Why did Mohandas Gandhi not use his "fast unto death" tactic to force Jinnah to back down from his Partition Plan? He certainly used it on everyone else.
One must ask: Did he use this stupid tactic of his only when he was reasonably sure of a favorable outcome? To put it another way, did he use it only on the vast majority of backbone-free, bovine, uncritical Hindus, who would indulge him every time?
And is it thus fair to conclude that this tactic of Satyagraha, i.e. fasting/blackmailing unto death, only works against emotionally immature, terribly obtuse opponents, and stands no chance against a strong, determined one?
What good is a tool, moral or otherwise, that can only be used against the weak and stupid, eh?
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He did it wheneve he needed to forward his 'secular' agenda. As you very well know, anyone who can side or pretend to side with the minority is considered secular in India and anyone who is with the majority is typically considered Hindu funamentalist or part of the Hindutva Brigade or 'communal'. The amount of freedom and benefits we (India) provide to the minorities (at the cost of depriving the majority) is second to none - UCC exemption, Haj subsidy (while increasing tax on Hindu pilgimages to support the subsidy), etc. as examples.
The point is no one is asking for anything special, just to be treated euqal, fair and square..
Gandhi and the subsequent INC chelas figured out his approach and have stuck with it and have systematically brainwashed our media and general urban educated citizens that to be secular, you should turn a deaf ear to the majority of the country..
I meant Nehru in the last paragraph..
Balajee,
Yes, you are right on all counts. And I am not quite done with the "mahatma" yet. He needs some in-depth treatment in another post.
Something else that needs in-depth treatment is the gaggle of mindless, uncritical, unthinking Gandhi-groupies who still walk around claiming that he was the greatest thing before instant dhokla.
Dulai,
I will post something about cocktails soon. In the meantime, have you tried a Black Russian. Simple to make, and cheers one up no end.
Take one-and-one-half oz Vodka and two-and-a-half oz. Kahlua. Add a couple of rocks and stir. Open mouth wide and pour down the hatch. Repeat a few times. Grin mindlessly. Gibber like nobody's business.
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