David Lammy, UK Shadow Foreign Secretary and member of the Labour Party, has been criticized for his comments regarding Nelson Mandela's stance on protests and armed struggle. Lammy suggested that Mandela would oppose the current Palestine protest camps and claimed Mandela was not involved in armed struggle, which has led to public rebuke. Mandela's grandson, Nkosi Zwelivelile, accused Lammy of being an apologist for genocide and misrepresenting Mandela's legacy, specifically in the context of Gaza protest criticism. The controversy highlights a significant disagreement over the interpretation of Mandela's actions and beliefs in the context of modern political issues, involving both the Labour Party and Republican Trump-eteers.
Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela says the UK shadow foreign secretary should stop being 'an apologist for the ongoing genocide' and heed his grandfather's words https://t.co/xnddAYFfc9
David Lammy, I knew #NelsonMandela. Mandela was a comrade of mine. Take the name of Nelson Mandela out of your filthy mouth. #Labour #Gaza #Lammy @WorkersPartyGB
Mandela’s grandson rebukes Labour's Lammy for Gaza protest criticism https://t.co/Jlz6DyXD52
David Lammy claims that Nelson Mandela would be opposed to the Palestine protest camps, and that he had nothing to do with armed struggle. Lammy wants to be foreign secretary. Lammy is an embarrassment. Haughtily declaring Churchill prime minister in September 1939! Foolish man. https://t.co/oNBSdCToHx
🚨Nelson Mandela’s Grandson: David Lammy is a lying Apartheid supporter and a shameful apologist for genocide. Keep Mandela’s name out your f—king mouth!🤬👇 https://t.co/yQKyNJbViR
“Contrary to what David Lammy would like us to believe, Madiba acknowledged the heroes in the Civil Rights Movement - - who regularly protested for our freedom. He himself was of that generation of South African youth who called for the armed struggle in the face of increasing -” https://t.co/IbTwrAlcE7
Mandela would evidently oppose the UK and US’ stance. The Labour Party is actually unhinged, along with the Republican Trump-eteers Lammy is addressing. Asking why protestors are not talking about “the wars in Congo, Haiti and other places” when Labour and Lammy aren’t either. https://t.co/P5hPJG4ZBz
David Lammy said: "There is a difference between peaceful protest of the kind Mandela would have advocated, and violence and rioting" https://t.co/G7tYcUUQVn
The most repugnant thing about this is that @DavidLammy knows full well the truth of Mandela's politics, ideology & tactics, just as he knows full well why there are mass protests over Gaza but not Sudan or DRC. He is actively playing dumb to sidestep his own responsibilities https://t.co/CGch6u3Dll