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> On Apr 17, 2018, at 12:41 AM, Michael Yates via Marxism > <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of the most disgusting things the ANC, including Nelson Mandela, did was > their treatment of Winnie Mandela. She fought tooth and nail to get her > husband out of prison. And she never abandoned her commitment to a radical > transformation of South Africa. She was bold, outspoken, and unafraid. Yet > Nelson Mandela was hardly out of his prison clothes than he threw her under > the bus. He move steadily to the right, and he had to know of the grotesque > corruption of the ANC. How could he not have known? Winnie was accused of > myriad crimes, including murder. Only the people knew she was true to the > cause. She is the true hero in that marriage. I suppose that some will say, > as they said about Syriza, well, that is the best that could have been done. > To which I say, bullshit. Like Zapata, said, better to die on your feet than > live on your knees. Sean Jacobs’ piece in Jacobin on Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela is essential reading for those interested in her life and legacy: https://jacobinmag.com/2018/04/winnie-madikizela-mandela-anc-funeral-legacy <https://jacobinmag.com/2018/04/winnie-madikizela-mandela-anc-funeral-legacy> _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
