Lol, we're worse. They drew so are now all pretending to be politicians up on the hill. We keep giving them paperwork so they have no hands for guns. <smile> But yes, it's a similar process. One side believes the violence against both state and civilian targets got them the equal place at the table. The other believes their violence towards a section of the civilian population stopped that section from being outside of the law and integrated back into society. At this stage either term is meaningless since both "state" and freedom fighter/terrorist share power. Just like in SA. But yes, the risk is that if viewed as working for one group and another disagrees either in principle or in regard to whether an agenda has been accomplished then another cycle of violence comes around. With SA, my personal prediction is that Mandela was more important as a symbol of restraint to the black population who have largely found that liberation was purely a swapping of corrupt elites to the same colour. Their lives day to day have changed very little in terms of opportunity. This one last hysterical elation at Mandelas passing will have a very long hangover. The only viable option open to that corrupt black elite (other than going straight) is to continue to blame the white minority and colonial corporate influence. I genuinely fear that SA will follow Zimbabwe down the path of ruin.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/david-cameron-barack-obama-selfie-2912167 Obama and Cameron taking selfies at Mandelas memorial. Its a pity the phone didn't blow up in their faces.
Shows how seriously they take it all. I'm distinctly underwhelmed by world leaders trying to pass themselves off as ordinary "man of the people" types with their use of Twitter and such. Somehow I'd like to believe that they actually spend their time concerned about what an unholy ****ing mess they're making of everything.
