Gandhi's Philosophy of Non-violence

Gandhi preached non-violence. Well, nothing wrong in that. But think about it again. Did he actually preached non-violence? No!!! Surprise surprise. If you scratch his half-baked philosophy you will see something else.

Gandhi famously said, if someone slaps you on one cheek you should offer the other cheek also. Let me tell you this, there is no bravery in that. It's practically stupid to do that, and pretty cowardice. According to his idea of non-violence, no matter what the other person does to you, slap, kick, beat, kill, you should not flinch, digest all the beatings and die if it comes to that. By doing this, aren't you being violent to yourself?

By letting someone torment you physically, aren't you being violent to your own self? If the answer is yes, where is the principal of non-violence then?

A friend of mine told a good thing the other day which I agree with too. Gandhi was no philosopher or a great human being. He was just a politician. A plain, simple, scheming, manipulating politician.

He was no architect of our freedom. Our freedom was obtained with the blood, sweat and life of many people. People should see through the overhyped image of Gandhi and know that his idea of non-violence had a fundamental and serious flaw in it.

What Nathuram Godse did was wrong. One, because he murdered a person. No matter how he wants to call the act, it's plain murder and it cannot be supported. Two, why ruin his karma by killing a person? As G. B. Shaw says, "Murder is the extreme form of censorship". Nathuram saw through the designs of Gandhi and didn't approve of it. He expressed his disapproval by shooting Gandhi. But who gained by that? Gandhi became a martyr in eyes of congressis, which they want the nation to believe. Nathuram Godse became a "mad man" which is how he is described in school books. Gandhi is further glorified by circulating the story that he said "Hey Ram" thrice before he died. It's a story because it's not true. It can't be true because at his age and at his state of health, when you receive 3 bullets on your chest at point blank range you don't get the time to say "Hey Ram". According to Nathuram Godse also, he fell down with a "aah" like sound. In any case, Nathuram Godse spoilt his own life by doing such an act. I feel bad for him.