Appeal of M&G Ombudsman Ruling: Clarifying Cultural Definitions of Respect

Brad Blanton Ph.D, of Radical Honesty Enterprises, author of Radical Honesty, Practicing Radical Honesty, Radical Parenting, Honest to God, The Truthtellers, and Beyond Good and Evil.

On 11 February 2010 I filed a complaint with the Mail and Guardian Ombudsman: M&G Violations of Press Code: Re: "Mandela: Icon of Freedom & Forgiveness", Feb 08, 2010, which alleged the Mail and Guardian article contained Material Ommissions of Contrarion Perspectives for Fairness, Balance & Accuracy, under the following subheadings:

1. Reality of Life for (a) Poor Blacks and (b) service delivery for all South Africans; under ‘National Party’s White Supremacy’ vs. ‘ANC’s Black Elite Corrupt Domination’
   
2. Mandela and the ANC: Advocate’s for ‘non-racial democracy’ or Black Liberation Theology violence, with the goal of ‘Black Power’?
   
3. Black Liberation Theology Doctrine: Extermination of White Culture & Whiteness
   
4. Nelson Mandela was the Commander in Chief who chose to conduct the ANC & MK’s alleged ‘black liberation’ along the path of violence and terrorism; as opposed to the Just War path of Gandhian Nonviolent Civil Disobedience.
   
5. Guilty of Sabotage; Judge President of Tvl. Division of the SA Supreme Court.
   
6. Admitted to Ordering Terrorist Acts of Murder: Church Street Bombing.
   
7. Black Liberation Theology: Necklacing as a Terror Tactic of Intimidation to coerce unwilling citizens to participate in the alleged ‘black liberation struggle’.
   
8. Merging of African Ideal of Manhood & Black Liberation Theology: Slavery & Cannon Fodder Production
   
9. Complaint to the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Withdraw SA’s Nobel Peace Prize Medals, from Nelson Mandela, FW de Klerk & Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
   
10. Respondent in Legal Prosecution and Persecution of White Refugee Complaint to High Court: Western Cape # 19663-09
    
11. Respondent in Complaint to SA Human Rights Commission, for (a) Crimes against Humanity, (b) Crimes against the Peace & the (c) Crime of Apartheid.
    
12. Summary and ‘Icon of Freedom and Forgiveness’ Questions:

Below is my Appeal of Ombudsman Franz Kruger response wherein he justifies the Mail and Guardian's bias, because:

“For all South Africa’s many problems, the reality is that the overwhelming majority of South Africans have a deep and abiding respect for Mandela, as shown in the reaction to the 20th anniversary of his release yesterday.”

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