The same thought I had when Margaret Thatcher died - yeah you may not have liked her or respected her views and actions, but she left family behind who are grieving and she was a flawed human being, just like you. Have some (self) respect! Swap female pronouns for male, you get my gist.
I hate the fact that people will excuse the violence of war as 'for the greater good', violence never solved anything, and if anyone learned that the hard way, it was Nelson Mandela. Yeah he got frustrated after black people were being slain left, right and centre despite their Ghandi led action of peaceful protests, so he and some others went militant. People died because of his plans. He was angry and fighting. But he was fighting for equality, so all people no matter their colour would be treated the same. He didn't fight for oil, pride, money, or to oppress another race. Where were the punishments for the deaths of black South Africans? Did those white men get called Terrorists? Were they publicly degraded? Did they have their freedom or lives taken away?
And my last point - people are very quick to judge actions based on their perceptions of the situation. But while you're pointing fingers, Mandela would've forgiven you.
May he enjoy his eternal sleep, while we all enjoy the fruits of his labour, and many others who fought for freedom.
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