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Old 10-18-2008, 10:28 AM   #22
piercehawkeye45
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Originally Posted by Ibram View Post
gandhi was non-violent, and he still was probably the biggest factor in getting rid of the british...
true, after partition millions died, but that wasnt the revolution that was the partition.
The more I hear about that subject the more I think we hear a biased version just like thinking that the Civil War was fought over slavery. Supposedly economic factors had a much larger part, which is much more realistic. But either way, Gandii, MLK, etc changed the system from within in a democracy, which is possible non-violently, not overthrew a system, which isn't.
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