Is Bush the Modern Gandhi?

Question

I think Bush is the closest thing to Gandhi today. He is risking his presidency and his personal wealth to save the Iraqis and Afganis. I think its very nobel and very kind of him to do so. I cant believe that the french criticize the Americans for thier humanitarian mission in iraq and afganisthan.

Answer 1

I believe the opposite is true.

Gandhi achieved his objectives by pursuing non-violent means. There is nothing "non-violent" about how Bush is pursuing his objectives.

Gandhi worked to protect the poor and downtrodden in society. Bush works to protect the rich and well-connected.


"The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”
-Mahatma Gandhi

I think that quote sums up GWB pretty well...

Answer 2

He's not risking his presidency or his personal wealth. What are you talking about? He knows he won't be in any trouble with Congress or the Senate because his party controls both. So he's free to do as he pleases with no risk because his friends will find in his favor.
What personal wealth has he put into this war? If anything, he's gaining wealth through the companies that are profiting from the rebuilding of Iraq.
To even have Bush and Gandhi in the same sentence and to compare the two is an insult to Gandhi.
Oh, and it's not just the French, last I heard it was also 54% of Americans don't approve of the war in Iraq.
Personal note: We SHOULD be in Afghanastan.

Answer 3

Bush is NOT the modern Gandhi. To put them on the same level is preposterous. Gandhi stressed resolving matters peacefully and never resulting to violence, Bush is the complete opposite, fight first, resolve later. Also he is not risking his personal wealth in any way, and also he is not risking his presidency since he cannot serve again due to this being his second term, and also he cannot leave his office unless he chooses to or he is impeached for some reason and found guilty, and only two presidents have ever been impeached, and neither of them have been found guilty and forced to leave their office.
Also I do not feel the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are "humanitarian missions", they are basically a pre-emptive strike, take out those that are against us before they do something. If Bush really had a war on terrorism then wouldn't we also be concerned with other areas of the world rather than the middle east? I mean, it seems like Israel and Palestine really need the most help, but the US keeps stressing to them to not act with their military while we are gung-ho with our own military.

Answer 4

Please do your homework. I mean that in a constructive way. Gandhi was a peacenik. He starved himself to STOP the fighting in his country. He did not believe that violence solved anything. George W. did not want to help the Afganis or the Iraqis. He wanted to help his friends in big oil and friends like Hallibuton. He wanted to be a "war time president"...why??? If he was so concerned with the Iraqis, why isn't he concerned about over 100,000 of innocents who have been killed since "mission accomplised"?
Gandhi lived according to his spiritual values, Bush only does it when it suits him. I don't EVER remember Jesus advocating democracy at the point of a gun. Some may say that it was noble to take out Saddam. Nobody is arguing that he wasn't a bad bad man who did horrible things. But ask an Iraqi mother if it was worth it to sacrifice her small children? I'll bet she'll say no. And there are lots of them.
To compare GW and Gandhi is wow, mind blowing. They are NOTHING alike. Please wake up and count the bodies!

Answer 5

George Bush is a modern Hitler. He's killed tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens for no justifiable reason, not to mention more than 2,500 U.S. soldiers. All because he wanted to 'finish' what his daddy started during Desert Storm, and because LimpDick Cheney wants all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so he and his Halliburton buddies can get richer and richer and richer.

He risks nothing but the reputation of the United States of America. What you might perceive as nobility and kindness is hubris, arrogance, stupidity, and avarice.

If Bush is such a humanitarian - allegedly bringing democracy to a dictatorship that was run by an evil despot - why hasn't he sent troops into all the other dictatorships of the world to eliminate their despots and turn those countries into democracies? Because those other countries have no OIL - so let the genocide continue! -RKO-

Answer 6

But Gandhi was intelligent. Remember what he said when someone asked him about western civilization, he said "sounds like a good idea", or something like that.
Plus Bush will not have to worry about money, ever.

I cant believe Americans criticize the French so much when the French are the only reason the United States gained Independence.......

Answer 7

Are on drugs or are you just insane naturally? George Bush cant even be compared to Gandhi. Who advocated Peace-full non -violent protest to free India from British rule. Georgie boy on thee other hand has started 2 wars already and is well underway in the planning of his 3rd and 4th ones. Whilst his efforts to bring peace and democracy to the middle east is commendable, it is failing miserably due to a distinct lack of understanding of middle eastern politics and beliefs by George ,his advisers and the American military who may be great warmongers but are completely crap peacekeepers.

Answer 8

He's doing his best to spread some good in the world, but Ghandi he aint. Ghandi was much more hands on with his humanitarian works, such as the salt march. Bush is just using the powers of his elected office.

Answer 9

I think they both wanted the same thing. The big difference is that Gandhi would never resort to violence. He believed in passive resistance. Unfortunately it got him killed. People who criticize Bush seem to forget that him didn't cause 9/11, and Muslim terrorism, he is only reacting to it.

Answer 10

LOL!


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