Is this not ignorance?

Is it ignorant for an educated, employed white, middle-class, South African male in his late 20's to say; "Every person great or small past and present had flaws. At the end of the day its the legacy that people leave that makes a difference. Standing up and saying that you are not great because you did so and so is actually short sighted. The only truly valuable lesson in life is the one you learn yourself and not the one forced on you by others beliefs. When Mandela left we were a country in its infancy and now we are the equivalent of a teenager that just got his scooter and is having his first taste of freedom. At that point the parents/ father of the nation needs to step back and let the kids learn what is justified isn't always right and pray that the foundations set are enough to bring the kids (read country) back to its defining character and all the hopes its people had for it. When something goes wrong world I will rather put my head down and make a difference on the ground, being positive. If the whole world complained there'd be chaos. If the whole world shut up and made a positive difference we would be in a lot better place. Be it even a vote." In response to a disadvantaged, angry and neglected, black South African male, disillusioned by the failures of Mandela's legacy, the hardships he suffers, as the ANC become more and more corrupt, and the country more and more desperate?