> If you're going to judge, the least you can do is judge the man on the totality of his actions. Which is exactly why it's problematic to present Mandela as a

> If you're going to judge, the least you can do is judge the man on the totality of his actions. Which is exactly why it's problematic to present Mandela as a symbol of Peace, Love and Understanding. There are people here trying to represent his advocacy of armed struggle during the apartheid era as some kind of youthful indiscretion for which he should be overlooked or forgiven, which does the man's legacy no favours at all.