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Shkruar nga Massimo Gramellini
Those who wield absolute power, surrounded by the trembling servility of their subordinates, end up truly believing what they say...
It would take the pen of Gogol, the Russian master of the grotesque, to describe the scene of Putin showering rose petals on the monument commemorating Gandhi, choosing the apostle of nonviolence as his political model.
I exclude the possibility that he acted, or that he might have captured the surreal aspect of the matter: comparing himself, the "macho" tiger tamer, to the man who embodied the essence of gentleness.
Those who wield absolute power, surrounded by the trembling servility of their subordinates, end up really believing what they say. Especially since we can plunder parts of any biography to our advantage. Gandhi, for obvious historical reasons, was not exactly a fan of Anglo-Saxon imperialism.
But he was also against that of others, and today it would be difficult to imagine him alongside Putin in Ukraine, Africa, and in all scenarios where the Russian autocrat pursues goals of domination, excuse me, "peaceful cooperation between nations," as he wrote in the book reserved for visitors' messages.
Imagine if someone in Russia today said about war: "An eye for an eye, in the end we all go blind," about relations with Trump: "A man destroys himself by doing immoral business," and about Putin himself: "The only tyrant I recognize is the silent voice inside me."
Hearing these words of Gandhi, Putin would surely invite him to the Kremlin to congratulate him and, in a quick moment, offer him a cup of delicious tea./ Adapted from "Pamphlet" by "Corriere della Sera"
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