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Faust:
Off course pacifism is a bad move - look at Gandhi and where picking up salt got him! Oh thats right freedom from british colonialism... ;)
KernelPanic:
quote:Originally posted by Faust:
Off course pacifism is a bad move - look at Gandhi and where picking up salt got him! Oh thats right freedom from british colonialism... ;)
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Although ghandi was cool it was more the work of america that lead to the colonies being given up.
Faust:
Some of the colonies of course Tux - us Australians have to still bow to the freakin British. :(
Although now of course we are bowing more to the Americans :( :( :(
I admit my knowledge of world history is slightly shaky (I do after all have a public school education) but surely the popularity of Ghandis actions had at least a small impact on the way politics played out? After all if the close enough to accidental killing of and Archduke by a couple of anarchists could (eventually) lead to WW2 then small actions can have a large impact..?
So far this forum has been great for stuff like this! I swear they let too many right wing nuts post at www.michaelmoore.com... and the last forum my friend set up got way too much hate mail so he dropped it. The bigest dickhead in the world ever has to be The Jackal... check out his posts at http://www.kierans.cjb.net/
Also have a look at www.rootingoutevil.org
[ December 11, 2002: Message edited by: Faust ]
Faust:
BTW this topics subject line does seem to be a bad generalisation.
KernelPanic:
quote:Originally posted by Faust:
Some of the colonies of course Tux - us Australians have to still bow to the freakin British. :(
Although now of course we are bowing more to the Americans :( :( :(
I admit my knowledge of world history is slightly shaky (I do after all have a public school education) but surely the popularity of Ghandis actions had at least a small impact on the way politics played out? After all if the close enough to accidental killing of and Archduke by a couple of anarchists could (eventually) lead to WW2 then small actions can have a large impact..?
So far this forum has been great for stuff like this! I swear they let too many right wing nuts post at www.michaelmoore.com... and the last forum my friend set up got way too much hate mail so he dropped it. The bigest dickhead in the world ever has to be The Jackal... check out his posts at http://www.kierans.cjb.net/
Also have a look at www.rootingoutevil.org
[ December 11, 2002: Message edited by: Faust ]
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No, Ghandi did indeed have a big effect. I was just saying that the yanks whispering (well shouting) in our ear had a very very big effect.
I don't advocate the empire/monarchy either it has caused much bloodshed, but I suppose it helped some.
I havn't been on Mr Moore's forum yet, but it sounds like a damn good idea.... Checking it out now.
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