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In reply to the discussion: Why so much hate for Mandela on the part of the GOP base? [View all]

arely staircase

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1. gee I can't possibly imagine
Reply to applegrove (Original post)
Fri Dec 6, 2013, 07:36 PM
Dec 2013

why a man who toppled white supremacy in his country isn't popular with the GOP base.

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Why so much hate for Mandela on the part of the GOP base? [View all] applegrove Dec 2013 OP
gee I can't possibly imagine arely staircase Dec 2013 #1
Winner winner chicken dinner. NightWatcher Dec 2013 #2
in a country where 92% of the population is African malaise Dec 2013 #4
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2013 #10
The face of the base.. phasma ex machina Dec 2013 #27
Remember Falwell telling people in the early 80s to buy Krugerrands? hatrack Dec 2013 #3
underpants posted a timeline of Mandela haters in Good Reads. Here's the link: Electric Monk Dec 2013 #5
He's black. (n/t) Iggo Dec 2013 #6
It's not just the base of GOP voters who hate Mandela, despite the "nice" speeches by their AlinPA Dec 2013 #7
Because. all minorities are scary but the ones that giftedgirl77 Dec 2013 #8
Being black is not being a minority in South Africa MiniMe Dec 2013 #9
The question was pertaining to the GOP.... giftedgirl77 Dec 2013 #13
Typifies what the GOP is. The party base was invested in keeping a racists South Africa bluestate10 Dec 2013 #11
Republicans let go of the past very slowly. Skidmore Dec 2013 #12
You got it. Steeped in St. Ronnie, his gospel is all there to it. Dead and still rotting America. freshwest Dec 2013 #20
he is not an american caucasian. spanone Dec 2013 #14
Is this a trick question. grantcart Dec 2013 #15
The same reason they hate MLK. n/t duffyduff Dec 2013 #16
Because of the way SA Chuuku Davis Dec 2013 #17
The hell are you talking about? XemaSab Dec 2013 #18
Uh Chuuku Davis Dec 2013 #19
What are you talking about. For once the needs of 85% of the country are actually on the agenda applegrove Dec 2013 #21
Respectfully disagree Chuuku Davis Dec 2013 #23
You attribute all that to Mandela winning the presidency? mynaturalrights Dec 2013 #24
So the Southern US today is not as great a place as the Southern US during slavery. Because there applegrove Dec 2013 #25
Oh sure. Because these ignorant assholes just care so much about a place they can't Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2013 #22
He's black. And mzteris Dec 2013 #26
He wrecked their ideal of the perfect country Warpy Dec 2013 #28
That's it, applegrove.. by Jove you've got it! Cha Dec 2013 #29
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