[imardmd1]

At one time I dated a woman from South Africa. I don't think she had the same view that the many overwhelmed fools have on the demise of Mandela have shown. I'm very curious as to what Alan Keyes, one of my favorite diplomats and federal office-seekers, would have had. From Wikipedia:

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During his time at the United States Department of State, Keyes defended the Reagan policy of not imposing economic sanctions on South Africa as punishment for apartheid.[28] Stated Keyes, "I see the black people in South Africa as the most critical positive factor for eliminating apartheid and building the future of that country ... And that is not something you do with rhetoric, slogans and noninvolvement. It's not something you will achieve through disinvestment."

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At that time, the black peoples were not (and as it is seen are not yet) fit for government. To me, Keyes has been one of the highest-self-motivated conservatives I have met.

[GeronL]

I agree.