Sorry -- contrary view here. Mandela was a terrorist, groomed from youth to overthrow his countries government. His statements at his trial amounted to a confession of his guilt. There are ample videos floating around showing the organization led by that man and his wife "necklacing" people by placing a gasoline soaked tire around them and setting it alight. He should be no more celebrated that any present day islamic who, for instance, cuts off a soldiers head in broad daylight on a public street. The main difference is that Mandela was able to play the media and become one if its darlings, similar to Arafat. His and his parties economic policies have taken what was once a prosperous nation and has it approaching the levels of Zaire Aparthied bad, Mandela worse. Mark Moeser [ps -- please keep politics of the genealogy list] In a message dated 12/6/2013 3:30:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 17:14:54 -0800 From: <[email protected]> Subject: [Lanark] We ALL MOURN To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I am SURE, for the passing of NELSON MANDELA, 95 years old, & what he believed in, how he endured & how he how he managed his horrors! PEACE at last for him! Ruth ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 21:31:30 -0600 From: "Dora Smith" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Lanark] We ALL MOURN To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Nelson Mandela was a remarkable man. Dora -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 7:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Lanark] We ALL MOURN I am SURE, for the passing of NELSON MANDELA, 95 years old, & what he believed in, how he endured & how he how he managed his horrors! PEACE at last for him! Ruth

I somehow kind of expected this thread to descend into the usual sort of "my opinion is better than yours" argument Would you all do everyone a favour and keep your respective political slants to yourselves The lists are no place for modern politics, whatever your particular bias Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)