It's selfish to prolong the suffering of the dieing.

and mentally alert.

I get he's a living treasure but geez, he's 94. Is this hard work keeping his heart beating really the right thing? I would say no. I think he would say no, if he can say anything at all at this point, which I highly doubt.

If you're going to volunteer iconic heroes for euthanasia, at least spell the important word correctly.

I suppose we could have iconic heroes stuffed and mounted. I don't know the particulars surrounding Mandela's health. If he's aware and has some control, the choice is certainly his. But passing in a hospital on a ventilator and a feeding tube is not a good way to die.

Rest easy, Mandiba.

For a smooth passage for Mr. Mandela. Godspeed.

After all they did to him, it's a wonder he's lived so long. He's had a very good innings.

I hope they don't keep him alive artificially; he's given all he could, and we can only wish him a peaceful passing.

As a (white) South African of progressive persuasion, my love and admiration for Mr. Mandela run deep. I remember the day that he was released like it was yesterday. I was a college student, and I was the only person watching his release on the dormitory television. I sat there with baited breath to catch a glimpse of the man that I knew even then would some day become our president. At that point almost no one knew what he looked like, since his face had not been seen in public in 27 years, and pictures of him had not been published.

One of my biggest regrets is that I never heard him speak in person. He came to the campus of the University of Stellenbosch where I studied, but the Conservative Party (far right white supremacist) students had blocked a large chunk of the conference room, and after they had become disruptive and were removed from the room, no one else was allowed to go in to fill the empty seats, which left a whole bunch of us who truly wanted to see and hear him, stranded outside. So I never got to see him in person, which is sad, since I was such a political junkie at the time, and those were such crucial times in South Africa's history.

Now it is clear that he has come close to the end of his long and eventful journey. I hope that his passing (whenever that happens) will be peaceful. Thank you, Madiba, for the gift of your self to my country of origin.

Just let the great man have his peace - at 94, he's had a long life. If the inevitable does happen, then tell the world.