Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and Sex Are Under Scrutiny

Re:Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and S... by growlist on Thursday October 03, 2019 @05:20AM (#21145073)

Kind of amusing that Gandhi was attacked from the establishment, imperialist side by Churchill, and is now under attack from the opposite side. Poor Gandhi can't win.

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Re:Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and S... by quetzthecoatl on Thursday October 03, 2019 @05:59AM (#21145271)

somehow i feel it's the same side. The "establishment" uses whatever is the trendy means. He is a human, not a saint. It's good that people point out stupid things he believed in/did/said - it only humanizes Gandhi.

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Re:Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and S... by amundsentb on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:15AM (#21145362)

Can we not be allowed to have heroes without someone mentioning that they go to the toilet the same as us?

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Re:Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and S... by quetzthecoatl on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:02PM (#21150757)

Of course. Does all heroes need to be saints? I think not.

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Re:Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and S... by growlist on Thursday October 03, 2019 @12:52PM (#21149061)

I notice this also. I wonder whether it's part of the general policy that seems to be prevalent of keeping the public in an ongoing state of confusion.

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Re:Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, but His Attitudes on Race and S... by pliny on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:00AM (#21145277)

>Poor Gandhi can't win

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/30/enacted

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