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Old 11-30-2011, 05:27 PM   #206
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You know the history of nonviolence is in itself mired with sexism and racism, right?
You mention Gandhi, the obvious example of nonviolence, but he was a very conservative man with very traditional roles. And why not give credit to the numerous other movements and people in the Indian independence movement? Why not remember that Gandhi staunchly opposed Nehru's call for total independence of Britain in the 30's? Why not remember that it was the militant Sri Aurobindo that considered Mira Alfassa his equal in leadership? What of Udham Singh, who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, the governor responsible of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and in doing this Nehru claimed that Singh "kissed the noose so that we may be free."? What of the militant Aruna Asaf Ali, militant communist and the face of the youth in the Quit India Movement, who created the first women's political organization in India, the National Federation of Indian Women, within the auspices of the party?

As for Martin Luther King Jr., he did not want peace, he wanted love. And love is not always peaceful. Martin Luther King Jr. was the man who said "The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists."
Simply saying that Martin Luther King Jr. was all about non-violence is such an offensively stereotypical and inaccurate caricature of his ideas that it shouldn't be taught past second grade.
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