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   me to All   
   Re: Nelson Mandella   
   07 Dec 13 15:48:21   
   
   XPost: aus.politics, aus.tv, alt.atheism   
   XPost: aus.religion.christian   
   From: stoprudd@election.and.remove.invalid   
      
   On 7/12/2013 2:14 PM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >   
   > The whole world is presently paying tribute to this man and honoring his   
   > legacy. But I'd like to ask just a few questions..   
   >   
   >   
   > 1. Has his importance or significance in world events or on the world   
   > stage been exaggerated or overstated?   
   >   
   > 2. Is he deserving of the praise and tribute he is receiving? eg: flags   
   > at half mast, massive media coverage, documentaries, etc.,   
   >   
   > 3. Are we being or have we been manipulated by the media and vested   
   > interests because events are being misrepresented and facts ignored or   
   > distorted?   
   >   
   > 4. What nations (if any) are not joining in the worldwide tributes and why?   
   >   
   > a link of relevance: www.thetruthaboutsouthafrica.com   
   >   
   >   
   > (cries of 'racist' in an attempt to stifle discussion will be ignored)   
   >   
      
   There has already been about 4 hours TV coverage. I hope that's enough   
   for them.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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