I wouldnt of called you a raceist nothing u said is raceist so just let him have his opinion all ot was to me was a debate on mandingoWhatever m8 like I said everyone's entitled to there views and I respect that only thing I have took offence with has been daveys comments on me been a raceist when nothing could be further from the truth. Twice he has either accused or asked people about racism on this thread when all I have done is put my views across in as diplomatic as I can ...... still as I said would be a boring place if everyone was the same.
Davey pm sent
rhetoric aside, bring it closer to home and how would folks be feeling in gerry adams or martin mcguiness pegged it and the media became obsessed with it, endless rounds of 'they were men of peace did great things' etc
no difference. a terrorist is a terrorist and those 2 lads are amateur by comparison to mandela
Aye alright pal I only sent you a private message because I didnt want you thinking that I was a racist when I aint nothing could be further from the truth I respect ya views even thou they aint the same I didnt appreciate ya comment like but no harm done.
I think it is a very thin line between a freedom fighter and a terrorist. Mandela was definitely involved to some extent in bombings, murder etc. However it was done in his own country with the goal of taking back control of their country which had been stolen from them by mainly the British and Dutch.
When South Africa was created by a British Act of Union in the early 1900's it provided that indigenous people could only own 7% of land. Remember this was their own country yet they had 93% of land denied to them and taken by Europeans, hence all those farms. To fight against such oppression is a freedom fighter for me, who may use heinous crimes to achieve a goal, in this case, of retrieving their country that absolutely belonged to them.
Where I think it becomes terrorism is for instance 9/11. That was dressed up as a cause by Bin Laden, but in reality it had no real goal other than creating terror. Nineteen of the bombers were Saudi Arabian, so what exactly was their cause?
Of course it seems that the people who died in SA were innocent civilians at times, but if they are a product of a group of people who took over the country by force all those years ago and determined to keep hold of it, can they be truly classed as innocent?
so are you of the same opinion with northen Ireland and the ira and the likes? that theyre freedom fighters and not terrorists? because the situations are very similar if you ask me. are the innocent people who have been killed or maimed in bomb attacks in recent years not so innocent and rarther guilty through association because of what their ancesters may have done over 500 years ago? seems a bit unfair if that is the case. not looking for an argument mate, just a debate, although im not very good at either.![]()