[MeanWestTexan]

It reminds me of a "Best of" Military Science fiction story I read a few years ago --- what happens to India if Germany won WWII --- written by an Indian.

Basically, the theme was that Ghandi's passive resistence worked against the British because they were basically decent people --- the British public was horrified to learn of the British military slaughters, etc and so they stopped.

In the story --- written largely from the point of view of a Nazi general --- the passive resistence was really convenient way of getting everyone together and killing them --- and there was no one to be horrified because those that knew, approved.

It was a back-handed compliment to the British, really, and makes a good point that "peace" efforts only work with decent people.

Nazis, muslims, or the like with no regard for human life cannot be dealt with Ghandi's methods.

Very appropriate lesson in the war we fight today.

[Gengis Khan]

"Basically, the theme was that Ghandi's passive resistence worked against the British because they were basically decent people"

Thats BS. Many in India dont consider Hitler to be half as bad as whats the Brits were.

[Gengis Khan]

"Basically, the theme was that Ghandi's passive resistence worked against the British because they were basically decent people......"

The Brits did not leave India because they got carried away by Gandhi's (not Ghandi) compassionate plea.

"the British public was horrified to learn of the British military slaughters, etc and so they stopped. ...."

They were horrified, they stopped..........and then came back and carried out the Mau Mau killings. /sarc Trust the Brit media to paint themselves as a bunch of bleeding heart conquerors.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.
"In the story --- written largely from the point of view of a Nazi general---"

That would be General Model.

I forget the title of the anthology, but that was an impressive story.

Michael Frazier