RIP Mandela

[JeanW]

RIP - Madiba

[Allan]

He was a great statesman.

[snoopy2]

Let us hope he leaves a legacy that will be carried on into the future. What a role model.

[happyashellas]

Any politician who introduces himself as a "pensioner with a criminal record" is fine with me.

[Colette]

I wish we had a politician with as much honesty , humility and integrety

[D and E]

And even in death he is able to expose the hypocrisy of our politicians of the right who once decried his struggle yet now try and bask in his greatness.
Amongst his many wonderful attributes his compassion shone through - compassion, not something we are seeing in the land of increasing child poverty, fuel poverty and food banks.
RIP

[snoopy2]

I think people on the site mostly wish to record their sorrow at the passing of an undoubtedly great man. I - for one - hope this doesn't turn into a political rant forum.

[happyashellas]

I was trying to indicate his humility rather than dare put him in with our lot. Oh, I'm a bloke!