i agree that we can question mandela's choice to retain a capitalist system, call it a neoliberal one as well; but it is questionable that he had a lot of choice at the outset. what became of that choice, with mbeki and zuma, over time, is another question.
ken
On 8/31/15 1:19 PM, 'Chambi Chachage' via USA Africa Dialogue Series wrote:
--He "explained his decision" in his 'Long Walk to Freedom':
"I chose to tell no one what I was about to do. Not my colleagues upstairs nor those in Lusaka. The ANC is a collective, but the government had made collectivity in this case impossible. I did not have the security or the time to discuss these issues with my organization. I knew that my colleagues upstairs would condemn my proposal, and that would kill my initiative even before it was born. There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way. Finally, my isolation furnished my organization with an excuse in case matters went awry; the old man was alone and completely cut off, and his actions were taken by him as an individual, not a representative of the ANC" - Nelson Mandela (1994), Long Walk to Freedom, page 627,
From: "Anunoby, Ogugua" <AnunobyO@lincolnu.edu>
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com (USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com)" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 1:10 AM
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: Mandela Is Not My Hero
The following was forwarded to me. Please read if you may.
"According to this documentary, the story goes back a few months before the release of Nelson Mandela. He is abruptly transferred from his prison, separated from his companions 26 years in prison, to a luxurious private residence with garden and pool. Now, this is where you should live, this is the standard that corresponds to your rank, he was told. No sooner said than done, Mandela was comfortably installed at home. His wife Winnie is conducted to this villa by the South African secret services. This was the big day for Mandela to consume his first intimate night with his wife after waiting 26 years. But Winnie refused. On that day, their marriage was over. Winnie visited all the rooms of the residence quietly, going to the pool, looking at the manicured trees. And returned to tell Nelson, she did not feel comfortable and she wanted to go. Winnie understood that her husband had been bought.
"What surprised members of the ANC who were still imprisoned is that Mandela decided to negotiate with his murderers for the future 80% of the South African population without consulting anyone in the party who for 27 years had carried his torch lest he be forgotten, so that he would not be killed in prison. Nobody knows what really happened. He never explained his decision."
http://pougala.org/no-mandela-is-not-my-hero/
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