Mandela's view of these Western governments differed from those of Marxist–Leninists, for he did not believe that they were anti-democratic or reactionary and remained committed to democratic systems of governance.
A visión de Mandela destes gobernos occidentais difería da dos marxista-leninistas, xa que non cría que fosen antidemocráticos ou reaccionarios e consideraba que mantiñan o seu compromiso polos sistemas democráticos de goberno.