This piece depicts him as more of an anarchist, or at least someone who saw the state as a dangerous institution. My impression of him before this was of a man who at least bought into capitalism, a favored target of anarchism.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Gandhi's Politics
This piece depicts him as more of an anarchist, or at least someone who saw the state as a dangerous institution. My impression of him before this was of a man who at least bought into capitalism, a favored target of anarchism.
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I read your link to the New Yorker article. It was very good but definitely had a bias. When you have made a decision to make a particular point you can bend any evidence.
ReplyDeleteGhandi, was a great failure in the things the article describes. The history of progress and innovation is littered with failures along the way. I think the New Yorker's argument is just a little askew in that Ghandi did capture the hearts and minds of many and made the world consider using determined, peaceful ways of protest and negotiation. That's his success.