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Tag Archives: Satyagraha
Comparative Political Leadership: Gandhi vs. Contemporary Leaders
By Robert J. Burrowes On 2 October 2019, it will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gujarat, India. I would like to reflect on the visionary leadership that Gandhi offered the world, briefly comparing … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Economics, education, Environment, History, Inequality, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged activism, Ahimsa, Conflict, culture, Economics, Education, environment, Inequality, Leadership, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Nonviolence, Philosophy, politics, psychology, Satyagraha, Socialization, society, Sociology, spirituality, Violence
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Learning from Gandhi
By Robert J. Burrowes Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869: 150 years ago this year. There will be many tributes to Gandhi published in 2019 so I would like to add one of my own. This reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, education, Environment, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, society, Sociology, Spirituality, war
Tagged activism, Conflict, culture, Exploitation, Mohandas Gandhi, Nonviolence, Philosophy, psychology, Satyagraha, Socialization, society, Sociology, Structural Violence, Violence, war
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Beyond Violence and Nonviolence
By Ben Case Source: ROAR Magazine The argument over violence and nonviolence — one of the oldest and most divisive on the left — is back. Broken windows, mass arrests and one well-timed punch marked Donald Trump’s inauguration alongside massive … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, Authoritarianism, culture, History, Law, police state, Revolution, Social Control, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged activism, Authoritarianism, Civil Resistance, Nonviolence, Pacifists, police brutality, police state, Police Violence, protests, Revolution, Riots, Satyagraha, Strategic Nonviolence, Totalitarianism, Vandalism, Violence
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Why War? Building on the legacy of Einstein, Freud and Gandhi
By Robert J. Burrowes In 1932, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein conducted a correspondence subsequently published under the title ‘Why War?’ See ‘Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature’. In many ways, this dialogue … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, conditioning, consciousness, culture, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, society, Sociology, Spirituality, war
Tagged Albert Einstein, Johan Galtung, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Nonviolence, Philosophy, psychology, Satyagraha, Sigmund Freud, society, Sociology, Violence, Why War?
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Gandhi the Anarchist
Editor’s note: Tomorrow marks the 67th anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi. Society often celebrates such influential rebels while forgetting what made them great. Articles such as this help us avoid that trap. By Jason Farrell Source: Center for a … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, civil disobedience, culture, Empire, History, Philosophy, Racism, Revolution, Social Control, society, Sociology
Tagged Anarachism, Anarchy, British Empire, Government, Libertarianism, Mohandas Gandhi, non-violent resistance, Satyagraha, State
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