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Gandhi's Letter to Hitler (1940)

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praptak ◴[17 Nov 24 07:31 UTC] No.42162573[source]▶
"They can have the former only by complete destruction of every Indian-man, woman and child"

Unfortunately this is not a rhetoricallly exaggerated and obviously impossible choice. Settler colonialism exists and relies exactly on this approach. I wonder how certain could Gandhi be that the British wouldn't choose this approach.

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1. blackoil ◴[17 Nov 24 07:41 UTC] No.42162617[source]▶
Yes. Gandhi's methods work as a call to the morality of the oppressing force. He studied in Britain, and I believe his method of non-violet resistance is forged by his principles and understanding of British people. These methods won't work in Ukraine and Gaza.