Re: Double Tragedy: 26 + 3 zaireen killed by gunmen in Mustong, Quetta
“Nice” language. You need to edit your post my dear not me.
I simply spoke what is known by others though.
In Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi And His Struggle With India, former New York Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld paints a different picture of the Indian independence leader and activist. As the *Wall Street Journal *is reporting, the book “obligingly gives readers more than enough information to discern that [Gandhi] was a sexual weirdo, a political incompetent and a fanatical faddist – one who was often downright cruel to those around him.”
Among the various charges disclosed in the book: Gandhi not only slept in beds with young women under the age of 18, but also engaged in a long-term,gay affair with German-Jewish architect and bodybuilder Hermann Kallenbach, for whom India’s peace icon at one point left his wife in 1908. As the *Wall Street Journal *reports: “Your portrait (the only one) stands on my mantelpiece in my bedroom,” he wrote to Kallenbach. “The mantelpiece is opposite to the bed.” For some *reason, cotton wool and Vaseline were “a constant reminder” of Kallenbach, which Mr. Lelyveld believes might *relate to the enemas Gandhi gave *himself, although there could be other, less generous, explanations. Gandhi wrote to Kallenbach about “how completely you have taken *possession of my body. This is slavery with a vengeance.” Gandhi nicknamed himself “Upper House” and Kallenbach “Lower House,” and he made Lower House promise not to “look lustfully upon any woman.” The two then pledged “more love, and yet more love . . . such love as they hope the world has not yet seen.”
Later, Gandhi is also said to have encouraged his 17-year-old great-niece, Manu, to be naked during her “nightly cuddles” with him, and began sleeping with her and other young women. He reportedly told a woman on one occasion: “Despite my best efforts, the organ remained aroused. It was an altogether strange and shameful experience.”
As the Telegraph*reports, the book also tackles both Gandhi’s vanity and racist attitude, particularly toward South Africans.
He was ashamed of something he did and you tell me not to talk about him?
(Thread may need to split if this discussion continues)