Foxy,
The problems in other countries will happen here because we will let them happen, as I said ages ago, my good Muslim mate in India thinks that Australia is mad to encourage Muslim migration, and he knows his own people very well, as a Muslim, as a soldier, as a politician and as a ruler (whilst nominally he is not a noble and his inherited title no longer exists, he is revered by thousands as a God appointed ruler).

Hi Issy, How's dem guns a hangn'

"I doubt very much that he (Gandhi) would have agreed with your assessment of him." It goes without saying I made an exception for your good self. I hope he wouldn't agree with me, otherwise he'ed be a bit of a "BIG HEAD", therefore not the greatest person of the 20th century, again I make an exception for you.

Paul,
You didn’t mention Gandhi’s use of violence for his struggle against British rule.

Yuyutsu,

We don't always like the laws or rules, since they often
mean that someone is telling us what to do, or
keeping us from doing what we want. Yet we live in a
civil society, we must have some rules and laws to follow
to keep all of us safe. Laws are rules that bind people
living in a community. They protect our general safety and
ensure our rights as citizens against abuse by other
people, by organizations and by the government itself.

We have laws to help provide for our general safety safety.
They exist at the local, state, and national levels and
include things like - laws about food safety, speed limits
and traffic laws, licensing for professions (doctors, nurses,
lawyers, and so on), laws that guarantee our basic freedoms
like freedom of religion. Laws that protect us from discrimination
because of our race, gender, age, disability - and so on.

I think that you get the picture.

cont'd ...

Yuyutsu,

A democracy works best when it is supported by the
rule of law. Democratic values determine how government
is managed.

Where ruling power is decided by the people, for the
people, the rule of law ensures those in power are subject
to the law and those laws are known and followed therefore
providing protection from anarchy, lawlessness and
corruption. No system is perfect - but so far - its the
best we've got.

Sorry Issy, none of us are perfect, but I do make an exception in your case. I'll put Gandhi on my reading list, Gandhi (The Perfect Revolutionary) by Anna Claybourne looks okay, or do you have a recommendation? I read a Gandhi book many years ago but I can't remember the title etc. Please don't confuse Gandhi with Gander, Mahatma and Goosey Goosey, they are two different fellas, although you would be more familiar with the latter having Mummy read all his works to you before bedtime.

BTW; I've completed both 'Dark Emu' and 'Farmers Or Hunter-Gatherers?' If you ever get around to actually reading one or both, we maybe able to have an intelligent discussion about the "True Facts". Not like those silly Gunnie topics of yours!

BBTW; When I said Gandhi was my person of the 20th century, I didn't mention the 19th century where you were the winner hands down.