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Whenever people think of a "good person," Mahatma Gandhi inevitably comes to mind. However, like most people, he has a dark side that has been swept under the rug. Many defenses and criticisms of Gandhi should be looked at in a new light.
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ERB - Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 - youtu.be/-6G6CZT7h4k
Penn & Teller: Bulls###!" - Season 3 Episode 5 - Holier Than Thou (2005)
Robin Williams Live on Broadway (2002)
Aladdin (1992)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (Electronic Book), New Delhi, Publications Division Government of India, 1999, 98 volumes. gandhiserve.org/e/cwmg/cwmg.htm
Statue Protests/Removals
aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/ghana-call-remove-gandhi-statue-racist-views-160920192941652.html
bbc.com/news/world-africa-32287972
nationalpost.com/news/canada/protest-fails-to-halt-carleton-university-statue-of-racist-gandhi
sikh24.com/2017/10/10/racist-davis-gandhi-statue-compared-to-confederate-statues-at-city-council/#.Wk8fSt-nGUk
sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Group-says-Gandhi-racist-plans-to-protest-statue-3251473.php
Jad, A. (2012, January 01). An odd kind of piety: The truth about Gandhi's sex life. Retrieved December 25, 2017, from independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/thrill-of-the-chaste-the-truth-about-gandhis-sex-life-1937411.html
[Gandhi's Letter to his Grandniece]
Biswas, S. (2015, September 17). Was Mahatma Gandhi a racist? Retrieved December 25, 2017, from bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34265882
[Ashwin Desai on Gandhi in South Africa]
Gandhi, R. (2015, September 09). Why attacks on Mahatma Gandhi are good. Retrieved December 25, 2017, from indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-attacks-on-gandhi-are-good
[Gandhi's Grandson on Gandhi]
Gandhi Sexually Abused His Grandnieces. (2015, September 05). Retrieved December 25, 2017, from gandhism.org/gandhi-sexually-abused-his-grandnieces
Hiro, D. (2015). The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry between India and Pakistan. New York, NY: Nation Books.
books.google.com/books?id=xHfNDQAAQBAJ
[Gandhi's views on Vital Fluid]
Jaffrelot, C. (2005). Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste System. New York: Columbia Univ. Press.
books.google.com/books?id=W1590ts70g0C
[Gandhi's views on Untouchability and Caste]
Kuwaraswamy, P. R. (2010). India's Israel Policy. New York: Columbia University Press.
books.google.com/books?id=5EHJHVXmLeEC
[Gandhi on Israel]
Mondal, P. (2014, April 29). Mahatma Gandhi Views on Caste System. Retrieved December 25, 2017, from yourarticlelibrary.com/caste/mahatma-gandhi-views-on-caste-system/38494
[Gandhi's views on the Caste System]
Ramakrishnan, N. (2013). Reading Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century. Palgrave Macmillan US.
books.google.com/books?id=vMPZvrd3BzwC
[Gandhi on Islam]
Thrill of the Chaste. (2010, April 08). Retrieved December 25, 2017, from punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/india//articleshow/32371009.cms
Veerya – S#### the Vital Fluid. (2015, December 26). Retrieved December 25, 2017, from thesevenminds.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/veerya-semen-the-vital-fluid
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Music Credits -
"Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Hashtags: #history #india #mahatma #gandhi #racism #islam #southafrica #apartheid #colored #black #indian #muslim #pakistan #quotes #good
Whenever people think of a "good person," Mahatma Gandhi inevitably comes to mind. However, like most people, he has a dark side that has been swept under the rug. Many defenses and criticisms of Gandhi should be looked at in a new light.
Website ► knowingbetter.tv
Store ► standard.tv/knowingbetter
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Paypal ► paypal.me/knowingbetter
Twitter ► twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT
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Facebook ► facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT
Instagram ► instagram.com/knowingbetteryt
Reddit ► reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter
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Non-Positive Vlog - Good People Bad People - youtu.be/RPsrX8S1N2w
bill wurtz - history of the entire world, i guess - youtu.be/xuCn8ux2gbs
Jim Jeffries: BARE (2014)
District 9 (2009)
ERB - Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 - youtu.be/-6G6CZT7h4k
Penn & Teller: Bulls###!" - Season 3 Episode 5 - Holier Than Thou (2005)
Robin Williams Live on Broadway (2002)
Aladdin (1992)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (Electronic Book), New Delhi, Publications Division Government of India, 1999, 98 volumes. gandhiserve.org/e/cwmg/cwmg.htm
Statue Protests/Removals
aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/ghana-call-remove-gandhi-statue-racist-views-160920192941652.html
bbc.com/news/world-africa-32287972
nationalpost.com/news/canada/protest-fails-to-halt-carleton-university-statue-of-racist-gandhi
sikh24.com/2017/10/10/racist-davis-gandhi-statue-compared-to-confederate-statues-at-city-council/#.Wk8fSt-nGUk
sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Group-says-Gandhi-racist-plans-to-protest-statue-3251473.php
Jad, A. (2012, January 01). An odd kind of piety: The truth about Gandhi's sex life. Retrieved December 25, 2017, from independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/thrill-of-the-chaste-the-truth-about-gandhis-sex-life-1937411.html
[Gandhi's Letter to his Grandniece]
Biswas, S. (2015, September 17). Was Mahatma Gandhi a racist? Retrieved December 25, 2017, from bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34265882
[Ashwin Desai on Gandhi in South Africa]
Gandhi, R. (2015, September 09). Why attacks on Mahatma Gandhi are good. Retrieved December 25, 2017, from indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-attacks-on-gandhi-are-good
[Gandhi's Grandson on Gandhi]
Gandhi Sexually Abused His Grandnieces. (2015, September 05). Retrieved December 25, 2017, from gandhism.org/gandhi-sexually-abused-his-grandnieces
Hiro, D. (2015). The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry between India and Pakistan. New York, NY: Nation Books.
books.google.com/books?id=xHfNDQAAQBAJ
[Gandhi's views on Vital Fluid]
Jaffrelot, C. (2005). Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste System. New York: Columbia Univ. Press.
books.google.com/books?id=W1590ts70g0C
[Gandhi's views on Untouchability and Caste]
Kuwaraswamy, P. R. (2010). India's Israel Policy. New York: Columbia University Press.
books.google.com/books?id=5EHJHVXmLeEC
[Gandhi on Israel]
Mondal, P. (2014, April 29). Mahatma Gandhi Views on Caste System. Retrieved December 25, 2017, from yourarticlelibrary.com/caste/mahatma-gandhi-views-on-caste-system/38494
[Gandhi's views on the Caste System]
Ramakrishnan, N. (2013). Reading Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century. Palgrave Macmillan US.
books.google.com/books?id=vMPZvrd3BzwC
[Gandhi on Islam]
Thrill of the Chaste. (2010, April 08). Retrieved December 25, 2017, from punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/india//articleshow/32371009.cms
Veerya – S#### the Vital Fluid. (2015, December 26). Retrieved December 25, 2017, from thesevenminds.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/veerya-semen-the-vital-fluid
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Photo Credits Available at:
docs.google.com/document/d/1PDo-sibH3Pa7Ei9pigEn4va3vNO4YreVhBCFbwY_fMY/edit?usp=sharing
Music Credits -
"Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #india #mahatma #gandhi #racism #islam #southafrica #apartheid #colored #black #indian #muslim #pakistan #quotes #good
