"Why, of all places in Johannesburg, the Indian location should be chosen for dumping down all kaffirs of the town, passes my comprehension. Of course, under my suggestion, the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location. About this mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians I must confess I feel most strongly. I think it is very unfair to the Indian population, and it is an undue tax on even the proverbial patience of my countrymen. "
"Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness."
2007-01-09 22:52:45 · 3 answers · asked by float613 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
To tell you the truth I'm not that surprised-don't forget that he was a devout Hindu and was totally against giving the "Untouchables" any help when setting up the new government of India. I guess that it just shows that you can't trust stereotypes and also that nobody's perfect!
2007-01-10 00:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by Charlotte C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ghandi was not perfect, he saw with the same eyes as everyone else. lf
2007-01-10 07:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa! he said that? that is shocking!
2007-01-10 07:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by Zhenren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋