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Even teh google has noticed that this is the birthday of Mohandas K. Gandhi.

An Indian friend of mine who lives in Canada posted this at FDL, as a diary.

What Would Gandhi Tell President Obama ?

This sentence resonated:

The idea of non- violence is misunderstood. It is not the same as being a slave, in order to maintain a climate of peace.

Reuters.

[Just cross-posted to Kos. How about a recommendation? And welcome, Eschatonians, Paul Krugman, Digby, Andrew Tobias, and Sadly, No readers. And Avedon, you know I do.]

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ONE CURRENT PERMATHREAD on Big Orange is that Krugman and Obama are feuding or having a vendetta. Which, when you take a step back, is bizarre. That movement conservatives and Villagers like stone Bush enabler William Kristol, like David Brooks, Broderella, and Andrew Sullivan are all good with Obama isn't even mentioned in passing by Obama's fan base. And yet those same enthusiasts spend inordinate amounts of time vilifying Paul Krugman, a true progressive who was there for us from the earliest dark days of the Bush regime.

Curious. What's really happening?  Read more…