Desmond Tutu Speaks Out Against ANC “Gutter” Politics

Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu feels that Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he knew what was really going on in the ANC. Tutu based this statement on what he referred to as the “gutter level of discourse” among certain politicians. Despite this, Tutu is not completely pessimistic and believes that the situation will soon be resolved.

Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he was fully aware of the “gutter level of discourse” among some politicians in South Africa today, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has told the Guardian.

Tutu, who led the campaign for Mandela’s release, admitted his generation had been naive in thinking the altruism of the anti-apartheid struggle would inoculate against corruption in the democratic era.

In an interview by email prior to his speech at Monday’s annual Google Zeitgeist conference in London, the archbishop emeritus also praised the internet’s transformative potential, but warned of a digital divide between Africa and the west.

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