O maravilhoso Mandela

Thirty years later, Mandela is dead, and South Africa is a country going downhill.  Today, the news out of that country is all bad, from land expropriations to leftist policies destroying the economy.

Some are asking: Three decades after anti-apartheid leader was released from prison, how has life changed for South Africans?

As for Mandela's legacy, he will be remembered as the darling of the international left but not much more.

Mandela did not speak up when his followers destroyed the country to correct "injustices" from the past.  Many of those farmers targeted for land seizure left the country for fear of their lives.  Unfortunately, their talents have moved elsewhere and not compensated for their lands.

Tragically, it reminds me of Cuba or today's Venezuela.

Yes, we will see lots of stories about the great Mandela.  Yet his release turned out to be a big zero, or a gigantic missed opportunity for South Africa.