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by quesera 1153 days ago
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Gandhi was a racist early on but throughout his life he continually grew as a person.

His non standard sex activities are known only because he himself shared all about his life with everyone. And he stopped when people pointed it out.

Gandhi by standards of his days was probably one of the least misogynistic leaders.

Lots of heroes aren’t worth worshipping. But let’s not throw the baby with the bath water.

My understanding is that Hitler lost and I don't agree with the industrialized killing machine he enabled or deliberately pursued.

I am capable of seeing how my understanding would be different under a different regime, where it would be merely edgy for me to evaluate the constitutional merits of an event that was merely a footnote about a gap in the census population between 1939 and 1945 and beyond.

Such is life.

I feel like you're insinuating something absurd here, but I just can't identify the point you're trying to make.
Difference between Hitler and Churchil was not much. One killed millions of Jews and another killed millions of Hindus.

Who won the war decided their legacy.

Power by any means is the deciding factor

Both were responsible for very bad things, but the difference between them is immense.