New Posts For Thread: Nelson Mandela. Hero or villain?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villainOr both?Interesting comments from Jed Davison on another thread suggesting Mandela entered prison a violent terrorist and emerged transformed twenty five years later. People of my age have only really known him as something of a celebrated peace keepI used to work with a South African. It was a month before I realised why he was always banging on about 'Nissan Main Dealer'.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552282835#552282835I used to work with a South African. It was a month before I realised why he was always banging on about 'Nissan Main Dealer'.Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:24:40 -0500south africas apartheid government was under pressure from outside and sanctionsplayed their part toohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276339#552276339south africas apartheid government was under pressure from outside and sanctionsplayed their part tooTue, 04 Jul 2017 14:26:00 -0500I think he was a Christian, that's a good start right there.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276225#552276225I think he was a Christian, that's a good start right there.Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:13:59 -0500He`s more English than some who live in England.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276195#552276195He`s more English than some who live in England.Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:13:00 -0500carnt give a rats about him or south afirca he wernt english so nowt should be named after him,even delboys flat was named after himhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276181#552276181carnt give a rats about him or south afirca he wernt english so nowt should be named after him,even delboys flat was named after himTue, 04 Jul 2017 14:11:23 -0500have any policemen faced charges, for shooting dead the striking miners,under the new ANCregime?I don't know.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276175#552276175have any policemen faced charges, for shooting dead the striking miners,under the new ANCregime?I don't know.Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:10:50 -0500Thats a good point!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276171#552276171Thats a good point!Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:10:07 -0500they shot and killed the striking miners just a couple of years ago, and then the new legal system in S Africa wanted to charge the miners with murder.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276133#552276133they shot and killed the striking miners just a couple of years ago, and then the new legal system in S Africa wanted to charge the miners with murder.Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:06:33 -0500donny osmond04 Jul 17 19:53gandi was in favour of peaceful meansI think he got shot and killed!Hundreds of thousands of Indian peoples killed each other!South Africa would never have been changed by purely peaceful means although I have to say and pehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276103#552276103donny osmond04 Jul 17 19:53gandi was in favour of peaceful meansI think he got shot and killed!Hundreds of thousands of Indian peoples killed each other!South Africa would never have been changed by purely peaceful means although I have to say and peTue, 04 Jul 2017 14:03:04 -0500Look at the chaos, and poverty, and violence, and repression in countries not just in Africa, but all over the world.To build a peaceful and safe and free and democratic society is not easy it very difficult.look around the world.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30897231/nelson-mandela-hero-or-villain?post_id=552276043#552276043Look at the chaos, and poverty, and violence, and repression in countries not just in Africa, but all over the world.To build a peaceful and safe and free and democratic society is not easy it very difficult.look around the world.Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:56:58 -0500