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December 06, 2013, 04:33:22 PM
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I saw a picture today, it said R.I.P Nelson Mandela and there was a picture of Morgan Freeman :facepalm:



it is a shame how uneducated people are today, a lot of people don't even know what he did and what made him what he was until he died  Undecided

Rest in peace Nelson, but here's a real picture of him now Cheesy

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December 06, 2013, 04:13:39 PM
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Don't forget to have a toast to the memory of the man with one of Nelson Mandella's alcopops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K04rSfSAZR8
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December 06, 2013, 03:49:49 PM
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I read some distubring stuff yesterday about the reason Mandela being in prison for so long not because of his political views, but because he and his group were bombing civilians  Undecided Complicated history here...

It seems that often when you dig on person turns out they did some or had some rather disturbing things or views. Like Mother Theresa...

 and ghandi, and martin luther king.. you see all these public heroes, and you begin to question everything. it's a vicious cycle. sometimes i have to ask myself if i'm being too cynical, and i don't know what the answer really is. all these people that we've been told to worship are still human beings after all.

When I read MLK was a noted womanizer and beat his wife, it's like my world crumbled around me. I didn't want to believe it because when I was a kid he was my absolute hero. Like you said, they are still human beings and no one is perfect. Some are more perfect than others but no one is absolutely perfect.

Somewhat off topic: This is why I never understood celebrity worship. The entertainment industry is an industry of smoke and mirrors. I cannot fathom how anyone can tolerate Beyonce knowing she's as dumb as a box of rocks and clearly worships herself, and she's enough of a greedy asshole to do ads for Pepsi and speak out on initiatives for reducing obesity in the US... Celebrities are tools of brainwashing the public, keeping them distracted.

/conspiracy theory/rant over
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December 06, 2013, 03:42:47 PM
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I'd go out on a limb and say most if not all world leaders/figures have blood on their hands in some regard. Politics is a dirty game no matter how clean you are going in. Still, Mandela's positive effect on South Africa and the world at large cannot be denied.
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December 06, 2013, 02:26:24 PM
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I read some distubring stuff yesterday about the reason Mandela being in prison for so long not because of his political views, but because he and his group were bombing civilians  Undecided Complicated history here...

It seems that often when you dig on person turns out they did some or had some rather disturbing things or views. Like Mother Theresa...

 and ghandi, and martin luther king.. you see all these public heroes, and you begin to question everything. it's a vicious cycle. sometimes i have to ask myself if i'm being too cynical, and i don't know what the answer really is. all these people that we've been told to worship are still human beings after all.
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December 06, 2013, 01:43:07 PM
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I read some distubring stuff yesterday about the reason Mandela being in prison for so long not because of his political views, but because he and his group were bombing civilians  Undecided Complicated history here...

It seems that often when you dig on person turns out they did some or had some rather disturbing things or views. Like Mother Theresa...
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December 06, 2013, 10:28:07 AM
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I made the mistake of going to the World Cup  there , I'm not going to that country even .... for bitcoins.
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December 06, 2013, 10:23:50 AM
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I read some distubring stuff yesterday about the reason Mandela being in prison for so long not because of his political views, but because he and his group were bombing civilians  Undecided Complicated history here...
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December 06, 2013, 08:18:24 AM
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I hopen he would have lived another 20 years , to see what crap South Africa is turning into.
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December 06, 2013, 08:15:55 AM
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