#gandhi

Il Tempo: Elly confonde Lepore con Gandhi e Martin Luther King Ricapitoliamo. Se Donald Trump convoca una manifestazione a Capitol Hill e poi l'adunata degenera in un ingresso non autorizzato in Parlamento, allora Trump è un eversore, un golpista, un figlio di buona donna, un irresponsabile (morale e politico). Se invece è il sindaco Matteo Lepore a convocare una manifestazione (senza nemmeno dare formale preavviso alle autorità preposte) e la piazzata si trasforma in un prevedibilissimo pandemonio, allora Lepore non è né un eversore, né un golpista, né un figlio di buona donna, né un irresponsabile politico, ma (Elly Schlein dixit) uno che «ha scelto di governare la frustrazione e lo smarrimento di un'intera comunità». Avete capito? Siamo davanti a un Gandhi, a un Martin Luther King. Anzi (è sempre Elly che parla) è stato importante che Lepore l'abbia fatto per «non lasciarla in balia delle spinte più estremiste». Chiaro no? Grazie all'alto patrocinio del sindaco, i facinorosi hanno solo ferito una settantina di agenti, sfasciato sei mezzi, acceso fuochi, raccolto e lanciato pietre. Ma altrimenti avrebbero potuto fare peggio. E cosa, di grazia? Buttar giù le Due Torri e la Basilica di San Petronio? Ora, davanti a questa sequenza di doppie verità e menzogne sistematiche, le ipotesi sono due. O (primo caso) a sinistra sono mentitori incalliti e irrecuperabili. Oppure (secondo caso) si sono abituati a giustificare i loro amici al punto da negare l'evidenza, come accadeva negli Usa ai tempi delle imprese di Black Lives Matter. Rimase leggendario un fermo immagine dell'inviato della Cnn in Wisconsin, durante furiose manifestazioni di sinistra, con sullo sfondo fuochi e immagini di guerriglia, con il surreale sottotitolo che descriveva i fatti come «mostly peaceful», prevalentemente pacifici. Forse pure a Bologna i manifestanti erano «mostly peaceful». Le pietre? Erano lanci d'amore. E i fuochi? Fiamme di passione. Daje Elly, facci sognare ancora. Elly confuses Lepore with Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Let’s recap. If Donald Trump organizes a rally at Capitol Hill and then the gathering degenerates into an unauthorized entry into Parliament, then Trump is a traitor, a coup plotter, a good-for-nothing, an irresponsible (morally and politically) person. But if it's Mayor Matteo Lepore who organizes a rally (without even giving formal prior notice to the authorities) and the stunt turns into the predictable mayhem, then Lepore isn’t a traitor, or a coup plotter, or a good-for-nothing, or an irresponsible politician, but (Elly Schlein says) someone who “chose to govern the frustration and disorientation of an entire community.” Do you understand? We're facing a Gandhi, a Martin Luther King. Indeed (it’s always Elly speaking) it was important that Lepore did it in order “not to leave it at the mercy of the most extreme forces.” Clear enough? Thanks to the high patronage of the mayor, the rioters only injured about seventy officers, smashed six vehicles, set fires, and threw stones. But otherwise they could have done worse. And what, I ask you? Topple the Two Towers and the Basilica of San Petronio? Now, in front of this sequence of double truths and systematic lies, there are two hypotheses. Either (first case) on the left they are incorrigible and irrecoverable liars. Or (second case) they’ve gotten used to justifying their friends to the point of denying the obvious, as happened in the US during the times of Black Lives Matter events. It became legendary a still image of the CNN correspondent in Wisconsin during furious leftist protests, with fires and guerrilla imagery in the background, with the surreal subtitle describing the facts as “mostly peaceful,” predominantly peaceful. Perhaps even in Bologna the protesters were “mostly peaceful.” The stones? They were love gestures. And the fires? Flames of passion. Come on Elly, keep us dreaming. #Lepore #Gandhi #MartinLutherKing #DonaldTrump #CapitolHill #Parliament #Trump #MatteoLepore #EllySchlein #first #second #Wisconsin #Bologna https://www.iltempo.it/opinioni-e-commenti/2026/07/23/news/daniele-capezzone-elly-schlein-confonde-matteo-lepore-gandhi-martin-luther-king-48644432/

"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away.

• One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought.

#Gandhi

Corriere.it - Homepage: Il primo articolo di Montale per il «Corriere», il racconto (non firmato) della morte di Gandhi: «L'apostolo della non violenza muore per effetto di un atto di violenza» Il Mahatma è stato ucciso nell’ora in cui l’India e forse la stessa Inghilterra avevano più bisogno di lui. La storia si serve degli uomini, ma va al di là delle loro persone e non realizza mai i suoi fini secondo una logica prestabilita Montale’s first article for the “Corriere” – the unsigned account of Gandhi’s death: “The apostle of nonviolence died as a result of an act of violence.” The Mahatma was killed at the moment when India and perhaps even England most needed him. History uses men, but goes beyond their persons and never realizes its ends according to a predetermined logic. #Montale #first #Corriere #Gandhi #Mahatma #India #England https://www.corriere.it/sette/26_marzo_19/articolo-montale-corriere-c06498fb-a783-4d35-b8b1-5f5d1c6bbxlk.shtml

Though violence is not lawful, when it is offered in self-defense or for the defense of the defenseless, it is an act of bravery far better than cowardly submission. The latter benefits neither man nor woman. Under violence, there are many stages and varieties of bravery. Every man must judge this for himself. No other person can or has the right. Mahatma Gandhi Dedicated to the unconditional pacifists who often mention #Gandhi to criticize those who advocate for violence against fascists.