"A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle, and the oppressed is often left no recourse but to use methods that mirror those of the oppressor. At a certain point, one can only fight fire with fire." - Nelson Mandela I'm honestly torn. I feel both fighting fire with fire and fighting fire with love. Being oppressed and begging to be thought of as a person for so long is so exhausting, and when you're on the brink, it just seems so much easier to just say "eff it" and fight back, but at the same time, you become just as bad in a sense. I don't want to associate with oppressors or people who are okay with oppressors, especially after trying for so long to reason and educate them and just say that I deserve to live, only to be met with hate and ridicule. Sometimes, it's just too much, and it reaches a breaking point. I know I should be better than the oppressors, but sometimes I just wonder "why are they allowed to be evil and full of hate, and I am told to be the bigger person and not fight back? Why do they get a pass? Why do they get to spread their hatred and evil without consequences?"
That's a great point You can look at certain people with shame because of their poor behavior, but people tend to forget the next day. Then as soon as person B attacks back at person A, even with a good argument, person B is looked at like the crazy one! This world is so inconsistent, backwards, hypocritical, and lacking of self-awareness. It's embarassing
Violence is seen by us so often as a flaw, an aberration, something to be avoided at all costs and condemned when it does occur. But we have the privilege - most of us, I don’t know where you’re from - of making these judgements from a place of privilege and safety. Freedom fighters throughout time have not had such luxury, and their oppressors had no qualms about meting out horrific violence on them, for the sake of keeping their hold on power secure. “The end justifies the means” is not my point here, and moral relativism is something I have no truck with. That said, any regime or administration that seeks to make human beings less than human, needs to be opposed at every level. And if violence is the only means left open to those oppressed, that is the fault of the oppressor, and they reap that whirlwind. The best we can do in the aftermath, is learn from history, sturdy the context of those events instead of just the events themselves, and seek never to see they happen again. That’s the only way we advance, the only way we grow as a species, and honor the dead by not forgetting them.
@@limeyndixie I get what you're saying, and it's why I'm so torn. I know this is going to sound silly, but I just finished watching Attack on Titan, and the entire theme of that anime is oppression and breaking the cycle of hatred and fear and war, and part of breaking that cycle is the oppressed literally fighting back. Like, I understand me even thinking about this and thinking what I would do comes from a huge place of privilege. I completely understand that. I don't know what I would do when placed in a situation like so many people who are beaten down and oppressed. I don't know how I would go about fighting back. I like to think I have an idea based on how I'm doing based in my country of America and how close we are to being run by dictators and Fascist policy holders, but that doesn't show me how I would act if Fascism fully took over and there were military police walking the streets literally killing people like in say Nazi Germany. I don't know how I would react in that situation, and I know not knowing that and talking like I do know, again, comes from a place of privilege, but I guess I like to have an optimistic outlook that maybe, one day, we as humans can break the cycle of hatred and fear and war without having to resort to violence in order to get that peace, because I fear if we use violence to get that peace, then that peace won't last, because eventually, someone will want to get revenge. That's my fear.
1:50 - Chapter 1 - The beloved country 5:05 - Chapter 2 - A poison system 8:50 - Chapter 3 - Fight the power 12:45 - Chapter 4 - The prisoner 16:00 - Chapter 5 - The regime unravels 20:05 - Chapter 6 - On the knife edge
We was. Tho, his party obliterated South Africa, and it still to this day has not recovered. It's one of the most violent, corrupt, and poorest countries in the world. The government sponsors violence against the white population of the country. And they are allied with Putin in BRICS. This man was a communist authoritarian and a blood thirsty murderer. Calling Nelson Mendenhall a hero is the greatest piece of propaganda of the 20th century
I don't really agree with that. Some of his views really aren't that great. It's the same with Martin Luther King, if you look at his views objectively, not all of them are that great. But "we" choose to focus on a very narrow window of history which paint certain people in a positive light. The best example of this is "Mother Theresa". She was an absolutely barbaric and evil person, but people see her as a saint. Look up "house of the dying" for some horrific stories. The same goes for the views of the aforementioned people, just look them up, and you'll find out not all of them are that great.
Yes, I am living in california and I am trying to let people know of things happening there bc I know we can do more to help but I still never hear people talking about it, like the slavery for example, the recent prison break, how lybia continues stealing people for their slavery, its a mess but people here are so in their own heads that they dont even know.
@@apeiceofgarbage9848 I know you want to fix the problems of the world, which is lovely, but California really needs to fix their own problems first. No offense, but Cali is hell-hole now! Taxes are high, businesses are leaving, forests are burning, and riots are... well... you probably know this already... 😥😥😥
@@theparadigm8149 yeah but i cant do anything about that because im living here and im to young to leave, to much power here, no one would litsen to a 13 year old girl. But thank you I agree
@@apeiceofgarbage9848 thanks for the concern. Just make sure to understand that Africa is a very large place. Some African countries are closer to, in distance, America than to South Africa.
Amazing job Biographics. For recent passings, bio on Sean Connery and Alex Trebek. Also, as his 250th birthday is happening this December, bio on Ludwig van Beethoven?
@@quincyquincy4764 can't ever forget the tragedy of rhodesia from the breadbasket of africa to starvation purely due to incompetent leadership after an unjust transition of power
@@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat Way to totally miss the injoke :D Also apartheid =/= slavery, so the comment make no sense. I don't see why you'd want to draw that parallel, are you american? Most south africans are not and have never been slaves, I find it a bit insulting to inject your own social issues on another country, tbh.
One of my uncles was a student at Vaal Tech in the 90's. His home was less than 3 kms away from the college but the political violence was so horrible, he lived on campus so no one would follow him home,as his mom was a secretary of the local ANC and there was an ongoing power struggle between the IFP(another party),I think, and the ANC. It was so bad that my dad,who lived in Johannesburg since 1988,never visited him. The area was that dangerous.
Mandiba was a man in a million. His book , the long walk to freedom is a must read. I hope that one day, South Africa can honour his memory with change for good.
South Africa is fucked because of this man's regime. Though I guess beggars can't be choosers. It's not like there was a libertarian opposition to the Apartheid government.
@@NoaManic Ah yes the libertarian capitalists that nationalized half our industries, engaged in foreign wars, and implemented curfews. Not sure you understand what either Libertarianism or Capitalism is, friend.
@@NoaManic The Apartheid regime was socialist. Problem is it was mainly socialist for a small minority. But their socialism on the back of the black labour and land differential provided white South Africans with some of the highest standards of living in the world. Most whites had been dirt poor at the beginning of the century. They urbanized in large numbers around the same time as the blacks, which is the economic friction that would lead to Apartheid.
Next up, please do Martin McGuinness. He more than warrants an episode - “In the name of Jesus of Galilee and Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is only appropriate that on this occasion we fondly remember Martin McGuinness, a man of Derry, a passionate man, a commander in the Irish Republican Army who fought with everything he had for his people, but who also, like Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress in South Africa, had the capacity to transform himself and the IRA’s political arm, Sinn Fein, into instruments of peace and reconciliation after decades of warfare known as The Troubles,” said Rev. Jackson.
Just to be clear, irrespective of the good he did later on, he was not a political prisoner. He was imprisoned for terrorism and planting bombs, not for political reasons. Up until then, the ANC was not banned yet.
Could you make a video explaining why South Africa today has more rape, murder, and violence against women than any other country on Earth? I'm genuinely curious as to what went wrong.
Generational poverty. Granting equal rights doesn’t erase the economic consequences of colonization and apartheid. So monetary investment into the infrastructure and wealth of the bottom 80% of the country needs to happen.
But South Africa doesn’t have more rape, murder, and violence against women than any other country on earth. You just made that up. Also you asked “what went wrong?” as if these issues weren’t worse decades before.
The death of a negative nation and the birth of a positive one with as few a deaths as possible thanks to one man is a pretty feel good story, at least in my opinion
@@needsmetal Lol It was on the brink of Civil war *before* 1994. SA has been in a slow motion French Revolution since 1976. The currency lost as much value in the 25 years before 1994 as it did in the 25 years after 1994. Half the urban population was in slums in 1990. It's under 20% now. The current government is corrupt, but it's certainly no absolution of the previous government. Far from it. And often the people involved in the corruption back then are literally the same crowd colluding with the ANC today. Which is all that BEE is: Collusion of the old white guard and the new black elite.
Thank you - this was very well done. Living in South Africa I appreciate how balanced and contextual the script was, very well delivered and senstive too - for he was a hero to many. For Geographics it would be pretty interesting to cover some SA topics too - Kruger National Park, Vredefort Dome, Boesmansgat and perhaps the super deep gold mining. Many intersting potential topics. Also the Namib desert in Namibia would be awesome. Plenty of historical figures in SA - Shaka Zulu for example.
That's very true. I would like to add Helen Suzman to your list though, since even Mandela himself praised her and what she tried to do to end Apartheid from within parliament.
A global hero indeed! Viva Mandela. I think all of South Africa is so thankful for his struggle and leadership. He and de klerk worked tirelessly to prevent a civil war from taking place. If only the country's current leadership could keep Mandela's visiona and wisdom in mind... It saddens me to see so many negative comments about Mandela from other South Africans. Unfortnately, Mandela's vison of a happy rainbow nation is still an illusion... But most of us, especially young people, are working hard to correct the social consequences caused by apartheid. The struggle never really ended...
He was never involved with necklacing. Only Winnie was alleged to have done that ...Don't insult the legacy of Nelson Mandela by making false accusations
I think it is a bit odd, that you don't bring up that Winnie Mandela endorsed the practice of necklacing. Were tires filled with petrol were used to kill people. The bodyguards of Winnie used necklacing against a 14 year old black south-african boy named Stompie Seipei. They thaught he was a traitor. I understand that even these things need to be seen in context, but it is important to tell every part of the history.
Finally someone I suggested. So Simon does read my comments. It is matter of time we get Biographics on Atatürk. Tomorrow is going to be 82nd year after his passing.
This is inscribed on The Kemal Atatürk Memorial, which is a memorial directly opposite the Australian War Memorial on Anzac Parade, the principal memorial and ceremonial parade in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The inscription, attributed to Atatürk, pays tribute to his former foes and reflects his understanding of the cost of war: "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
Look up ku Klux Klan. Neo Nazi , white supremacist, American cities are in shambles, yes go look further at Hitler, Franco , Mussolini, there have been many European fail States, the West did not achieve the governments they now have instantly. It took hundreds of years, let the people of South African make mistakes , they will learn. You see shambles because you miss your racist government.
@@meharmann4328 oh sure lol you're so correct, I don't lol, you are the only one with the facts, I was being sarcastic , about America being in shambles , please teach me, wasn't Russia behind for centuries. Didn't Europeans fight for hundreds of years. But wait , I supposed if you alone have the facts and you know every thing. What's the point. I say bring back the killing of black south Africans. Bombing of black townships. Assassination of persons like steve Biko, I stop there kill all other ethic groups and create your white heaven.
@@ham-mantheman-ham634 I think you are preaching to the choir and missing the point. In fact you are simplifying the issue. The original statement was look up necklaces, my point is not a justification of Mandela or the ANC actions. But to highlight that there was war on a people , who having failed to convince the colonizers of a peaceful solution, used violence. Now despite your response, you are very aware that all independent nations had to fight to attend thier rights. Power does not concede without pressure. Non whites must not respond to white oppression. They must turn the other cheek. This was war, and they did what was necessary, they won't the aggressors, they were the defenders of their land , from racist invaders.
This is my new all time favorite one of your videos. Your an amazing person and teacher. I thank you sincerely for all you do to help spread these amazing teachings of history thank you Simon
Did you just glorify terrorism and the refusal to renounce violence, which lead to post-Apartheid South Africa: the single most violent and unempoyable country on earth?
As a Person who was born in Africa, and moved to USA in 90s, People just dont understand how BIG TO PEOPLE iN Africa and Around the world Mandela was, He was pretty much a living hero and force of nature. Nelson Mandela is basically Africans Abraham Lincoln.
As an English speaking South African of the new generation I can proudly say Mandela is absolutely the Father of Our Nation. Our country dearly misses your incredible leadership and wisdom.
Yep but love him or hate him Nelson Mandela will always be the champion of South Africa 🇿🇦.. generations will come generations will go but his name will always be remembered FOREVER.
This is one of the reasons he will always be a hero of mine. He could have absolutely gone the way of Guevara, but instead chose a very different path. One that other humanitarians can genuinely be proud to emulate. He brought change without bringing revolutionary violence and without becoming like the monsters he opposed. Many of us around the world despised Appartheid and its inexcusable violence. But he showed the way to defeat it.
@@agrid2608 the man built IEDs that killed at least 19 people for starters... “I do not deny that I planned sabotage,” Mandela told the court at his trial. “I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness, nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by whites.” He wasn't an irrational person. He convinced himself that he should do the things he did. It was intentional. He believed that he was qualified to pick and choose who should die. He was close with Fidel Castro, Yasser Arafat, and Sani Abacha... I'll assume you didn't know these things.
@@derptothemaxclearly lol notice how you don't answer and start randomly talking about something else. So much for the *necklacing* ! Mandela's bombs were for infrastructure sabotage. (energy pylons, post offices at night) The lethal bombings happened by other people when he was in prison particularly in the 1980s. It's why there were no charges of murder, but rather the charge of " the preparation and use of explosives for the purposes of sabotage" I''ll assume you didn't know these things.
@@agrid2608 ah sorry I wasn't clear enough. I meant to say that I find it disturbing that you'd come to his defense let alone side step the lives he took. If you believe it was the right thing to do, I'd encourag you to speak with a counselor. Ask them, "If I'm being objectively oppressed and made to suffer, is it ok to kill a minimum of 19 people and inflict damage to the understructure of my country?" Please come back to us here and let us know what the councilor said in reply.
@@derptothemaxclearly lol or you can admit you lied. Maybe you should see a shrink to determine why your ego might lead you of on a babbling tangent, rather than admitting that your statement was factually incorrect.
Some time ago, I wondered why people were sad about this man's death. "But he was in prison", I thought to myself, believing he must've committed some crime Sometimes, I'm happy to be wrong. Rest in power, Nelson
Nelson Mandela, a man who deserves to be remembered, not just being a part of Sourh African history, or African History, but world history, I-m sure people have drawn strength and continue to draw strength and even quote him to this day. He put up with great injustices, imprisoned on trumped up charges, doing back breaking labour, and being denied to attend the funeral of his Mother and eldest Son. Yet despite all that he holds onto his conviction, on his unwavering and unfettered belief on a racially equal Siuth Africa. Nelson Mandela sacrificed 27 years of his life at the expense of his marriage and his children, denied repeated attempts to be released early, if he denounced his protects and activism, and would have accepted death for his beliefs, the truest embodiment, of belief is the sacrifice of oneself, to continue the cause, a true believer I dont know, what South Africa is like today, if it has improved or not we can all be inspired by Nelson Mandela, and his idea of a rainbow nation, black, white, brown, coloured any race. R.I.P Nelsob Mandela 1918 - 2013 🇿🇦😂 I ❤Africa
This one is a long time coming even though I might disagree with some of mandalas opinions but I do agree with his fight for freedom and rights for all but sadly South Africa is more divided that ever constant farm attacks on white farmers and the riots in the city’s which are against other people who emigrated to South Africa.
It's really sad I hope someday us south Africans can come together with all our differences and this We've done many wrong things against each other and we have to end it
South Africa's more divided than ever?? You have to be joking. I can tell that you've been watching a lot of those far-right propaganda videos cause you're using those same talking points.
@@mrmcgraw3706 It's ironic of you to call me dumb when it doesn't take a genius to look up farm attack statistics from reliable sources. Farm murders are an act of criminality and don't just affect white farmers but also affect black and other non-white farmers the only reason why white farmers make up the majority of those murders is because there aren't that many non-white farmers. South Africa has a high crime rate and over 20 000 people are murdered yearly, how many of those murders are farmers? Only 57. If the farm murders are racially motivated then why are there 9 non-white farm workers murdered yearly? You're misrepresenting the truth, do farm attacks happen? Yes they do, are they racially motivated, there's no evidence to prove that especially when non-white farmers are affected
@@mrmcgraw3706 really? coz from the official stats, white farmers are being killed at a rate BELOW the national average. Most of the attacks have NO clear indication of racial influence. In fact, a significant portion of the victims of these farm attacks aren't even white. Taxi drivers are killed at rates several orders of magnitude above those of white farmers... and they're not even the worst affected demographic... You look into security guards, police officers, etc. You'd be shocked, but you never hear anything about them coz most of them just aren't pale enough to catch your attention. we average +/- 60 farm murders a year in RSA, and that number has gone down DRASTICALLY from the previous decades. But again, you won't know that because your right-wing echo chambers are too think-walled to allow facts to break through.
@Emil there has never been a correlation that showed that singing struggle-era songs influenced attacks on white people. People sang about all sorts of thing during the struggle. They also song about killing double agents, or people they accused of being apartheid sympathizers. How come none of you are making these sorts of correlations to black people being killed at the highest rates of any demographic in RSA? There's nothing truthful about being far-right, selectively truthful is the term you were looking for.
I'm a South African of Indian descent and Muslim. The gift this man gave us is indescribable. And he was a very fair man. Sees all sides and a true peacemaker. I wish we had more of these people in this world. Things could have got bloody and messy if not for him. Despite religion or race this man was the for the people. I have been fortunate to go to his funeral and see his body. May he rest in peace. Love
Nelson did what the Algerians both Europeans and North Africans couldn't do, a reconciliation to start over United in one nation. however the french and arab nationalists and the bloodshed was to extreme and immense to overcome. Mandela always makes a reference in any paper discussing the Algerian war and independence and how it would ve be like today if both sides worked together.
@Balmung Barbossa everyone knows that he failed his country when it comes to economic issues and it not something unknown! Islamists curse Kamal Ata Turk for destroying the Islamic identity of Turkey but he still the founder and the hero of the country and his Islamist enemies can't take that away from him.
I hate to be that guy, but black people are the only people not allowed to be violent even though they are the victims of violence. imagine ukraine being judged for reacting out of violence....that's every black man around the world it's sad how the never ending onion of racism still brings tears to my eyes
Perhaps Simon has a twin sibling we don't know about and who is helping him make videos. Or perhaps he has a time machine like the one Hermione uses in The Prisoner of Azkaban to keep up with his other channels
He has multiple writers and i think people overestimate how long it takes to record a 20-30m talk, and we can assume from the frequent errors, misspeaks, audio bugs, etc that he doesn't do a lot of retakes. Then its just a case of sending the data to the editor. I reckon Simon spends between 2-4hrs of his time on each video, this includes pre-reading the script, setting up lighting and audio and recording
I really enjoyed this one. It is a shame everyone in this day and age...30+ years later, can't seem to be sensible and take a page from his book on how to act! Thanks Simon and co.
As a South African I love my country but it’s heartbreaking to see how Mandela’s own politically party is becoming the thing Mandela fought so hard to abolish.
Followed by a video of the grim realities of living in a post apartheid South Africa. Rape Capital of the world, 5th most dangerous country in the world. Extreme poverty, record high unemployment, government corruption etc etc etc.
VIDEO IDEA: Commented this on Sideprojects but forgot that you have ALL the channels and this one is better suited. The story of Edward Ellsberg, specifically the stories detailed in "Under the Red Sea Sun", it is truly a awe-inspring story of the normally unglamorous world of naval salvage during WWII in the Red Sea.
You should do Sir Seretse Khama, another great African leader, who negotiated a peaceful transition from British rule to an independent Botswana. He was elected as the first president of the independent Botswana and established a function democracy which still stands and is now the oldest continuous democracy in Africa.
I remember the drunken singalongs in the 1970's that tended to always cover at least "Free Nelson Mandela". Can't remember who wrote the song, but I do remember it made us more aware of Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Mandela is also one of the few great negotiaters to have ever lived. He won a nation, while his wife ran his organization which turned to terrorist attacks.
Nelson Mandela and George Washington both lead rebel groups which committed terrorist acts against their own citizens. They both had their own reasons for doing so. So why do we(the souls who live on in their works) call them heroes? Comic books heroes make a strange line in that they don't kill. Is it because they succeeded in getting what they wanted? Is that a hero?
Very disappointed at some of the factual errors you made in some of the most crucial moments of this history. For example you said that rubber bullets were used against protesting students, but then you weren't on to use the famous picture of a dead young boy from those protests. In fact, over a thousand students were shot dead during the 1976 uprisings.
One of my favorite facts about Nelson Mandela is that he had a cameo near the end of the 1992 movie Malcolm X. Something that continues to shock people who subscribe to Mandela effect theory, but there you go.
please make a BIOGRPAHICS EPISODE of ; willem van oranje (William of Orange) is known as the founding father and hero of The Netherlands. he made his fame when he led the Dutch uprising against the rule of the Spanish Habsburg, The uprise led to the 80-year war (1568-1648) between the Dutch states and Spain There is a English page on wikipedia "William the Silent" that's his nickname
"A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle, and the oppressed is often left no recourse but to use methods that mirror those of the oppressor. At a certain point, one can only fight fire with fire." - Nelson Mandela
I'm honestly torn. I feel both fighting fire with fire and fighting fire with love. Being oppressed and begging to be thought of as a person for so long is so exhausting, and when you're on the brink, it just seems so much easier to just say "eff it" and fight back, but at the same time, you become just as bad in a sense.
I don't want to associate with oppressors or people who are okay with oppressors, especially after trying for so long to reason and educate them and just say that I deserve to live, only to be met with hate and ridicule. Sometimes, it's just too much, and it reaches a breaking point. I know I should be better than the oppressors, but sometimes I just wonder "why are they allowed to be evil and full of hate, and I am told to be the bigger person and not fight back? Why do they get a pass? Why do they get to spread their hatred and evil without consequences?"
That's a great point
You can look at certain people with shame because of their poor behavior, but people tend to forget the next day. Then as soon as person B attacks back at person A, even with a good argument, person B is looked at like the crazy one!
This world is so inconsistent, backwards, hypocritical, and lacking of self-awareness. It's embarassing
Violence is seen by us so often as a flaw, an aberration, something to be avoided at all costs and condemned when it does occur. But we have the privilege - most of us, I don’t know where you’re from - of making these judgements from a place of privilege and safety. Freedom fighters throughout time have not had such luxury, and their oppressors had no qualms about meting out horrific violence on them, for the sake of keeping their hold on power secure.
“The end justifies the means” is not my point here, and moral relativism is something I have no truck with. That said, any regime or administration that seeks to make human beings less than human, needs to be opposed at every level. And if violence is the only means left open to those oppressed, that is the fault of the oppressor, and they reap that whirlwind.
The best we can do in the aftermath, is learn from history, sturdy the context of those events instead of just the events themselves, and seek never to see they happen again. That’s the only way we advance, the only way we grow as a species, and honor the dead by not forgetting them.
@@limeyndixie I get what you're saying, and it's why I'm so torn. I know this is going to sound silly, but I just finished watching Attack on Titan, and the entire theme of that anime is oppression and breaking the cycle of hatred and fear and war, and part of breaking that cycle is the oppressed literally fighting back.
Like, I understand me even thinking about this and thinking what I would do comes from a huge place of privilege. I completely understand that. I don't know what I would do when placed in a situation like so many people who are beaten down and oppressed. I don't know how I would go about fighting back.
I like to think I have an idea based on how I'm doing based in my country of America and how close we are to being run by dictators and Fascist policy holders, but that doesn't show me how I would act if Fascism fully took over and there were military police walking the streets literally killing people like in say Nazi Germany. I don't know how I would react in that situation, and I know not knowing that and talking like I do know, again, comes from a place of privilege, but I guess I like to have an optimistic outlook that maybe, one day, we as humans can break the cycle of hatred and fear and war without having to resort to violence in order to get that peace, because I fear if we use violence to get that peace, then that peace won't last, because eventually, someone will want to get revenge. That's my fear.
This video brought me to tears. I live in South Africa 🇿🇦 and Nelson has been my hero. Thank you for this fantastic video
We could do with Madiba at the helm again. 🇿🇦
Bless your heart!🙏
1:50 - Chapter 1 - The beloved country
5:05 - Chapter 2 - A poison system
8:50 - Chapter 3 - Fight the power
12:45 - Chapter 4 - The prisoner
16:00 - Chapter 5 - The regime unravels
20:05 - Chapter 6 - On the knife edge
Since you’ve done Mandela how about Bishop Desmond Tutu?
He who forgave Bikos killers
It's admirable how he wasn't bitter after how badly he was treated for decades. RIP
He was never badly treated
@@jeffslote9671 You are a fool!
We was. Tho, his party obliterated South Africa, and it still to this day has not recovered. It's one of the most violent, corrupt, and poorest countries in the world. The government sponsors violence against the white population of the country. And they are allied with Putin in BRICS. This man was a communist authoritarian and a blood thirsty murderer. Calling Nelson Mendenhall a hero is the greatest piece of propaganda of the 20th century
The world needs someone like Nelson Mandela more than ever now.
I don't really agree with that. Some of his views really aren't that great. It's the same with Martin Luther King, if you look at his views objectively, not all of them are that great. But "we" choose to focus on a very narrow window of history which paint certain people in a positive light.
The best example of this is "Mother Theresa". She was an absolutely barbaric and evil person, but people see her as a saint. Look up "house of the dying" for some horrific stories. The same goes for the views of the aforementioned people, just look them up, and you'll find out not all of them are that great.
@@nightfly4664 are you seriously comparing Mandela to someone who purposely allowed the poor and sick to suffer? Please, tell me more.
I hope as a south African we can fix this
It's messed up here rn but some day I know we can make things right
Yes, I am living in california and I am trying to let people know of things happening there bc I know we can do more to help but I still never hear people talking about it, like the slavery for example, the recent prison break, how lybia continues stealing people for their slavery, its a mess but people here are so in their own heads that they dont even know.
If you have anything you can share I would love that and thank you I hope we can make this even just slightly better.
@@apeiceofgarbage9848 I know you want to fix the problems of the world, which is lovely, but California really needs to fix their own problems first. No offense, but Cali is hell-hole now! Taxes are high, businesses are leaving, forests are burning, and riots are... well... you probably know this already... 😥😥😥
@@theparadigm8149 yeah but i cant do anything about that because im living here and im to young to leave, to much power here, no one would litsen to a 13 year old girl. But thank you I agree
@@apeiceofgarbage9848 thanks for the concern. Just make sure to understand that Africa is a very large place. Some African countries are closer to, in distance, America than to South Africa.
You should do a video on Egypt’s Nasser, he was a very interesting man
Under ottoman control or British control
Also, Sir Anthony Eden. He hated Nasser with a burning passion, and went to war illegally over it.
I’m so excited to see this post! I made many requests for Nelson Mandela! Thank you!
Amazing job Biographics.
For recent passings, bio on Sean Connery and Alex Trebek. Also, as his 250th birthday is happening this December, bio on Ludwig van Beethoven?
Yes, all great recommendations!
All of these please
I visited the house Beethoven was born in, in Bonn last month
Need to do a Steve Biko Bio
You mentioned no casualties from the bombings, maybe look up the Church Street bombing in Pretoria, just to name one example
Church Street bomb happened in 1984. He went to prison in 1964.
Based! Well done Mendela
If you do Nelson Mandela then I think you should do the "Bush War"
Interesting topic. I've been reading a lot about African history most recently the Bush war and the Congo in the 60s.
Why?
@@quincyquincy4764 can't ever forget the tragedy of rhodesia from the breadbasket of africa to starvation purely due to incompetent leadership after an unjust transition of power
@@MajesticSkywhale you seem nostalgic to the apartheid system. Is that true?
@@quincyquincy4764 in rhodesia blacks had access to the same things whites did
Had been waiting for a while for this one. Thanks Simon
Winnie got a few men hot under the collar. RIP SA.
All hail Simon, the master of RUclips information.... and his slave army led by Danny, King of the basement.
Slave Army? Probably not the best video to say something so stupid. 🤔
@@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat you're the one conflating apartheid in South Africa with the slave trade...
@@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat Way to totally miss the injoke :D Also apartheid =/= slavery, so the comment make no sense. I don't see why you'd want to draw that parallel, are you american? Most south africans are not and have never been slaves, I find it a bit insulting to inject your own social issues on another country, tbh.
One of my uncles was a student at Vaal Tech in the 90's. His home was less than 3 kms away from the college but the political violence was so horrible, he lived on campus so no one would follow him home,as his mom was a secretary of the local ANC and there was an ongoing power struggle between the IFP(another party),I think, and the ANC. It was so bad that my dad,who lived in Johannesburg since 1988,never visited him. The area was that dangerous.
Some suggestions:
1. Constantine XI Palaiologos
2. Suleiman the Magnificent
3. Margret Thatcher
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Sargon of Akkad
Carl Benjamin isn’t that well known
@@JonMI6 dont do my ancient man like that ;(
@John Higgins and others aren’t?
Some sugestions, all of which are latin american dictators: Alfredo Stroessner, Jorge Rafael Videla, Alberto Fujimori
I’d like to see something on Trujillio
Does cuba fall in your latin american world?
Aberto fujimori was not a dictator he was the president of the contry Peru
@@henrygrootenify yes
@@Arias21JL maybe not a dictator but highly corrupt and used lots of violence
The world is a sadder place without Nelson Mandela.
Finally they talk about Africa..reminds me of those days of complaining..please do more ..you also have an African audience too !!!!!
Mandiba was a man in a million. His book , the long walk to freedom is a must read. I hope that one day, South Africa can honour his memory with change for good.
South Africa is fucked because of this man's regime.
Though I guess beggars can't be choosers. It's not like there was a libertarian opposition to the Apartheid government.
@@joss4074 No, because the ''libertarian'' Capitalists were the rulers of Apartheid :)
@@NoaManic Ah yes the libertarian capitalists that nationalized half our industries, engaged in foreign wars, and implemented curfews. Not sure you understand what either Libertarianism or Capitalism is, friend.
@@NoaManic The Apartheid regime was socialist. Problem is it was mainly socialist for a small minority. But their socialism on the back of the black labour and land differential provided white South Africans with some of the highest standards of living in the world.
Most whites had been dirt poor at the beginning of the century. They urbanized in large numbers around the same time as the blacks, which is the economic friction that would lead to Apartheid.
@@agrid2608 Socialism: ''The means of production and distribution are communaly controlled by the community (workers)'' Does that sound like SA..?
"A brave and wise man, Nelson Mandela always fought for his beliefs, but at the same time remained a great humanist and a peacemaker,"
-Vladimir Putin
MADIBA! how Africa loves him. Sadly his children are spoilt rotten embarrassing his name and his party
Do Steve Biko next. He is credited for starting the end of Apartheid. He's one of the greatest martyrs in the 20th century.
Denzel Washington in Cry Freedom
YES!
Next up, please do Martin McGuinness.
He more than warrants an episode -
“In the name of Jesus of Galilee and Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is only appropriate that on this occasion we fondly remember Martin McGuinness, a man of Derry, a passionate man, a commander in the Irish Republican Army who fought with everything he had for his people, but who also, like Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress in South Africa, had the capacity to transform himself and the IRA’s political arm, Sinn Fein, into instruments of peace and reconciliation after decades of warfare known as The Troubles,” said Rev. Jackson.
Preach!
Amen
that was an amazing video simon, beautifully delivered, and the script writer deserves a hell of a pat on the back.
Just to be clear, irrespective of the good he did later on, he was not a political prisoner. He was imprisoned for terrorism and planting bombs, not for political reasons. Up until then, the ANC was not banned yet.
Could you make a video explaining why South Africa today has more rape, murder, and violence against women than any other country on Earth? I'm genuinely curious as to what went wrong.
Generational poverty. Granting equal rights doesn’t erase the economic consequences of colonization and apartheid. So monetary investment into the infrastructure and wealth of the bottom 80% of the country needs to happen.
But South Africa doesn’t have more rape, murder, and violence against women than any other country on earth. You just made that up. Also you asked “what went wrong?” as if these issues weren’t worse decades before.
Hyperbole, thy name is Bass Roulette.
@@Ruosteinenknight I guess next time I'll just smile, nod my head, and remember that asking difficult questions about touchy subjects is not ok
@@trevor5666 thank you for the thoughtful reply, I appreciate the perspective!
Video suggestions: Francisco Nguema, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Mobutu Sese Seko, Thomas Sankara, Ousmane Sembene, Pelé, Shaka Zulu.
"Rolihlalha," meaning "trouble maker"
Good trouble, as Rep. John R. Lewis would say.
This is literally a feel good story about the death of a nation.
The death of a negative nation and the birth of a positive one with as few a deaths as possible thanks to one man is a pretty feel good story, at least in my opinion
@@sarahfowler3217 you mean a country on the brink of Civil War and genocide
@@needsmetal Lol It was on the brink of Civil war *before* 1994. SA has been in a slow motion French Revolution since 1976. The currency lost as much value in the 25 years before 1994 as it did in the 25 years after 1994.
Half the urban population was in slums in 1990. It's under 20% now.
The current government is corrupt, but it's certainly no absolution of the previous government. Far from it. And often the people involved in the corruption back then are literally the same crowd colluding with the ANC today.
Which is all that BEE is: Collusion of the old white guard and the new black elite.
Apartheid yay!
@@sarahfowler3217 lol...Nelson's wife is a lovely lady too, right?
From RSA this was very well done
Have a look into Steve biko too
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion”
Nelson Mandela
Lol. Ironic coming from a man who often sang songs about how we should murder the "boer".
its actually not true, its a survival mechanism
Thank you - this was very well done. Living in South Africa I appreciate how balanced and contextual the script was, very well delivered and senstive too - for he was a hero to many. For Geographics it would be pretty interesting to cover some SA topics too - Kruger National Park, Vredefort Dome, Boesmansgat and perhaps the super deep gold mining. Many intersting potential topics. Also the Namib desert in Namibia would be awesome. Plenty of historical figures in SA - Shaka Zulu for example.
That's very true. I would like to add Helen Suzman to your list though, since even Mandela himself praised her and what she tried to do to end Apartheid from within parliament.
A global hero indeed! Viva Mandela. I think all of South Africa is so thankful for his struggle and leadership. He and de klerk worked tirelessly to prevent a civil war from taking place. If only the country's current leadership could keep Mandela's visiona and wisdom in mind... It saddens me to see so many negative comments about Mandela from other South Africans. Unfortnately, Mandela's vison of a happy rainbow nation is still an illusion... But most of us, especially young people, are working hard to correct the social consequences caused by apartheid. The struggle never really ended...
How many people did he and Winnie have "Necklaced"?
Yeah the look on their faces was of deep disbelief to what is happening to them! It deserves a painting.
He was never involved with necklacing. Only Winnie was alleged to have done that ...Don't insult the legacy of Nelson Mandela by making false accusations
@@kaybee1996 sa going from nuclear power to shitthole is his legacy
Mandela wasn't a perfect man. He did take part in the dismantling of a racist regime. I am sorry the ANC is now a corrupt government.
How many children did the south African SS "police" murder?
I think it is a bit odd, that you don't bring up that Winnie Mandela endorsed the practice of necklacing. Were tires filled with petrol were used to kill people. The bodyguards of Winnie used necklacing against a 14 year old black south-african boy named Stompie Seipei. They thaught he was a traitor. I understand that even these things need to be seen in context, but it is important to tell every part of the history.
AKA: The Colombian Necktie
I thought this video was about “Nelson Mandela”?
Can you please do:
Henry VIII: The Tyrannical Tudor King
Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator
Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
Episode of the head of the stasi in East germany Erich Mielke.
Suggestion: St. Catherine of Siena
The man behind the Mandele effect
Your channels are amazing! Thank you for the constant content you provide.
Would you do a Biographics on Steven Biko? And Peter Gabriel?
Finally someone I suggested. So Simon does read my comments. It is matter of time we get Biographics on Atatürk. Tomorrow is going to be 82nd year after his passing.
I'm Australian and I love that idea
This is inscribed on The Kemal Atatürk Memorial, which is a memorial directly opposite the Australian War Memorial on Anzac Parade, the principal memorial and ceremonial parade in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The inscription, attributed to Atatürk, pays tribute to his former foes and reflects his understanding of the cost of war:
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
You forgot to add that he also has a conspiracy named after him also, "The Mandela effect".
First thing i thought of too. I swear mandela died in prison!
@@brett4264 your tinfoil hat is crooked
Since you're discussing a South African figure, any chance at a Shaka Zulu vid in the future??
Look up necklacing
SA is in shambles.
Look up ku Klux Klan. Neo Nazi , white supremacist, American cities are in shambles, yes go look further at Hitler, Franco , Mussolini, there have been many European fail States, the West did not achieve the governments they now have instantly. It took hundreds of years, let the people of South African make mistakes , they will learn. You see shambles because you miss your racist government.
@@noveltycandles5231 lol you have no idea what ur talking sbout
@@meharmann4328 oh sure lol you're so correct, I don't lol, you are the only one with the facts, I was being sarcastic , about America being in shambles , please teach me, wasn't Russia behind for centuries. Didn't Europeans fight for hundreds of years. But wait , I supposed if you alone have the facts and you know every thing. What's the point. I say bring back the killing of black south Africans. Bombing of black townships. Assassination of persons like steve Biko, I stop there kill all other ethic groups and create your white heaven.
@@noveltycandles5231 one evil does not justify another. It creates a cycle of revenge and hate.
@@ham-mantheman-ham634 I think you are preaching to the choir and missing the point. In fact you are simplifying the issue. The original statement was look up necklaces, my point is not a justification of Mandela or the ANC actions. But to highlight that there was war on a people , who having failed to convince the colonizers of a peaceful solution, used violence. Now despite your response, you are very aware that all independent nations had to fight to attend thier rights. Power does not concede without pressure. Non whites must not respond to white oppression. They must turn the other cheek. This was war, and they did what was necessary, they won't the aggressors, they were the defenders of their land , from racist invaders.
It would be intersting to see a biography on F.W. de Klerk
This is my new all time favorite one of your videos. Your an amazing person and teacher. I thank you sincerely for all you do to help spread these amazing teachings of history thank you Simon
Did you just glorify terrorism and the refusal to renounce violence, which lead to post-Apartheid South Africa: the single most violent and unempoyable country on earth?
As a Person who was born in Africa, and moved to USA in 90s, People just dont understand how BIG TO PEOPLE iN Africa and Around the world Mandela was, He was pretty much a living hero and force of nature. Nelson Mandela is basically Africans Abraham Lincoln.
As an English speaking South African of the new generation I can proudly say Mandela is absolutely the Father of Our Nation. Our country dearly misses your incredible leadership and wisdom.
Everyone loves a bit of necklacing
I look at the almost 200 dislikes & think why?? I also despair of the fact that there is such hate out there...
Yep but love him or hate him Nelson Mandela will always be the champion of South Africa 🇿🇦.. generations will come generations will go but his name will always be remembered FOREVER.
This is one of the reasons he will always be a hero of mine. He could have absolutely gone the way of Guevara, but instead chose a very different path. One that other humanitarians can genuinely be proud to emulate. He brought change without bringing revolutionary violence and without becoming like the monsters he opposed. Many of us around the world despised Appartheid and its inexcusable violence. But he showed the way to defeat it.
Should have highlighted the war crimes that he was into as well. Necklacing is horrific.
What does that have to do with him? He'd been in jail for 20 years when the first necklacing happened.
@@agrid2608 the man built IEDs that killed at least 19 people for starters...
“I do not deny that I planned sabotage,” Mandela told the court at his trial. “I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness, nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by whites.”
He wasn't an irrational person. He convinced himself that he should do the things he did. It was intentional. He believed that he was qualified to pick and choose who should die.
He was close with Fidel Castro, Yasser Arafat, and Sani Abacha...
I'll assume you didn't know these things.
@@derptothemaxclearly lol notice how you don't answer and start randomly talking about something else. So much for the *necklacing* !
Mandela's bombs were for infrastructure sabotage. (energy pylons, post offices at night) The lethal bombings happened by other people when he was in prison particularly in the 1980s.
It's why there were no charges of murder, but rather the charge of " the preparation and use of explosives for the purposes of sabotage"
I''ll assume you didn't know these things.
@@agrid2608 ah sorry I wasn't clear enough. I meant to say that I find it disturbing that you'd come to his defense let alone side step the lives he took. If you believe it was the right thing to do, I'd encourag you to speak with a counselor. Ask them, "If I'm being objectively oppressed and made to suffer, is it ok to kill a minimum of 19 people and inflict damage to the understructure of my country?" Please come back to us here and let us know what the councilor said in reply.
@@derptothemaxclearly lol or you can admit you lied. Maybe you should see a shrink to determine why your ego might lead you of on a babbling tangent, rather than admitting that your statement was factually incorrect.
Some time ago, I wondered why people were sad about this man's death. "But he was in prison", I thought to myself, believing he must've committed some crime
Sometimes, I'm happy to be wrong. Rest in power, Nelson
Nelson Mandela, a man who deserves to be remembered, not just being a part of Sourh African history, or African History, but world history, I-m sure people have drawn strength and continue to draw strength and even quote him to this day. He put up with great injustices, imprisoned on trumped up charges, doing back breaking labour, and being denied to attend the funeral of his Mother and eldest Son. Yet despite all that he holds onto his conviction, on his unwavering and unfettered belief on a racially equal Siuth Africa. Nelson Mandela sacrificed 27 years of his life at the expense of his marriage and his children, denied repeated attempts to be released early, if he denounced his protects and activism, and would have accepted death for his beliefs, the truest embodiment, of belief is the sacrifice of oneself, to continue the cause, a true believer I dont know, what South Africa is like today, if it has improved or not we can all be inspired by Nelson Mandela, and his idea of a rainbow nation, black, white, brown, coloured any race. R.I.P Nelsob Mandela 1918 - 2013 🇿🇦😂 I ❤Africa
My Uncle said, He went to South Africa in the 70’s by his international business. He was given a “TEMPORARY WHITE MANS CARD?” Did such a thing exist?
Yes, apparently Japanese and Taiwan were also considered Honoury whites because they were friendly to South Africa
Great coverage.
Much more than I expected, and a great conclusion.
This one is a long time coming even though I might disagree with some of mandalas opinions but I do agree with his fight for freedom and rights for all but sadly South Africa is more divided that ever constant farm attacks on white farmers and the riots in the city’s which are against other people who emigrated to South Africa.
It's really sad
I hope someday us south Africans can come together with all our differences and this
We've done many wrong things against each other and we have to end it
South Africa's more divided than ever?? You have to be joking. I can tell that you've been watching a lot of those far-right propaganda videos cause you're using those same talking points.
@@mrmcgraw3706 It's ironic of you to call me dumb when it doesn't take a genius to look up farm attack statistics from reliable sources. Farm murders are an act of criminality and don't just affect white farmers but also affect black and other non-white farmers the only reason why white farmers make up the majority of those murders is because there aren't that many non-white farmers. South Africa has a high crime rate and over 20 000 people are murdered yearly, how many of those murders are farmers? Only 57. If the farm murders are racially motivated then why are there 9 non-white farm workers murdered yearly? You're misrepresenting the truth, do farm attacks happen? Yes they do, are they racially motivated, there's no evidence to prove that especially when non-white farmers are affected
@@mrmcgraw3706 really? coz from the official stats, white farmers are being killed at a rate BELOW the national average. Most of the attacks have NO clear indication of racial influence. In fact, a significant portion of the victims of these farm attacks aren't even white. Taxi drivers are killed at rates several orders of magnitude above those of white farmers... and they're not even the worst affected demographic... You look into security guards, police officers, etc. You'd be shocked, but you never hear anything about them coz most of them just aren't pale enough to catch your attention.
we average +/- 60 farm murders a year in RSA, and that number has gone down DRASTICALLY from the previous decades. But again, you won't know that because your right-wing echo chambers are too think-walled to allow facts to break through.
@Emil there has never been a correlation that showed that singing struggle-era songs influenced attacks on white people. People sang about all sorts of thing during the struggle. They also song about killing double agents, or people they accused of being apartheid sympathizers. How come none of you are making these sorts of correlations to black people being killed at the highest rates of any demographic in RSA? There's nothing truthful about being far-right, selectively truthful is the term you were looking for.
I'm a South African of Indian descent and Muslim. The gift this man gave us is indescribable. And he was a very fair man. Sees all sides and a true peacemaker. I wish we had more of these people in this world. Things could have got bloody and messy if not for him. Despite religion or race this man was the for the people. I have been fortunate to go to his funeral and see his body. May he rest in peace. Love
In the near future? Desmond Tutu?
Thank you Simon for this beautiful video that spoke magnificently of South Africa's greatest icon
Nelson did what the Algerians both Europeans and North Africans couldn't do, a reconciliation to start over United in one nation. however the french and arab nationalists and the bloodshed was to extreme and immense to overcome. Mandela always makes a reference in any paper discussing the Algerian war and independence and how it would ve be like today if both sides worked together.
@Balmung Barbossa everyone knows that he failed his country when it comes to economic issues and it not something unknown! Islamists curse Kamal Ata Turk for destroying the Islamic identity of Turkey but he still the founder and the hero of the country and his Islamist enemies can't take that away from him.
Please do videos on...
1. Geronimo
2. Sir Francis Drake
3. Tokugawa Ieyasu
4. Captain Kidd
5. Jose Rizal
I hate to be that guy, but black people are the only people not allowed to be violent even though they are the victims of violence. imagine ukraine being judged for reacting out of violence....that's every black man around the world it's sad how the never ending onion of racism still brings tears to my eyes
Could you please do a bio on Ip Man? Thank you :)
Yes!
Perhaps Simon has a twin sibling we don't know about and who is helping him make videos. Or perhaps he has a time machine like the one Hermione uses in The Prisoner of Azkaban to keep up with his other channels
He has multiple writers and i think people overestimate how long it takes to record a 20-30m talk, and we can assume from the frequent errors, misspeaks, audio bugs, etc that he doesn't do a lot of retakes.
Then its just a case of sending the data to the editor.
I reckon Simon spends between 2-4hrs of his time on each video, this includes pre-reading the script, setting up lighting and audio and recording
He doesn't own all the channels as well for some he is just a narrator
I really enjoyed this one. It is a shame everyone in this day and age...30+ years later, can't seem to be sensible and take a page from his book on how to act! Thanks Simon and co.
Could you do one on Rwanda and their government ?
I waited so long for someone from South Africa
It's wonderful to South Africa embracing and honoring Mandela's legacy two decades later.
The pronounciation was the best part 🤣🤣🤣
Please do an episode on The Mad Queen of Madagascar, Queen Ranavalona i
“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul”.
Love the videos Simon, keep up the good work 👍
Question: does Simon has a family and if so does he speak to them or see them at all?
He has a wife and baby daughter.
@@--enyo-- but does he see them with all his youtube channels and the time those consume
While nelson Mandela wasnt a perfect human being I'm sure we all know this but I'd argue he is probably one of the best leaders in the world
He got into jail for terrorism
“Terrorism” governed by the state who despised him
As a South African I love my country but it’s heartbreaking to see how Mandela’s own politically party is becoming the thing Mandela fought so hard to abolish.
Could you do one on Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?
I need a video about grim realities of life in apartheid South Africa.
That would be a good topic.
@@ding1466 i forgot others like nazi gemany, imperial Japan, dark ages, inquisition and mongol empire.
That's it. 😁✊
Followed by a video of the grim realities of living in a post apartheid South Africa. Rape Capital of the world, 5th most dangerous country in the world. Extreme poverty, record high unemployment, government corruption etc etc etc.
@@matto6195 I love how everyone has an opinion until they cant refute a counterpoint. Well done😁
Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest South Africans who has ever lived.
Funny thing is because of his laws and the greed of the presidents that followed him, the land act is still in full effect
VIDEO IDEA: Commented this on Sideprojects but forgot that you have ALL the channels and this one is better suited.
The story of Edward Ellsberg, specifically the stories detailed in "Under the Red Sea Sun", it is truly a awe-inspring story of the normally unglamorous world of naval salvage during WWII in the Red Sea.
You should do Sir Seretse Khama, another great African leader, who negotiated a peaceful transition from British rule to an independent Botswana. He was elected as the first president of the independent Botswana and established a function democracy which still stands and is now the oldest continuous democracy in Africa.
I remember the drunken singalongs in the 1970's that tended to always cover at least "Free Nelson Mandela". Can't remember who wrote the song, but I do remember it made us more aware of Nelson Mandela.
from RSA, you did well Simon.
Thanks for this, its appreciated!!! Hope you and the team keep up your smashing work! 👍🏼😊
I swear you already uploaded one on Mandela, or maybe he has that effect
Nelson Mandela is also one of the few great negotiaters to have ever lived. He won a nation, while his wife
ran his organization which turned to terrorist attacks.
Bad taste in women?
@@SoulTransient Not sure, but it did help free Mandela's cause overall!
Nelson Mandela and George Washington both lead rebel groups which committed terrorist acts against their own citizens. They both had their own reasons for doing so. So why do we(the souls who live on in their works) call them heroes? Comic books heroes make a strange line in that they don't kill. Is it because they succeeded in getting what they wanted? Is that a hero?
Do an episode about Yasser Arafat
Very disappointed at some of the factual errors you made in some of the most crucial moments of this history. For example you said that rubber bullets were used against protesting students, but then you weren't on to use the famous picture of a dead young boy from those protests. In fact, over a thousand students were shot dead during the 1976 uprisings.
One of my favorite facts about Nelson Mandela is that he had a cameo near the end of the 1992 movie Malcolm X. Something that continues to shock people who subscribe to Mandela effect theory, but there you go.
please make a BIOGRPAHICS EPISODE of ; willem van oranje (William of Orange) is known as the founding father and hero of The Netherlands. he made his fame when he led the Dutch uprising against the rule of the Spanish Habsburg,
The uprise led to the 80-year war (1568-1648) between the Dutch states and Spain
There is a English page on wikipedia "William the Silent" that's his nickname
P.S. i was watching the other channels videos ;-) and thats why i posted 1 hour later
Can't Wait To see your doing Ante Pavelić
And now South Africa is a free a prosperous society we never need hear about
Great balls of fire Simon, can't you just have one channel, and different playlists for you videos? How many channels are you at now? 20?
I dont think he owns them all and is just the narrator for some of them
While he was a freedom fighter his wife was actually a tyrant.
Please do the Mad Baron- Roman Von Ungern Sternberg