I disagree. I think opposite. Violence is aggressive. You start with good intention. But for that reason it corrupts your mind very soon. Violence may get you a solution but at a very inhuman, rude and immoral cost. And mostly that solution will be short lived. The very definition of violence is the target do not matter to you. It is not any one like you. In that sense a very selfish approach and sefishness is not our way. Violence looses support very soon and hence looses stand soon. And to make things worse, by the time it looses it has already gone irrecoverable. The moment you go Violent you provoke your enemy to react for the sake of mere survival. You loose your credibility in eyes of your enemy and rest. Violent is Jungle concept. Not a civilian.
The Beauty of Gandhian way is it unleashes the opponent. Opponent starts loosing its credibility no matter it watches or tries to suppress you. Its more advanced psychology. It derives the power from the strength of enenmy. It increases you credibility if honestly followed in unprecedented matter. It can even win hearts of enemy. It draws common people support and even some of the enemy sider turn your way. Non Violence admits the reality that you are also like us and hence Violence to you is as heinous as to us. Its a civilian approach. Even if you don't get a solution you defame you opponent in eyes of every one and sow seeds of future generation bouncing back to get the aim. Any normal one can go Violent. But protesting Gandhian is not any one can do.
And History has two very big examples supporting my point. Gandhigiri has worked wonders in those days and also about recent Anti Corruption moment lead by Anna Ji. But look at what happened to Afghanistan (I assume you know). Their saviors (Mujahideens) got corrupt, violence entertained and blood thirsty and became the worst enemy of Afghan people. A nightmare. If Violence becomes a norm its dreadful.
But yes, when wrong doer cross moral limits they have to be dealt in same language after extreme extents.
Point is credibility of opponent should never go up and yours never go down. The way to do is Gandhian. At least at start of it.
And if finally you have to do violence, you have ensure it's not done to satisfy your anger. It has to be disciplined. That much only which suits the cause.
Gandhi Ji not preventing Bhagat Singh needs to understood not confused. Consider, You think Humanity is saved by going right and destroyed by going left. But I think vice versa. In that case both of us if has to oppose ease other. Physically even. Even try to kill each other for a cause, for humanity (though by heart we respect each other a lot but we respect Humanity more than that). In that case none of us is wrong. Both are right. Doing our duty. Praise worthy. Great. But at time two rights things become mutually exclusive. I am sure you will agree that Gandhi Ji and Bhagat Ji both wanted to get us Independence. Both had but exactly opposite way. We must be more responsible and undertake the complexity of these delicate incidents instead of taking a easier option of immature conclusion.
Gandhi Ji was a very honest man beyond doubt. His intentions can never be challenged. They are not challenged even by British, Americans or even Chines. So was Bhagat Ji beyond doubt.
You know why Bhagat Ji was so effective? Even he used non violence in very smart way. His modus-operandi was aggressive but at the core of it was Non Violence.
The strength of Gandhian way is that you are not doing any thing wrong. You are not causing any damage to opponent. Opponent becomes pretty helpless in this case. He can't oppose you. If he reacts he makes biggest mistake specially if he is aggressive. His move immediately becomes immoral and condemnable. He digs his own grave. The more he reacts the more wicked he looks. His strength becomes his weakness.
India is not following any Gandhian policy. That is why India has been at loss so far. What India is doing is not going Gandhian but ignoring the problem. Being coward. Being Gandhian is being very brave not coward.
Pls take a not that Gandhian way is always aggressive. It is peaceful and non violent but that does not mean that it is passive. The passive resistance is most aggressive. For ex 'If someone slaps at one side of your face It never says pass a smile and say thanks. Rather it says put the other side of face forward. The moment you do this you give him a life time experience. If still he slaps put the first one forward leading to his utmost embarrassment. The slapper needs a reason to slap. No one slaps with no reason. You may continue doing that if he still has a reason to slap you. But very soon at a point he is helpless.' So Gandhian way is very aggressive.
That is the mistake India has done. It was never aggressive. In fact in the name of Gandhiwaad it has found a comfortable way of dealing with problem. Good thing is that even this has been effective. Jai Hind.
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