But in Harry’s telling, Mandela was most notable for surviving imprisonment — a remarkable feat indeed, but also the easiest part of his life story to depoliticize as a tale of personal endurance. Focusing on Mandela's imprisonment allowed Harry to make use of faux-profundities like “hope is the fuel that courage requires.” And when he did mention Mandela’s great deeds, the prince said “that doesn’t mean he was perfect. No. he was something better. He was human.
Harry committed an all-too-common sin among Western liberals who frame Mandela as a kind of prophet rather than a political figure. As Gary Younge’swarned: “[T]o make him a saint is to extract him from the realm of politics and elevate him to the level of deity. And as long as he resides there, his legacy cannot be fully debated or discussed, because his record is then rooted not in his role as the head of a movement, but in the beatified soul of a man and his conscience.
Meeeeghan1 ZeeshanAleem And people pay $500K a speech for this?
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ZeeshanAleem It's kinda cliche he's a freedom activist whilst believing he was imprisoned by the world to get free.
ZeeshanAleem It’s getting really old that you never have a positive thing to say about anything. Write something about something good! Or is Fox News your new model. Nothing good ever happens.
ZeeshanAleem That’s because Prince Harry is vacuous.
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ZeeshanAleem Oh brother. But did give the speech.
ZeeshanAleem Who dis?
ZeeshanAleem What did you expect from a wokie?
ZeeshanAleem Prince Harry delivered a very moving and inspirational speech. He spoke from the heart and it was definitely felt by all listeners.
ZeeshanAleem Can we please be spared from this ridiculous, self-righteous couple now? They are not royal in America. America doesn't have royals.
ZeeshanAleem He looks tired and drained
ZeeshanAleem And comparing himself to Mandela is ridiculous. Saying he and Madela been through a lot. Seriously all he's been doing is for himself and money.
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ZeeshanAleem Megan will have been behind it
ZeeshanAleem He is making himself look like a puppet. Embarrassing
MDymore ZeeshanAleem Since when does he speak for a murderer who used tire necklaces on people? I didn't know Harry Harkle was pro-violence and murder.
ZeeshanAleem Prince Harry is a terrible speaker - always has been. No inflections and low vocabulary. Who chose him? Based on what credibility?
Luca31404488 ZeeshanAleem From what I gather, it was not a keynote speech for Nelson , just an excuse to sound angry with his own life
ZeeshanAleem Unfortunately he left his best speechwriters back in the UK.
ZeeshanAleem Great article .. particularly enjoyed the following 'One would not expect him to be able to appraise Mandela’s legacy in a sophisticated manner'
ZeeshanAleem You are full of it and it smells to high Heaven. You speak to the mentally challenged and the racists. I’m sure you’re being paid well by certain entities. May God have mercy on your dirty soul.
ZeeshanAleem As far as I can tell the Sussex’s haven’t actually done anything philanthropic or charitable. They just talk about it mostly regarding themselves. This speech never made sense and most of the reporting has been about what Meghan was wearing.
ZeeshanAleem MSNBC has no business being in business.
ZeeshanAleem He’s a hypocrite!
ZeeshanAleem Like I said earlier.. Who?
ZeeshanAleem Soon the prince will be bald and nobody will care what he says.
ZeeshanAleem His brother wouldn’t either
ZeeshanAleem It was offensive to anyone with ears!