Comments on: The Flaws of Great Leaders http://www.laurencecaromba.com/2009/07/15/the-flaws-of-great-leaders/ Politics, culture and foreign affairs Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:31:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Son of Apes and Pigs http://www.laurencecaromba.com/2009/07/15/the-flaws-of-great-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Son of Apes and Pigs Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:52:04 +0000 http://www.laurencecaromba.com/?p=1373#comment-116 Gandhi was very interested in ending Apartheid: against Indians. As for his black African brethren, well... http://www.trinicenter.com/WorldNews/ghandi4.htm Gandhi was very interested in ending Apartheid: against Indians. As for his black African brethren, well…

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]]> By: nexxus http://www.laurencecaromba.com/2009/07/15/the-flaws-of-great-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-114 nexxus Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:49:20 +0000 http://www.laurencecaromba.com/?p=1373#comment-114 Great paragraph. It is amazing how varied the reactions to these people are. Just from my personal experience, Gandhi is revered by most Indians here, largely but not only because of his stance against Apartheid. He's obviously a national hero in India, but there are vast areas of India where he is almost regarded with contempt, as a racist or classist & someone who played favourites. My wife just rolls her eyes when she hears people here gush on and on about him, she used to actually be offended until she gave up trying to defend her viewpoint to people who won't hear a word spoken against him. Great paragraph. It is amazing how varied the reactions to these people are. Just from my personal experience, Gandhi is revered by most Indians here, largely but not only because of his stance against Apartheid.

He’s obviously a national hero in India, but there are vast areas of India where he is almost regarded with contempt, as a racist or classist & someone who played favourites. My wife just rolls her eyes when she hears people here gush on and on about him, she used to actually be offended until she gave up trying to defend her viewpoint to people who won’t hear a word spoken against him.

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