I suppose the Founding Fathers were considered "terrorists" by the British. Pretty much a matter of perspective.
As far as communist, well, sometimes fighting for freedom often makes for strange bedfellows, especially in the 1960s. Did not the United States pretty much "create" Saddam Hussein, when we were trying to undermine Iran? We backed him for years until he turned on us.
Anyway, by all accounts after his release from prison and subsiquent Presidency, Nelson Mandela kept South Africa a democracy when he could have easily created a dictatorship, and he called for reconcilliation between whites and blacks when he could have easily encouraged violence. So, you know, pretty much a symbol for peace, even if the details of his life don't support the "perfection" of the man like the media pushes.
What would you do if you, your family, and your race had suffered something as heinous as apartheid for decades?
So as far as flying our American flag at half mast, it was a request, not a requirement, to honor a man who many, many people around the world, including in America, look to as a hero.
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