Collaboration
Gandhi and the MYTH of non-violence
RevSocialist اش... — Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:10
I was never a big supporter of Gandhi, or non-violence, but I did respect Gandhi for his resistance to British colonial rule. But after reading this pamphlet I have lost all respect in Gandhi and now actively dislike him for more than his stupid policy of non-violence. Even when I was a child I always liked the idea of the Sepoy Mutiny and Boxer Rebellion which were very violent. This pamphlet, which was put out by the Socialist Alternative (australia), argues very well against Gandhi’s actions, policies, and reactionary views.
Resistance and Collaboration, or al-Hagg Murad by Tolstoy
RevSocialist اش... — Fri, 01/08/2010 - 08:00
The extract I will be quoting from below is from Leo Tolstoy's Al-Hagg Murad which is rendered in english translation oddly as Hadji Murat, purportedly because the story takes place in Chechnya and this is apparently how they pronounce the arabic (الحج مراد) there. Anyway...to start off I should give a little background to this story.
