Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:58:16 -0400 From: Chuck0 <chuck-AT-tao.ca> Subject: Re: Gandhi Daniel Marley wrote: > > Sara Smith wrote: > > >Is is just me, or is there something really offensive about this >poster? > >1)>It seems to be strongly disrespecting Ghandi's legacy and >2) It seems > >to be distorting history. If he would have fought back, he >would have been > >killed much sooner. One blatant example of somebody >being put to death who > >wasn't a pacifist is John Brown. Not that I'm >saying John Brown shouldn't > >have done what he done, but the fact >remains that they're both death. In > >fact, John Brown was actually >executed by the state, which is done more > >easily than having to >assassinate someone.. eh.. > > I dont wanna be disrespectful, but could you please state clearly what you > mean by "Gandhis legacy"? I dont know much about Indias history, but I > dont believe Gandhi had all the impact (in the countrys economy, state, > social organization) that media keeps refering to. Actually, the > independence didnt mean much (in concrete terms) to the vast majority of > the population, as far as I know (or "as far as Ive been told"). England > didnt change its economic relations to India, right? The country hasnt > gone back to its old Economic Empire status > (bbbbad translation of Braudels concept), has it? See: Myths and Legends - Gandhi http://www.spunk.org/texts/groups/acf/sp001767.html << Chuck0 >> This was the year *everything* changed. -- Commander Ivanova, 2261 Mid-Atlantic Infoshop -> http://www.infoshop.org/ Alternative Press Review -> http://www.altpr.org/ Practical Anarchy Online -> http://www.practicalanarchy.org/ Homepage -> http://flag.blackened.net/chuck0/home/ "A society is a healthy society only to the degree that it exhibits anarchistic traits." - Jens Bjørneboe
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