Gandhi is taught in Western schools for a reason.
Not because nonviolent resistance is the only thing that works. Because it is the only thing the system is comfortable including in its curriculum.
Teach Gandhi.
Don't teach the Mau Mau. Don't teach the FLN. Don't teach the Việt Minh.
Don't teach the conditions that made those movements inevitable, the specific brutalities that nonviolent petition had already failed to address for decades before people concluded that petitioning had a ceiling.
The lesson they want you to take from Gandhi is: change comes from asking politely with great moral dignity.
The lesson they don't want you to take from the full history is: the British left India because the empire was no longer sustainable, economically or militarily, after the Second World War, and the independence movements across the empire made continued colonial control more expensive than it was worth.
Gandhi mattered. Gandhi was extraordinary.
He was also operating within a specific set of historical conditions that made nonviolent resistance viable in ways it is not always viable.
The system teaches you the tactic without the conditions.
So you apply the tactic in conditions where it was never going to be enough.
And then it tells you that you failed because you didn't have Gandhi's moral purity.
@HadiTbzi@Haqiqatjou I think he meant asking about certain conditions of both parties respectfully.
And Naruto has lots of good lessons (if the shirk part wasn't there).
I wish we had a Muslim equivalent of Naruto.
Unpopular opinion: This is a bad idea.
Yes, I am an old boomer, but hear me out.
Giving concrete images to stories of the Qur'an limit the stories to the animator's interpretation.
People already have doubts regarding Yajuj and Majuj. For most of us, the doubt is quelled because we know that they are hidden through the will of Allah.
By instilling in a child's mind that they are in an open air location (that should be visible to satellites), only exasperates this doubt.
Congratulations to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on five years in power.
The world owes you a massive thank you for defeating the American invaders and occupiers.
You have established peace and security in the land.
You are making a sincere attempt to establish an Islamic society.
And the infrastructure and social projects you have undertaken have been impressive given the still difficult regional and international environment.
I do believe some of the restrictions you have placed on women and girls are unnecessary and counter productive and I hope they will be eased with time.
But overall, amazing job alhamdulilah.
@tarek__abdullah It's sad that BNP is allowing AL to look "good". If only BNP saw Jamaat & NCP as friends who agree to disagree. People in Bangladesh are politically illiterate, no matter the fancy certifications they carry.
@revolt_71 I've a very easy & simple solution: why don't those who fall into honey traps simply avoid women?
Like get married early, go to mosque on Friday, and work a nice career. Maybe even marry a 2nd time (balancing the rights of co-wives).
Only stupid men fall into honey traps.
Art: "Incomplete Scholar"
Artist: Asfaria Chowdhury
Style: Water Colour on Canvas
Just the deepest pain of unknown scholars, who continue perfection despite all the hurt thrown at them by dear ones. People who persevere in crafting the ordinary.
Asymmetrical geometry is beauty.
@Lesbian_Homura I used to work in a toxic workplace in Bangladesh for 1 month.
It was a tech firm that didn't pay its employees on time.
There was no appreciation for skills, just increasing responsibilities if one proved themself as capable.
And the language was so unfiltered & toxic.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, Episode 1
My honest feelings, I feel really bad about Sitara, but I understand historical reality.
The most painful part was where Sitara was told not to get her hopes too high despite receiving education, because slaves are property. ...
Here's another off-topic food for thought.
What if the world reverts back to accepting slavery legally (not just metaphorically)?
It's a crucial question to ponder, considering the Uyghur genocide, and the rising extremes in global politics across geographies.
A brave man is reporting that elites have already started trafficking children from Venezuela after a massive earthquake that took place.
He says the situation is worse than it looks and that family members have been denied access by the military and police in their attempts to find their children.
Save the Children NGO is already operating in Venezuela.
“They are taking traumatized and orphaned children for child trafficking.”
“It’s not even humans doing it. These people are evil.”