Oliver Tambo, born on this day in 1917, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.
In 1943, Tambo, along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, founded the ANC Youth League, with Tambo becoming its first National Secretary and a member of the National Executive in 1948. The Youth League proposed a change in the tactics of the anti-apartheid movement, advocating boycotts, civil disobedience, strikes, and non-collaboration.
In 1960, Tambo fled South Africa due to political persecution, living in exile in north London for thirty years. From London, he supported and helped organize the ANC in the fight against apartheid from a distance. On December 13th, 1990, Tambo returned to South Africa and was elected National Chairperson of the ANC.
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Is it really that unusual for people to not drink at all nor smoke tobacco or weed?
I mean this is in reaction to a twitter post so its not reacting to a real life sentiment exactly but its still a little strange seeing the two sides being "wow these people are badasses just rawdogging reality" vs "wow these freaks are just fine sober?"
Just kinda strange, for medical reasons I cant drink, tobacco smoke gives me splitting headaches and weed just didnt do anything for me the time I tried it, so I guess Im one of these badass freaks by process of elimination.
Total abstinence, yeah, it's probably a little strange. I know plenty of non smokers who drink rarely, but I don't know many people who never drink at all.
Really the people I know who fit this are sober, meaning like conscious choice after alcohol abuse.
In Western societies at least it's genuinely a small minority I'm pretty sure.
No. Like 2.1 billion Muslims all fib about not drinking all the time (I kid, most Muslims don't drink but it's a constant source of discussion and memes on Muslim social media).
I feel you, though. I don't drink or smoke for medical reasons and when I was younger it made a lot of socializing weird and difficult. It's not fun being the only sober person around a lot of very drunk people.
It is unusual, but it doesn't make it bad. I know I've been straight-edge in the past and people looked at me weird for that. Granted, I like runner's highs and pain, so maybe I'm not the one to go to on this matter.
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I only know two people in my life who don't use any substances at all. It seems like pretty much everyone drinks or smokes at some point
I haven't rawdogged reality for a long time. Usually stoned every day but I don't drink alcohol or smoke tobacco.
Not trying to be a weed guy but it's very common for weed to have little to no effect the first time someone tries it.
I tried a couple of times but it was all from the same person so maybe they just gave me shitty weed.