Nelson Mandela has died

[elmarko]

It's a "satirical" new craze. Like "RIP Paul Walker" with a picture of Christopher Walken.

No.. sadly I've seen posts of people who are being deadly serious....

 

[Freefaller]

An inspiration and legend.

Rest in peace.

 

[deko]

I find it quite strange how the BBC News have 40 different articles about Nelson Mandela's death prepared ready to throw online as soon as it happened. I mean it's good planning, it's just very weird.

 

[Pestilence]

No.. sadly I've seen posts of people who are being deadly serious....

Oh dear...

 

[Moothead2]

I find it quite strange how the BBC News have 40 different articles about Nelson Mandela's death prepared ready to throw online as soon as it happened. I mean it's good planning, it's just very weird.

To be fair a 95 year old man who's had health problems for years it's hardly surprising his time was coming .

 

[dacads]

It is indeed strange how very often celebrity deaths are reported before they actually happen

 

[King Damager]

He did some awful things, but he also did some incredible things...

I know little of what he did in his earlier years, I'll happily admit that, but the man did some great things in later life.

RIP

kd

 

[deko]

To be fair a 95 year old man who's had health problems for years it's hardly surprising his time was coming .

Haha very true, they could just be a little more subtle than throwing 10 articles on at one time

 

[SexyGreyFox]

A few years ago I did a lot of reading and research into his activities when he was much younger and I was absolutely horrified. I suggest you do the same.

Apologies, I forgot that Apartheid was really cool to some OCUK members.

 

[Helios1234]

It was the uk premier of the Mandela film this evening aswell!

I was just about to post that!

 

[Skunkworks]

It is indeed strange how very often celebrity deaths are reported before they actually happen

Examples?

 

[Castiel]

how do people class Che Guevara then?

Prerequisite student poster/t-shirt fodder.

 

[Danthus]

Apologies, I forgot that Apartheid was really cool to some OCUK members.

He isn't saying Apartheid is cool, his is recognising what Mandela did and was responsible for in his early early.

Are you really criticising someone for having a balanced view, really?

 

[Skunkworks]

Prerequisite student poster/t-shirt fodder.

I bet most of them have no clue who he is.

 

[No1newts]

Wow so many narrow minded people calling him a terrorist, I guess this is the right wing stronghold of GD

Yeah because mass murder of civilians isn't terrorism.

The best thing is most of those praising him are probably doing so off the back of reading the papers without any real knowledge of the atrocities he commited.

If those of you labelling him a great man do so for Bin Laden, Adams et al as well then fair play. I highly doubt it though, hence you are hypocrites.

 

[Flibster]

He's certainly got an interesting history, but still..

RIP to a huge Rugby fan.

Oh, and have the BBC done with their proof readers? Caption under the photo of Mandela in the prison cell.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22892784

 

[Psycho Ned]

I find it quite strange how the BBC News have 40 different articles about Nelson Mandela's death prepared ready to throw online as soon as it happened. I mean it's good planning, it's just very weird.

They have stuff prepared for loads of people who might die soon.

Bet you the obituary's for the Duke of Edinburgh and The Queen have been in the bag for years and years!

 

[Danthus]

Prerequisite student poster/t-shirt fodder.

Poor facial hair, history has always had them on the losing side, Hitler, Stalin etc....

 

[alex20000]

RIP

 

[Robbo]

Apologies, I forgot that Apartheid was really cool to some OCUK members.

Are you saying it's okay to murder innocent people then? :/