Here is another view of Mandela's legacy, this time from Pepe Escobar:
http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/12/the-hijacking-of-mandelas-legacy/
The bottom line: Mandela defeated apartheid but was defeated by neoliberalism. And that’s the dirty secret of him being allowed sainthood.
I'm in general agreement with what he says. Mandela was merely a symbol used by the West. The reality was and is that Africa's wealth will be happily plundered by the West no matter which leader is "in charge".
Pepe frequently appears on Scott Horton's radio show. You can listen to some of his podcasts @
http://scotthorton.org/?s=escobar
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