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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArmed Gun-Rights Leader Compares Himself to Gandhi
On July 4, Adam Kokesh hopes to lead 1,000 protesters armed with guns into Washington, D.C. to advocate for open carry. In Kokeshs eyes, a crowd armed with guns compares to the nonviolent civil disobedience practiced by Mahatma Gandhi.
Kokesh answered the Washington Postthrough a series of text messages:
Suppose the D.C. police, as they have promised, block the marchers from crossing into Washington? How should they respond?
With Satyagraha, Kokesh, 31, texted The Washington Post. That is a term used by Mahatma Gandhi to describe his strategy of nonviolent resistance to British rule in India. (...)
Did his response of satyagraha mean violence is unacceptable?
Only if absolutely necessary in defense of life or limb, he wrote.
Satyagraha, in Gandhis words, is a way of life based on love and compassion. Gandhi explained that in the application of Satyagraha I have discovered in the earliest stages that pursuit of truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on ones opponent but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/armed-gun-rights-leader-compares-himself-gandhi
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Armed Gun-Rights Leader Compares Himself to Gandhi (Original Post)
marmar
May 2013
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CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)1. "Gundhi". nt
Loudly
(2,436 posts)8. Hahaha. Good one!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)2. These people are phucking nuts...
The ones who really shouldn't have guns are the ones most vocal and most violent about keeping them.
Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)3. N.B. Title of article is a complete lie.
It should read "Armed Gun-Rights Leader advises following Gandhi's strategy".
onehandle
(51,122 posts)4. Dickless Jackass. nt
bowens43
(16,064 posts)5. The gun fetishists are all babbling idiots.
I hope these assholes get taken down by the police and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
liberal N proud
(60,298 posts)6. And if you don't believe him maybe you will listen to his gun
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)7. Which explains why Gandhi and his followers were so well armed.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,161 posts)9. Be a hero on the 4th, Adam.
Take one for the home team.
Idiot.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)10. Similarly, some gun nuts actually think of themselves as civil rights activists.