Re: RIP Nelson Mandela.
And knowing this, you still could not withhold your comments for another few days until his funeral.Originally Posted by PanzerJaeger
The thread at this point in time is for those who wish to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela. After his funeral service, you are all free to discuss the good and/or the ill of the man's life.
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Re: RIP Nelson Mandela.
I have always enjoyed this backroom tradition.And knowing this, you still could not withhold your comments for another few days until his funeral.
The thread at this point in time is for those who wish to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela. After his funeral service, you are all free to discuss the good and/or the ill of the man's life.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Bah to censorship. He's not being offended. Mandela always seemed OK, especially when he got older and realized that Marxism was a joke. People live and then they die and this incessant public circle jerk is getting old.And knowing this, you still could not withhold your comments for another few days until his funeral.
The thread at this point in time is for those who wish to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela. After his funeral service, you are all free to discuss the good and/or the ill of the man's life.
What I enjoy about these high profile deaths is that they get people to pull their heads out and read about historical occurrences for five seconds, or long enough to spray sycophantic platitudes all over everyone.
RIP
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