helenwatson wrote:
Just listening to Boris and Dave on the radio, exhalting his greatness. But they way I remember it is that their idol, Thatcher, called Mandela a terrorist and the Federation of Conservative Students, in which they both were leading lights, produced a poster calling for him to be hanged.
Have had to turn it all off and pay my respects in my own way. x
Helen, I said exactly the same thing to my husband when we watched it this morning. A cat walked by and stopped when Dave when he was giving his 'speech'. My husband suggested the cat was thinking 'what a prick' before moving on. Thatcher's 'terrorist' was a great and humble human being whose legacy will, I hope, never be forgotten.
I remember, years ago, singing 'Free Nelson Mandela' along to a tape in the car. My friend asked me who Nelson Mandela was. It is so great to hear your 13 year old knows more about him now than she did then. One man who made such a difference and whose values were more important to him than his own freedom. A lesson I have learned from him is that there is always hope - no matter how insurmountable it seems, keep believing. A truly great man.