I’m mixed in regards to how I feel about Nelson Mandela. As the savior of a nation crippled by apartheid I have enormous respect. My problem with the man has always been his unwaivering support over the years of the African National Congress. Although the mission of the ANC is something I support, many of its methods I have disdain for; for example the violence and terrorism carried out by Spear of the Nation, the militant arm of the ANC, as well as its criticism of non-violent protest.
I have far more respect for Desmond Tutu who continued to criticize both the violent methods of the African National Congress and the Apartheid government of de Klerk even though he was putting himself in danger of assassination from both sides.