jimharri
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What's that old saying; ''One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist''.
jimharri said:What's that old saying; ''One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist''.
Davs 19 said:stony said:One of my nieces was briefly married to a South African. They were round at ours having a few drinks and he mentioned how much he hated Mandela for taking away his uni place and how he was a terrorist. A friend of mine(who was black) asked how he was a terrorist.
He replied "He killed 27 white people at a train station" The room went quiet while his mrs tentatively told him that perhaps he was being racist by emphasising that the 27 people who were killed in the explosion were white. With a completely straight face he said "But he did kill 27 white people, black people weren't allowed on train stations"
A good point well made. Doesn't change the fact he killed 27 people at a train station though.
I've never met a nice South African.
YepRascal said:So do you people who think Mandela was a terrorist think he was a bad man?
I have no conception of what aparthied must have been like. I cant imagine not being allowed on a bus because my skin was darker than somebody elses.
Was John Brown a terrorist when his actions caused the end of slavery in the American civil war?
Rascal said:So do you people who think Mandela was a terrorist think he was a bad man?
I have no conception of what aparthied must have been like. I cant imagine not being allowed on a bus because my skin was darker than somebody elses.
Was John Brown a terrorist when his actions caused the end of slavery in the American civil war?
Sure do.Rascal said:You lot obviously know more about him than me.