Nelson Mandela, Commie Threat!

[Perknose]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Thousands of pages of U.S. intelligence documents on Nelson Mandela were made public on Wednesday, revealing that Washington continued to monitor the South African anti-apartheid hero as a potential Communist menace even after he was released from prison, a group that sued to obtain the papers said.

Good to see our intelligence boys remained vigilant and on the job!

“Worse still, the documents demonstrate the FBI continued its wrong-headed Communist menace investigations of Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement even after U.S. imposition of trade sanctions against apartheid South Africa, after Mandela’s globally-celebrated release from prison, and after the fall of the Berlin Wall.”

South Africa’s first black president, who died in 2013 and remains a global icon for his struggle against apartheid and message of reconciliation after 27 years in prison, was regarded with suspicion by Washington during the Cold War and remained on the U.S. terrorism watchlist until 2008.

 

[whm1974]

And here I was thinking Communism was dead aside from North Korea.

 

[NostaSeronx]

And here I was thinking Communism was dead aside from North Korea.

Communism as the world knows it is only the transitional phase to Communism. Actual Communism isn't so much a threat, but rather a normal process of civility in accordance for equity.

The issue is the people who actively try to force the transition for misguided good intent. Soviet/China guide to communism is bad, but USA guide to communism that no one notices is good.

 

[WHAMPOM]

And here I was thinking Communism was dead aside from North Korea.

You think North Korea is a communist state?

 

[whm1974]

You think North Korea is a communist state?

OK, it is a communist state that has turned into a Theocracy that worship the Kim family as gods.

 

[UNCjigga]

Wouldn't be surprised if there were (and still are) elements in the US government apparatus that would've considered Mandela a threat, especially if he spoke up for African-Americans and denounced US racial injustices.

 

[Genx87]

You think North Korea is a communist state?

Is this where you give us the book definition of communism while we point out real world horrors communism?