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[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was alive when Nelson Mandela was active, and he wasn't called a terrorist in the west.

He was revered as a hero by many in the West, just like Navalny is revered today.

He literally WAS a terrorist. He ran the ANC’s terrorist wing. People called him a terrorist and it was accurate.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

A lot of people seem the think he was only regarded well once released from prison. I certainly didn't know much about him until then.

Yet Only Fools and Horses was made in 1981, and they lived in Nelson Mandela House. So even in the UK we knew South Africa was on the wrong side of history. And we should know, we wrote most of it...