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Ghandi's Racism

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Some sources on Ghandi's outrageous opinions about black people:

 

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/sentletsediakanyo/2008/10/17/on-mahatma-gandhi-his-pathetic-racism-and-advancement-of-segregation-of-black-people/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8410318/Mahatma-Gandhi-racist-and-bisexual-claims-new-book.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/oct/17/southafrica.india

http://www.nairaland.com/37329/gandhi-racist

 

He also hated Indian Untouchables and thought they should be denied basic human rights.

 

 

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John F Keane

Fri 3rd May 2013 23:53

Great poem...

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Nigel Astell

Fri 12th Apr 2013 16:43

The Twisted Goblin

Powder white
patchy hair
squinting eyes
shameful serpent
elephant ears
prominent do-gooder
racist heart
blind faith
religlous obedience
world wide
faithful followers.

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