>> Apartheid was broken in South Africa by others.
Yes. The Boers took smart pills.
>> is sainthood at this level really justified?
Well of course not. But Nelson Mandela managed somehow to make an image of common humanity - humanity as a quality held in common by the SA 'communities' - at a crucial, risky moment.
No mean feat, worth a bit of respect surely? Got mine anyway.
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