Mandela is known as a political activist and an agitator who dare to issue opinions through words and deeds . Some words had met controversy and allegedly did not want to be remembered by the world . Speech is summarized thinkprogress , Sunday ( 08/12/2013 ) , among others :1 . Criticism of the Iraq war and imperialism, the United States ( U.S. ) .Regarding the war in Iraq , Mandela had called former President George W. Bush as " a president who does not have a vision of the future and not think sane " . Mandela even accused Bush of deliberately wanted to push the world into a holocaust , through the war in Iraq ." All who want their control ( Bush ) just Iraqi oil , " Mandela accused at that time . Mandela even speculated that the voice of the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will never be heard because it was black . " They will always hearing ( appeal ) when the UN Secretary General was white , " Mandela condemns the time.For Mandela , the Iraq War is nothing more than the form of American imperialism in the world . " If there is one country in the world who do evil , it is the United States ( U.S. ) . They never pedulu , " he accused .2 . Mendela mention freedom from poverty as a fundamental right of human beings .For Mandela , poverty is one of the evil in the world and condemned the inequalities that occur in the world . According to Mandela , when the world is filled with the advancement of technology and science , poverty will remain. This Rating Mandela , as large as a crime .3 . Mandela criticized the war on terror and accuse people of being terrorists - including Osama Bin Laden - without any proof .Mandela was an outspoken critic of the policies of former President George W. Bush in the fight against terror . Mandela had just removed his name from the U.S. terrorist list in 2008 . He strongly condemned the terrorist accusations to someone without any process of investigation .4 . Mandela highlights racism in the United States .When visiting New York , USA in 1990 , Mandela visited the Harlem area and praised the African-Americans who fought against discrimination and economic equality in the land of Uncle Sam . Mandela expressed , the problem of racism not only in South Africa but in advanced countries like America .5 . Embracing the great enemy of the United States .As someone who led the resistance against the apartheid regime , Mandela had sparked anger from most Americans . This is due to him no longer refuse to embrace former Cuban President Fidel Castro and former Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi .According to Mandela , both figures were already providing support in the South African struggle against apartheid . Mandela said , " One of the mistakes of the West is imposing that their enemies are fitting into our enemy too " . To U.S. citizens Mandela asserted , " We have own struggle " . Even Mandela called the former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as a fellow soldier .6 . Mandela is known as a fanatical supporter of unions.When visiting the factory in Detroit , USA , Mandela took time to meet with Detroit auto workers union ( UAW ) . Quickly, Mandela attracted the attention of the factory workers ." Brothers and sisters , friends and comrades , the man who was speaking here is not foreign . Guy who speaks is a member of the UAW . Flesh I was you , " Mandela said at the time
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