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ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69
Hearing some details of the life of Thomas Merton, someone I had long admired as truly enlightened, that have made me think of him as just another confused person. That was just the latest in a string of such disillusionments about admired people and heroes. I am still gradually getting used to the idea that everybody's only human.
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BohoBabe · M
@LordShadowfire Gandhi was an interesting case because his racism was normal for the time, but he was also fighting for freedom for the Indians. So we can say he was a product of his time, but we can also say he should have known better because he was woke when it came to racism against Indians.
bijouxbroussard · F
@LordShadowfire Same. His attitudes as a lawyer in South Africa were pretty discouraging. And one would think someone who’d had his own struggles against the white power structure would know better.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@bijouxbroussard I guess that proves that just because your people are oppressed, that doesn't automatically make you a good person. Some people are just аѕѕhоӏеѕ regardless of their background.
ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69
@LordShadowfire @bijouxbroussard but then maybe it also shows that a person's impact goes beyond their individual flaws and blind spots. Nelson Mandela was inspired by Gandhi and emulated his tactics.
bijouxbroussard · F
@ThePatientAnarchist I suppose so. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by him, too, and modeled his non-violent form of protest during the Civil Right era here.