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We take a look at the three most common sentiments in these online accusations and put them in context.
CONTENTION 1:
What they’re saying:
“Before you go all wet and runny over Mandela, remember he was a communist, and he never changed his views.”
“So Nelson Mandela was a communist who supported Saddam Hussein and befriended Gadaffi apparently….”
What’s the basis:
Mandela was branded a communist by the white apartheid government, which made it a crime to be one. And it was a label the United States was all too content to accept.
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