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barradarcy · 4334 days ago · link · · parent · post: Self-immolation in India: Frighteningly common | The Economist
Gandhi actually served in quite a few wars so this may have changed his views enough to stop him going this way (I don't know though)....but if you are being oppressed or put through something (such as war) and you witness some pretty horrific things (and may even lose family)...you won't really be in a possition to ask yourself if being on fire is such a good idea or will get you anywhere. You're more likely to want to do something such as this because it's either this or living the same thing and never having a way out.