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To: herecomesthesun
Gandhi did nothing to hasten Indian independence whatsoever, and according to V.S. Naipal, was so erratic and counterproductive to the independence movement, that he probably delayed Indian independence by about 20 years.

Oh, no less an authority than VS Naipal, whoever the hell HE is ... Gandhi served as the nonviolent conscience of Indian independence, and forced the British to relinquish their stranglehold over the subcontinent without a shot being fired (at least in formal revolution). What Indian sects did after independence was not on Gandhi's hands. In fact, he fasted nearly to death to quell the ridiculous internecine squabbling that led to Muslim versus Hindu versus Sikh. He "conceded" to the National Congress only because he had no electoral authority, and Jenna's Muslims would have started a civil war otherwise.

By the way, it’s Muhammad Ali Jinnah, not Jennah.

By the way, it's V.S. Naipaul, not Naipal.

And don’t call me “bro”.

I thought it would be more polite than "idiot."

13 posted on 12/29/2007 7:37:28 PM PST by IronJack (=)
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To: IronJack

Good catch on spelling of V.S. Naipaul.

Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.

Go ahead and worship Gandhi if you want to, you will have plenty of company, but I won’t join you.


14 posted on 12/29/2007 8:00:43 PM PST by herecomesthesun ("...and that’s what I’m going to try to do as President again...")
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