Do Gandhian Principles work in real life?

[gohm]

Patty,

Why not post? This is an opinion piece? As long as you stick to opinion or fact & leave out any personal attacks (which I know you would not do!) post away. We are all adults and won't get our feelings hurt if we have different views.

[frodo.rok]

Now this is a topic which I think will attract 100 different views. My view is simple -

Consider a War-like situation between Nation -I & Nation - II. Nation - I decides to bomb Nation - II.

What should be Nation - II's counter strategy?

-> It should let Nation - I Bomb; and hope that it will stop bombing some day.
-> Fight for self defense.
-> Start bombing Nation - I & destroy its military base.

Your answer decides your view.----The Big K


And my answere is--> Start bombing Nation - I & destroy its military base.

And in addition I am going to ask all of you a qustion.....

Suppose Mahatma Gandhi was not assasinated and became prime minister of India.
What would have he done now??
Would he have any Armed force and polce force for Indias SAFETY from externa as wel as internal threats??
If he had let India to have any force then he would have violated his own IDEA, and if he did not have any force then as I think India would be destroyed completely by now if not earlier.

So what Mahatma ji would have done????

[raj87verma88]

Yes i agree with Frodo. Killing or hurting someone is sin but being attacked without raising your hand in self defense is an even greater sin.
If someone attacks you then the best strategy would be to take the war to him. Attack is the best form of defense.

Personally i know a lot about war and strategies. My paternal grandfather retired as a Lt.Gen. father is a Col. maternal grandfather was in the missiles department. 90% of my family members are either in the infantry, artillery, navy or air-force. All say this that attack is the best form of defense.

Gandhi has been given the status of a saint and the myth surrounding him will grow as time passes but he did not do enough for the country. India could have got independence much earlier, during non-cooperation movement had he not dismissed it. And why, he was against violence and some people set fire to a police station. So, was his theory that everything will go as i plan then only i will play the game.
During the time of choosing the prime minister for India, he chose Nehru while Sardar Patel was a much better leader and human being then Nehru and was also more popular among citizens. Why because he personally liked Nehru.
There are many other instances where we see that Gandhi did many things thinking about himself first and the country later.

[The_Big_K]

[Rings Bell]

Please do not veer away from the topic! We aren't here to discuss who favored whom and about history.

[raj87verma88]

Originally Posted by The_Big_K

[Rings Bell]

Please do not veer away from the topic! We aren't here to discuss who favored whom and about history.

Yeah right Bigiie
Well my answer to the question is NO

[ash]

*waves peace flag and launches dove bird*
Okay, I don't have a clue about his principles, but I'll just look at the options Big K has given.

*ahem*
Obviously a country has the sovereign right to defend itself. Personally, its best to keep the collateral damage to the minimum. Even so, using effective yet non destructive technologies is the key, since human life is indeed valuable. Diplomacy must be tried throughout to resolve a conflict.

One caveat of option III: By retaliating on their home soil, the aggressor has no choice but to dedicate all their resources and military assets for a drawn out war, despite being their fault. Even if only military bases were the target, it'll definitely spill over to the rest of society (look at the Iraq Invasion for proof). Bad news for both countries, winner or loser. When was the last time there was a full scale conflict between nations, where both countries were attacked? Thats right: WWII, the blackest mark in human history. You can't forget the trench wars and the atomic bombs, can you?

Weapons are such double edged swords indeed.

[frodo.rok]

I am still waiting for an answere...

[vivekji]

To be honest, it never does, for all Indians are not mahatmas

[just2rock]

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