shouldn't we all be a little more like gandhi and change society for the better, including world peace?

Answer 1

I believe you to be more than correct.

Answer 2

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong”. Mahatma Gandhi He proved that violence and war were not essential in order for your voice to be heard and to declare peace with a country. i don't understand your question though. he has influenced a lot of people in society today, but actually changing society for the better? of course this is what people want to do, but don't realise they have to change the very socio-economic system we live in today. and that involves the abolishment of money and economics - they have been the cause of more environmental issues and social issues than any other system known to humankind. this is no cynical exaggeration by the way. sometimes the answer to life's problems are obvious yet not so obvious, as people actually believe we need money to keep the whole system from crumbling. what if we don't need the system? the truth is we don't after all, with our scientific and technological discoveries we have today, the only thing that is holding humanity back is the expense of the most useful resources. for example, the only reason oil is being used as a fuel is because it is scarce, and where there is scarcity there is always profit. anything from diamonds to food. yes, a shortage of food in an area causes poverty, which is a huge driver of GDP. the truth is, what Mahatma Gandhi stood for was equality and peace. these two things cannot exist in our current monetary system. if Mahatma Gandhi was alive today i'm sure he would advocate things like the Venus project and the Zeitgeist Movement. if you are not familiar with these terms i suggest you watch the movie and read up on the Venus project, it's very interesting. sorry for sliding off topic slightly, but the two things are symbiotically linked in order to justify myself as to why society has not changed for the better YET. Gandhi has influenced people in terms of their thoughts and actions that are more inter-personal than world changing unfortunately. but what he advocated was good, as long as people have an open mind and be able to distinguish between inhumane garbage and sheer sense, like followers of Gandhi's ideals can do, the world would be a better place. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed” Mahatma Gandhi. so lets just not sit back and wait for someone else to improve our society, we must "be the change we want to see in the world", another quote of Gandhi's' =] If we want this to work, do something about it! join the Zeitgeist movement today, and contribute to one of the world's fastest growing non-profitable organisation. the faster it grows, the closer we are to a true resource based economy that will eliminate most of the world's outstanding problems.

Answer 3

That's funny because a liberal was on here yesterday saying that Gandhi was a mass murderer.

Here's the thing. If you're a liberal, this is directed towards the United States. How can that be though, when Islamic terrorists are flying planes into our buildings, bombing trains, school buses, subways, nightclubs, etc etc??? Why do libs direct this question toward the US while never addressing Islamic terrorism?

Answer 4

Sorry, no. Gandhi didn't face enemies who wanted to exterminate him. He would have made it very easy for them if this was the goal.

Answer 5

Ghandi was a moron. No, we should not aspire to be anything like him.

No, we should not have taken his advice and surrendered to the Nazis in WWII.

Check sources.

Answer 6

Yes and no.. But it's a little hard to do with a group that wants to chop your head off with a dull knife....

Answer 7

I don't think we have to be like Ghandi to do that... who wants to wear a big yellow diaper?

Answer 8

Sorry I'm a conservative. He does not impress me at all.

Answer 9

Look what happened to Gandhi. No thanks.