Comments on: Mourning Manto

By: 6000

6000 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:42:09 +0000

Tara > Agreed, but I think you have to balance that against where we would be if it were not for the role people like Manto played in getting rid of Apartheid. And yes, SA is slowly making progress against HIV now, but there would be none of the overseas funding coming in if we were still under a pre-94 regime.

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:03:12 +0000

Unfortunately, when you are in the public eye, you are seldom remembered for the things you did right. Scandal trumps charity and achievements almost every time. Just look at Tiger’s woes. 10years as one of the best golfers in the world, undone but a juicy sex scandal. Look at Michael Jackson. His music is maybe 10th on the list of things you know about him, after his weird antics including dangling babies off balconies etc.
Unfortunately when you take on a public role, you are judged by the public. And the public LOVES to see when you mess up. I was vehemently against her AIDS policies and beliefs, I think she set SA back in an enormous way through her actions, but we are making up for it. Slowly.

By: 6000

6000 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:19:55 +0000

Tara > Work avoidance is to be commended.

Ah – got you now. I do agree. The whole “Gareth Cliff must be shot” brigade missed that memo though. And he missed the point. Apparently he blogged about it, but I am actually too busy to read it right now.

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:14:27 +0000

It’s work avoidance

Oh yes, that wasn’t aimed at you. Just general moaners and groaners around the interwebs thinking a decaying corpse makes you a saint.

Maybe it’s something to do with that religion thing I hear so much about. *ponder*
.-= Tara´s last blog ..‘Tis the season and all =-.

By: 6000

6000 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:04:28 +0000

Wenchy > It’s cool to hate Manto. And I can see why. But trendy viewpoints are often rather polarised.

Tara > Woo. Long comment. Nowt else to do?
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. Just that celebrating her death is gratuitous and tasteless. And that one should have all the facts before we go hell for leather and slate the woman because she only ever did harm.

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:25:44 +0000

Doesn’t she fit into the same category as Keith when it comes to their deaths. I mean sure, Keiths happened overnight, but that’s where he got it wrong. Old Manto knew doing it slowly was the way to go

But yes, whatever. You know me, I couldn’t really be bothered and am still wondering why everyone is being oh so serious about the whole thing.

Although, I think this whole ‘never speak ill of the dead’ nonsense needs to bugger off. If you were a complete git in life, your death does not suddenly make you a lovely person. If that were true we would only have complimentary things to say about Hitler and Stalin and Mussolini and and and…you know they all have something in common with Manto…were trying to do something for their people….just didn’t do it in the best way possible
.-= Tara´s last blog ..‘Tis the season and all =-.

By: Wenchy

Wenchy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:45:38 +0000

Ahhhh this is true. How can we possibly know all the details but many are quick with a comment. .-= Wenchy´s last blog ..Your body is a temple, but how long can you live in the same house before you redecorate? =-.

By: 6000

6000 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:13:43 +0000

HRH > I don’t mind that, as long as mistakes were all they made.

Cazpi > Thanks. Just that so often (especially in big news stories) people allow their opinions to be determined by whatever is “trendy”. SOmetimes digging a little deeper tells a different story.

Clive > And completely valueless.

By: Clive

Clive — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:46:54 +0000

I totally agree. there was so much more going on than we knew about when it came to her ministry…

And insulting someone who’s just died and has no way to respond… well that’s just puerile.

By: Cazpi

Cazpi — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:30:07 +0000

A very interesting, thought provoking view on this. I am not politically inclined at all, and was neither celebrating nor mourning her death. I may however, in future, be less critical of those politicians, as I really do know nothing about them.