01-23-2006, 06:25 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And please, do not mention "Netaji" or whatever. He supported the Axis powers. I don't care that his goals were to gain independence for India. I do not support the idea that "the end justifies the means". In Hinduism, the means are as important, if not more so than the end themselves. "Do your duty without an eye on the fruits of your actions" - that's the Gita on Karma Yoga.
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I think we can forgive Netaji on this!
He tried his best to liberate India. We need to salute him for his valiant efforts!
How many millions of educated upper class Indians were just sitting on their asses singing the praises of Britain, while Netaji was out on the field trying to bring respect and dignity back to India.
As far as Adharma is concerned, Hitler was adharmic, no doubt there.
But so was Britain!
Both were Christian fundamentalist nations. What is wrong in getting help from one rogue to defeat another rogue?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Remember, the nazis killed Romany by the millions too - so even if you can't quite grasp the magnitude of the evil that was committed against the innocent Jewish people and homosexuals, you no doubt comprehend that Netaji indirectly supported murder of Indians themselves.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think most people outside of Germany (including Netaji) did not know what the Nazis were doing. So we can't blame Netaji for this!
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I think we can forgive Netaji on this!
He tried his best to liberate India. We need to salute him for his valiant efforts!
How many millions of educated upper class Indians were just sitting on their asses singing the praises of Britain, while Netaji was out on the field trying to bring respect and dignity back to India.
As far as Adharma is concerned, Hitler was adharmic, no doubt there.
But so was Britain!
Both were Christian fundamentalist nations. What is wrong in getting help from one rogue to defeat another rogue?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Remember, the nazis killed Romany by the millions too - so even if you can't quite grasp the magnitude of the evil that was committed against the innocent Jewish people and homosexuals, you no doubt comprehend that Netaji indirectly supported murder of Indians themselves.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think most people outside of Germany (including Netaji) did not know what the Nazis were doing. So we can't blame Netaji for this!