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Monday, January 19, 2026

What Would Gandhi Do?

Eric Weiner: Gandhi and his methods are widely misunderstood. He was no pacifist. He was a fighter. He considered it "unmanly" to obey unjust laws; they must be resisted and with great force. Nonviolent force.

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A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is drawing national attention for urging clergy to prepare for a "new era of martyrdom."

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-- The Associated Press (@apnews.com) Jan 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM

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Gandhi would be violently arrested by ICE and sent to El Salvador to be tortured to death for his "crime".

"Gan.. what? Gonzales. Got it. Bag 'em."

What do I win?

#1 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-19 09:17 AM

What would Gandhi do? The author of this article has some thoughts:

Gandhi Was a Racist Who Forced Young Girls to Sleep in Bed with Him
www.vice.com

#2 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 09:56 AM

Leave it to Censored to Bitch about Gandhi.

I'm sure he's got Nothin' Bad to say about the Real Monsters, like Nuttyahoo, leading Zion to "Greatness"...

That's his whole Shtick..Sick Bastage.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-19 10:33 AM

Gandhi Was a Racist Who Forced Young Girls to Sleep in Bed with Him

It's a hit piece.

It's not wise to try and judge him by today's standards.

Yes it's "weird" by today's standards He did not "force" them to anything. And it was not sexual.

It was a test of his commitment to Celibacy (after his wife died). Which he passed.

Now if you want some real juicy stuff do Thomas Jefferson and his sex slave.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-19 10:49 AM

>Gandhi Was a Racist Who Forced Young Girls to Sleep in Bed with Him
It's a hit piece. It's not wise to try and judge him by today's standards.

And old man sleeping naked in bed with grandniece has been slightly frowned upon since the time of the Targaryens.

Yes, the guy was weird.

Mahatma Gandhi: A saint obsessed with temptation & bowel movement
[...]the first question he asked his female attendants each day was: "Did you have a good bowel-movement this morning, sister?" He himself spent 20 minutes on a close-stool twice a day and took an enema every evening.In pursuit of the perfect bowel-movement [...]
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

#5 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 12:32 PM

The whitewash of Ghandi and our Civil Rights Movement alike is that both achieved their goals through solely nonviolent means.

That's a lie.

The people in charge tell us that lie, to give the appearance of a society that can addeess all its grievances through committed dialogue alone.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-19 12:36 PM

Gandhi Was a Racist Who Forced Young Girls to Sleep in Bed with Him

Who did Gandhi think he was, Donald Trump?

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-01-19 12:37 PM

And old man sleeping naked in bed with grandniece has been slightly frowned upon since the time of the Targaryens.

He did not have sex with them.

And actually Co-sleeping is a common practice, with studies indicating that around 46% of parents in some regions sometimes or often share a bed with their child.

But. According to the Bible it's ok to get drunk and have sex with your own daughters as long as you pretend to not recognize them.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-19 12:44 PM

But. According to the Bible it's ok to get drunk and have sex with your own daughters as long as you pretend to not recognize them.
#8 | Posted by donnerboy

You didn't even have to be drunk, or not recognize them.

The list of things Thou Shalt Not Covet includes your neighbor's daughter.

But it doesn't include your own daughter.

Ask any Christian they'll confirm.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-19 12:49 PM

The list of things Thou Shalt Not Covet includes your neighbor's daughter.

But it doesn't include your own daughter.

Ask any Christian they'll confirm.

#9 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Or just ask Trumpy.

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-19 12:54 PM

#9

Even AI knows better:

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 12:55 PM

He did not have sex with them.
#8 | Posted by donnerboy

"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."
- William Jefferson Clinton

#12 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 12:58 PM

"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."

ha ha

No it does not.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-19 01:03 PM

"One's daughter (inferred from Leviticus 18:10)"

If you have to infer it, then it isn't expressly forbidden.

And the type of father who is going to use Christianity as an excuse to have sex with his daughter? Well, he's not big into inference.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-19 01:07 PM

It doesn't really matter what the Bible says about anything.

Trumpy makes the rulz now.

And Trumpy's perfectly ok with it so God will just have to be ok with it too now.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-19 01:09 PM

#5 No surprise that censored had something related to bowel movements ** right at his fingertips.

He/she must have a most *ahem* "interesting" browsing history.

** something he/she shares in common with the former afkabl2.

#16 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 01:27 PM

He did not have sex with them.

"Most angering for me, was reading about the psychological and emotional trauma of the girls and women who he used for his experiments', which is what he called these incidents. The word psychotic' repeatedly came up in various documents with regards to these women's mental state. The women, most of whom were in their late teens or early twenties (not surprisingly, given he could have experimented' with the older women or even his own wife!) were repeatedly described as depressed and weeping, and seemed to be completely in his control. Besides this, some of the archival references lead me to believe that Gandhi may well have been practicing the traditional, historic form of Indian celibacy which hinges on one thing only " and that is control of -----------. Everything else is permitted.
www.youthkiawaaz.com

And actually Co-sleeping is a common practice, with studies indicating that around 46% of parents in some regions sometimes or often share a bed with their child.
#8 | Posted by donnerboy

Not the way he did it. With all participants naked, and as a test of whether he could avoid the temptation of having sex with the co-sleeper.

#17 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 01:34 PM

#17 censored says, "With all participants naked..."

Curious: Were you spanking yourself when you wrote that?

'Cause it certainly looks like you really, really liked posting that.

#18 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 01:40 PM

#14 -

"The "Missing" Daughter: Curiously, father-daughter ------ is not explicitly listed in Leviticus 18, though scholars agree it is implicitly forbidden by the general rule against "near of kin" (18:6) and the specific prohibition against a woman and her daughter (18:17).

Penalties: Under Old Testament law, the penalty for many forms of ------ was death (Leviticus 20:11"21)."

from the above link

daughters are 'near kin'

6 "None of you is to come near anyone who is his close relatives to uncover their nakedness. I am Adonai.

------ is also forbidden in the NT:

#19 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 01:43 PM

It's a rotten shame how much evangelical Christianity ignores Christ's own proclamation of a "New Covenant," that His is the new way?:

Christians largely don't follow Leviticus's specific ceremonial and civil laws because the New Testament teaches that Jesus fulfilled the old law, establishing a new covenant centered on love, grace, and faith, not ritualistic obedience; the Levitical laws were for ancient Israel in a specific context, while the moral principles (like the Ten Commandments) are upheld through the lens of Christ's teachings. They believe Christ's sacrifice completed the sacrificial system and that God now relates to believers through the "law of Christ," emphasizing love for God and neighbor, rather than adhering to dietary rules, priestly duties, or purity codes.

So, why do evangelical Christians focus so much on Old Testament condemnation and so little in Christ's "New Covenant" of love, grace, and faith?

#20 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-01-19 01:52 PM

#20 Not bloody enough for them, AU.

They want the Tarantino version of the OT to replace the NT in its entirety.

#21 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 01:54 PM

Curious: Were you spanking yourself when you wrote that?'Cause it certainly looks like you really, really liked posting that.
#18 | Posted by A_Friend

The paraphrase from one of the many writers commenting upon Gandhi sexually exploiting his vulnerable cult members troubles you? Because it reveals Gandhi to be a lech?

You must be of the same ilk as the GOPers who called out a girl as a hoor when she testified in Congress about David Koresh raping her at the age of 10.

#22 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 01:57 PM

#22 censored says, "Because it reveals Gandhi to be a lech?"

Well, now, censored, I do hope you're sitting down, because there are two facts to which you seem oblivious:

1. Ghandi's dead.

2. Today's "lech" is Pedodent Vladimir Netanyahu Trumpf. And he's very much alive.

Live in the now.

#23 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 02:04 PM

#20

Because like most Republicans, they are barely educated, many barely educable.

Which is why Republicans hate education... people with more than a high school education tend to vote Dem, and they hate that.

;;

This is one of the best short talks I've seen in recent years, and from someone whom I never knew was either funny nor this perceptive:

How the Elite rigged Society (and why it's falling apart)

www.youtube.com

by
age 12 children American children of
affluent kids are four grade levels
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by University the
age rich kids are 77 times more likely
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in adulthood 54% of the people at Elite
workplaces went to the same 34 Elite
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so we ended up creating a cast
system

people with high school degrees
die nine years sooner than people with
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people with high school
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people with
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excerpt

#24 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 02:08 PM

#22 Flag: 1 and 2

#25 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 02:10 PM

Live in the now.
#23 | Posted by A_Friend

The "now," is a front page post entitled "What Would Gandhi Do?" I just posted some examples from people who have looked into exactly what Gandhi might do.

#26 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 02:13 PM

#26 So?

Is this the Drudge Discussion?

Nope.

Is this the Drudge Debate?

Again, no.

Is this the Drudge Retort?

*** ding ding ding ***

We have a winner!

#27 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 02:18 PM

20

Unfortunately, way too many of those faiths believe their way is above others. They have it figured out, and everyone else haven't.

You couldn't be more right.

I don't know how much of it materializes into how folks vote but I suspect it's significant.

and it's rooted in a religious faith....which means it's very hard to change those minds.

#28 | Posted by eberly at 2026-01-19 02:28 PM

#26 Sorry, sweetheart. You didn't post a thing about what Ghandi might do today.

You posted something about what Ghandi did 80+ years ago.

80+ years ago was a different time from today (now), and it was in a different country.

And what you posted has absolutely nothing to do with what the article posits.

So, yeah, Live in the now.

It was a pleasure schooling you and correcting you on what you posted.

You're welcome.

#29 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 02:41 PM

#26 Sorry, sweetheart. You didn't post a thing about what Ghandi might do today.

You seem to have more faith in the possibility of spontaneous rehab for sexual predators than I do.

It was a pleasure schooling you and correcting you on what you posted.
You're welcome.
#29 | Posted by A_Friend

I posted link to an article about the type of man Gandhi was and you got your panties into a twist over it. No idea why, but whatever floats your boat.

#30 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 02:51 PM

#30 Gosh, censored, you seem really triggered.

And here I was, only trying to school you and correct your absurd assumptions.

My bad, sweetheart.

#31 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 02:56 PM

Biggest ------- on the Retort bar None.

Censored....

#32 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-19 02:56 PM

#30 Still has absolutely nothing to do with what the article posits.

Your homework for tonight is to write a 5-page, single spaced paper on what the word "posit" means.

You seem very confused. Probably that's what's causing you to react so defensibly.

Deep breaths, sweetheart.

Deep breaths.

#33 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 02:59 PM

#32 Indeed, although there are many here to which that description would fit.

#34 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 03:00 PM

And here I was, only trying to school you and correct your absurd assumptions. My bad, sweetheart.
#31 | Posted by A_Friend

Alrighty, I guess that's been enough wrestling in the mud with you for one day.

#35 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 03:09 PM

Censored DELIGHTS in Murder and Ethnic Cleansing.

No.1 NO Question.

#36 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-19 03:10 PM

#35 Flag: Actual introspection

And they said you were stupid.

Don't forget to do your homework assignment, censored.

You're welcome.

#37 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 03:23 PM

I still have a hard time understanding how anyone thinks there are any good guys among the leadership of either Israel or Hamas.

No good guys in this fight is what I have been saying all along.

... albeit the majority of victims are the Palestinian people. And many of the Israeli people think that, too.

It's really the terror surrogates supported mostly by Iran, and the far right Settlers supported by the Gov of Israel that are the problem.

We should demand a Mano a Mano Duel to the Death between Khomeini and Nuttyahoo, and hope neither survives.

#38 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 03:24 PM

it's rooted in a religious faith....which means it's very hard to change those minds.
#28 | POSTED BY EBERLY

That's because religious indoctrination has to start at a very early age in order to condition defenseless minds to accept fantasy as reality.

Conservatives love indoctrinating children, and raping them.

What would the Catholic Church or the GoP be without children to ----?

#39 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-01-19 04:18 PM

- accept fantasy as reality.

www.youtube.com

#40 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 04:26 PM

#35 Ghandi certainly looks a lot different than in the graphic you posted.

Dyslexia?

#41 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 04:26 PM

Dyslexic Christians believe in Dog.

#42 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-01-19 04:27 PM

#42 And their karma continually runs down their dogma, Alex! :-)

#43 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 04:30 PM

Dog is cool!

"This message is for dyslexic atheists: there is a dog!"

seen on church sign

#44 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 04:32 PM

Maybe somebody who doesn't give a ---- about murdering Palestinian children should shut the ---- up about Ghandi

#45 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-19 08:02 PM

But it doesn't include your own daughter.

Ask any Christian they'll confirm.

Or we can ask Biden, who actually sexually assaulted his daughter in the shower.

#46 | Posted by boaz at 2026-01-20 06:26 AM

"He did not have sex with them."

Neither did Michael Jackson, supposedly.

#47 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-01-20 07:45 AM

"Or we can ask Biden, who actually sexually assaulted his daughter in the shower."

His daughter has taken issue with that claim, calling it a distortion of what she wrote in her stolen diary.

#48 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-01-20 08:04 AM

Greed and hate clearly feel like the world is theirs, that a few should dominate the many, and traditionally, those of us who oppose that domination are dealt with. One wonders how long Trump will truly wait to go after FDRs safety net of social security and Medicare and all the rest. If the Republican Party and its gang, MAGA, still run things after the midterms, I figure it will be then.

#49 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-01-20 08:06 AM

Or you can ask the brain dead------------------- who defiled a 13 year old who resembled Ivanka.

#50 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-20 09:28 AM

Neither did Michael Jackson, supposedly.

#47 | POSTED BY SENTINEL

Neither did Donald Trump. Supposedly.

But in Trumpy's case he has to pay $90 million for "not" having sex with that woman.

But hey you go ahead and beat off on Ghandi's shriveled corpse if it makes you feel any better about yourself.

I am sure Ghandi won't mind. He's not using it any more.

#51 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-20 10:14 AM

#46 Interesting how Major DEI Boazo thinks he can just ~~gaslight~~ lie about something most intelligent people know isn't true and we'll just take his (shriveled-up) "integrity" at face value.

#52 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-20 10:21 AM

His daughter has taken issue with that claim, calling it a distortion of what she wrote in her stolen diary.

#48 | POSTED BY SENTINEL

And if you were to actually ask her about what she thinks of you telling lies about her she'd tell you that YOU are grossly misinterpreting and lobbing false accusations that defame her character and those of the people she loves. (Because that is almost exactly what she said about it)

Right after she slapped you in your face for being a disrespectful arse and retraumatizing her regarding her stolen "once-private" journal containing stream-of-consciousness thoughts written while she was in therapy for PTSD.

The personal thoughts that she says has been weaponized for political gain.

How long will you hateful morons continue to traumatize that poor woman? Just shoot her in the face already and put her out of her misery.

#53 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-20 11:40 AM

BabyReindeerBoy is off his meds again, I see.

#54 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-01-20 02:50 PM

MAGA FAGAs can ---- the hell off

#55 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-20 11:43 PM

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