Mahatma Gandhi 'racist and bisexual' claims new book

[khushal]

non violent and violent uprisings work in different contexts. if u were to try a non violent uprising against the mongols then ur entire family tree would be chopped down. if u were do it against a weakened and broke post ww2 british empire that was already looking to withdrawal from colonies that were more of a liability than an asset at the time, it might work.

look at what happened to mubarak, no one had to fire a gun at his regime for it to fall. time and place, its the difference between a successful revolution and maybe a blurb on wikipedia about a failed uprising.

While what your saying is true. If there are mass non violent demonstrations against a government, the government sometimes fears it because if they use force against their own people, the military sometimes refuses to take such orders and also their is a fear the military might split up and create civil war.
When mubarak stepped down, the military forced him out because their was a fear of a split of loyalty in military officers.

[randolph85]

While what your saying is true. If there are mass non violent demonstrations against a government, the government sometimes fears it because if they use force against their own people, the military sometimes refuses to take such orders and also their is a fear the military might split up and create civil war.
When mubarak stepped down, the military forced him out because their was a fear of a split of loyalty in military officers.

exactly, its not because a government thinks these people will just sit around and do nothing forever. loyalties will be tested, economies will be stalled, there will be pressure from outside the country, and anti regime elements will grow nuts.

[gadoonwal]

another ,,racist,,attack on asain hero.
The westren world never like asains heroes.

[roadrunner]

it's a fact Gandhi was a bit racist. Not too unusual for such overt racism at that time though.