Gandhi was a genius at communication. And many of his strategies are still widely emulated by activists today — from plain old leafleting to dramatic nonviolent protests and marches.
I sometimes wonder how Gandhi would have co-opted contemporary tools of communication to spread his message. I imagine he would have had a field day with YouTube and Facebook and Twitter.
And maybe even PowerPoint.
One of the quotes widely attributed to him fits PowerPoint perfectly:
And here are two more of his quotes.
Which makes me wonder who will be the Gandhi of the Twitter generation.
Playwright, author of the environmental novel The Tourist Trail and co-founder of Ashland Creek Press.