paul Walker.

 

[Martin]

"A terrorist".

Margaret Thatcher

 

[Nzoric]

Interesting. I didn't see you say that about Paul Walker.

Thats because I respect Mandela.

 

[Osman]

 

[swag]

Interesting. I didn't see you say that about Paul Walker.

Because Mandela isn't a two-bit actor whose fame was greater in death and outweighed any of his accomplishments?

 

[ALC]

Because Mandela isn't a two-bit actor whose fame was greater in death and outweighed any of his accomplishments?

I wouldn't say his death outweighs Paul's accomplishments just because you're not a fan of his movies.

 

[swag]

Hey, I remember how Heath Ledger suddenly became the greatest actor of our time after his death.

 

[ALC]

Well it just seems like you're rating death by saying some are not as bad as others even though you criticize people for doing the same when it comes to genocides.

 

[Linebreak]

RIP - one of the legends.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Damn. RIP Madiba. The world has lost a truly great man.

 

[swag]

Well it just seems like you're rating death by saying some are not as bad as others even though you criticize people for doing the same when it comes to genocides.

No. I'm saying that all humans seem to suffer from a sort of martyr syndrome. We appreciate the dead most only after they were once living.

 

[Ragazza]

No. I'm saying that all humans seem to suffer from a sort of martyr syndrome. We appreciate the dead most only after they were once living.

I can see where you're coming from, in the sense that it's annoying when people pretend they were always a huge fan of (insert celebrity here) after they die. Some just want to pay their respects though.

 

[swag]

I can see where you're coming from, in the sense that it's annoying when people pretend they were always a huge fan of (insert celebrity here) after they die. Some just want to pay their respects though.

Mandela deserves it too. I credit him with one of the world's greatest tragedies that didn't happen in the 20th century.

 

[Linebreak]

Mandela was one of those rare personalities that can be appreciated no matter what your background, ethnicity, beliefs, etc. are. He is one genuine personality with the unique ability to unite human beings on something beautiful and upright. You appreciate him simply for the immense humanity and wisdom he displayed in the most trying of circumstances.

A real life Hunger Games contestant!

 

[Zacheryah]

"A terrorist".

Margaret Thatcher

Mandela had good intentions. But in his rise, the men who went up with him, nearly all turned out incredibly corrupt beeings, that make south africa what it is today.
Relatively shiny at the surface, but deeply tormented many, many problems under that.


Rest in piece to a man with great ideals and brought change to a bad situation, but held down by others

 

[Elvin]

RIP Morgan Freeman

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]