1. I’ve seen comments that Gandhi was a pacifist only because his people had no access to weapons, so he had to find something that was doable. One way to look at this is to consider some of his less well known quotes.

   “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.” — Mohandas K. Gandhi, An Autobiography, p. 446

   “He who cannot protect himself or his nearest and dearest or their honor by non-violently facing death may and ought to do so by violently dealing with the oppressor. He who can do neither of the two is a burden. He has no business to be the head of a family. He must either hide himself, or must rest content to live for ever in helplessness and be prepared to crawl like a worm at the bidding of a bully.” — Mohandas K. Gandhi, “The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi”, cited at http://www.mkgandhi.org/nonviolence/phil8.htm

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2. Hhhhmmm havent seem to many “idealolgys” fly planes into buildings or wander around wearing suicide vests or shooting ak47s. Heres an idea- leave us the fuk alone and we will leave you alone

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