mr. kennedy and the rest that, i say we got to deal with these folk. we got to meet with them. i say, be loaloney. >> it's understandably maddening right now.ou want to think back to all of that, how many leaders in this country dragged their feet and made excuses in the face of south africa's apartheid crisis. it's important to remember, because it wasn't that long ago. it was less than 30 years ago when the president and the united states knew all object apartheid, n nelson mandela's d, politicians were asking not only if apartheid was a serious problem but was it even america's problem to worry about? the story of the demise of apartheid, with south africa's march is an inspireing one. it is a chilling one. why did it take the united states to get it right? did we, did our leaders, our political system? have we learned anything from that? are we learning anything right now as we watch, as we take part in a gloenl memorial to an icon who as recently as five years ago had to have a waiver if you wanted to set foot in this country. i want to bring in mia whily, sean jacobs, bonn and raised in apartheid south africa, he is a writer at the ne