Tag Archives: Nelson Mandela

Northern Ireland Cares Deeply About Israel and the Palestinians. Why?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 16 July 2024

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The “Genocide” Case Against Israel at the International Court of Justice is a Political Sham

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 27 January 2024

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The Devastation of South Africa is What Always Happens When a Soviet Asset Gets to Power

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 14 September 2023

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Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on May 18, 2014

Let us stipulate that getting a thing like this correct is basically impossible: there will never be enough time in three hours—the most a film hoping for commercial success can last—to adequately cover in proper detail and nuance the facts of such an inherently complicated and contested period in history. And if effort is made to go even some of the way to doing a proper job on this score, it only underlines all the things that were left out and alienates the section of the audience that has no interest in the history and wants an entertaining movie. Caveats in place …

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