kiash wrote:mawinder wrote:He forgave even the wazungus and could not leave anything for Winnie who stood by him till he got the presidency and he decides to leave something for the secondhand wife he took.
He is not the good man people think he is.
Seconded i watched the film Mandela which was screening late dec and on the film they kind of paid some more attention to Winnie's side of life thet we could not hear.I felt sorry for the lady , she sacrificed a lot, she was on the fore front and one of the people who led to the release of Mandela.She continued the armed rebellion.Was also put into house arrest.
We kind of forgot the daughters and the mother who suffered during the Mandela's absence. (I understand if she went to see some men she was a young woman and could not wait for 27 yrs without it)
Winnie Mandela's only fault was that she practiced her promiscuity in a very careless and open manner. Quite openly to the other members of the ANC who were close friends of Madiba. Of course, I would not expect her to be celibate for 27 years, considering the fact that she never really enjoyed a proper married life. Nevertheless, she should have been a little bit more discreet and respectful. Her armed struggle for independence took a different turn and she became as bad as the mzungus who were oppressing them and this did not go down well with Mandela.
I dont think it was improper for Madiba not to have left anything for her.
Nelson Mandela was not a perfect man. He had his faults. But he was an extra-ordinary man. And yes he was as good as people say, his actions speak for themselves. We have no right to throw stones especially now that he is dead and cannot defend himself.