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Nelson Mandela is framed by the powers that be as a political prisoner unjustly locked up because he supported human rights…or something. Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather, Mandela was a convicted terrorist. He was the man who, at his own initiative, turned the African National Congress (ANC) into a terror organization and started a campaign of violence against white South African civilians. Meanwhile, his wife burned the ANC’s enemies alive.
To some of you, this is old news; those aware of Africa’s problems have long known Mandela was a bad actor. But many buy the Invictus-championed lie that the butcher of South Africa was a saint, so it’s worth demolishing that absurd myth, as it gets to a similar issue as both America’s woes and the Rhodesian catastrophe,1 and shows why South Africa has followed Rhodesia’s path to destruction.2
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For those who hadn’t before heard the truth about Mandela, your vision of him is probably similar to that presented by Invictus (or similar propaganda), a figment of the imagination drummed up by the pro-open society,3 “Rainbow Nation” crowd and championed around the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa. That image is Mandela as a kindly grandpa leading a government focused not on racial feuds, ethnic grievances, and revenge, but rather on South African society's national health and well-being.
Of course, that was a lie then, being nearly as untrue of Mandela during his time in power as when he was a young terrorist making bombs alongside Soviet-trained saboteurs.