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Gandhi: what do you think of when you hear/read his name?

Asked by seazen_ (4801points) March 29th, 2011

Now I think of fallen heroes after reading a review and articles about the new book coming out

Racism, bisexuality and basically statutory rape with minors (girls, including his niece). Oy.

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troubleinharlem's avatar

Statutory rape? Racism? o.o

And I think of peace.

ucme's avatar

Truthfully? The Richard Attenborough movie & dp/pd if you catch my drift.

SpatzieLover's avatar

An Indian man that tried to do his personal best for peace. Men are infallible

xjustxxclaudiax's avatar

When I think of him, I first think peace….then my thought turns to this picture I saw on the net where monks set themselves on fire… :( sad.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

I think of non-violent resistance.

Joker94's avatar

Ben Kingsley.

filmfann's avatar

The Mahatma will always be an inspiration to me, of what is right, and the power of one voice.

saintDrew's avatar

a Nice old man fighting non-violently for peace

Joker94's avatar

In full seriousness, I usually think of the power of nonviolence, and how one man can make a difference.

aprilsimnel's avatar

I already knew he was a racist and wasn’t very nice to his wife. But liberating his country from their oppressors was still a good thing. Apparently he was the man for the job.

As for his pumped-up boyfriend? Meh.

aprilsimnel's avatar

@troubleinharlem, Boyfriend. Or at least a very deep crush. Very.

mattbrowne's avatar

‘Ghandi’ is the most frequently misspelled name in the world. Otherwise, he showed the world that non-violent resistance can bring change.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

@mattbrowne : I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying about the spelling of Gandhi. Ghandi is incorrect. @seazen_ has spelled it correctly.

mattbrowne's avatar

@hawaii_jake – Of course he did. I just answered his question ‘What do you think of…’

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