Comment Comment by mcantelon Mandela founded the MK, a terrorist organization that bombed both military and civilian targets.Mandela: "...without violence ... no way ... to succeed in .. struggle against ... white supremacy."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_Sizwe#Motivation_fo...He might have turned into a pacifist, at some point, but he certainly gained political capital, intially, through violence. As with Arafat, I think he reached a point where violence as a tactic wasn't possible or useful. parent mcantelon 13 years ago
Mandela: "...without violence ... no way ... to succeed in .. struggle against ... white supremacy."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_Sizwe#Motivation_fo...
He might have turned into a pacifist, at some point, but he certainly gained political capital, intially, through violence. As with Arafat, I think he reached a point where violence as a tactic wasn't possible or useful.