Reblogged from Vox Political:
I hope everyone in the UK is as saddened by the death of Nelson
Mandela as they are disgusted by David Cameron’s two-faced tribute.
According to Wikipedia, Mr Mandela rose to prominence in the ANC’s
1952 Defiance Campaign. Working as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for
seditious activities and, with the ANC leadership, was unsuccessfully prosecuted
in the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961. Although initially committed to
non-violent protest, he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961
in association with the South African Communist Party, leading a sabotage
campaign against the apartheid government. In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of
conspiracy to overthrow the government, and sentenced to life imprisonment in
the Rivonia Trial.
Mandela served 27 years in prison, initially on Robben Island, and later in
Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. An international campaign lobbied
for his release, which was granted in 1990 amid escalating civil strife.
After his release, he served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
He was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected
in a fully representative election. His government focused on dismantling the
legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and
inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation.
While he was in prison, David Cameron was involved in some extremely
shady anti-Mandela activities.
According to a statement that was put out across the social media in the
summer, “When he [Mr Mandela] does die, and David Cameron jumps on the Mandela
bandwagon, remember that in 1985 he was a top member of the Federation of
Conservative Students, which produced the “Hang Mandela” posters.
“In 1989, Cameron worked in the Tory Policy Unit at Central Office and went
on an anti-sanctions fact-finding mission to South Africa with a pro-apartheid
lobby firm sponsored by PW Botha. Remember this when he tells the world he was
inspired by Mandela.”
Cameron’s membership of the Federation of Conservative Students is
questionable, as is his participation in the “Hang Mandela” campaign. His
participation in the fact-finding mission is well-documented, though.
As for his party – well, let’s look at the words of Conservative talisman
Margaret Thatcher: “The ANC is a typical terrorist organisation.” Tories revere
the Blue Baroness; if that was her opinion, no doubt it belonged to many of them
as well.
If you still need to be convinced, see the following:
“Nelson Mandela should be shot.” – Tory MP Teddy Taylor
“This hero worship is very much misplaced.”- Tory MP John Carlisle
“How much longer will the Prime Minister allow herself to be kicked in the
face by this black terrorist?” – Tory MP Terry Dicks
(All the above are taken from Tom
Pride’s article on the subject earlier this year)
Conservatives hated Mandela; Cameron was a Conservative then and is
Conservative leader now.
When you see him saying things like, “A great light has gone out in the
world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time,” remember that.
What a two-faced, hypocritical slug.