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		smallblacksun on Oct 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, the... I agree that Gandhi didn't mean that it as proof, but many, many people on the internet use it to mean precisely that.

sliverstorm on Oct 13, 2012 | [–]

Yup, something alone the lines of, "YOU SEE THAT!? SEE HOW THEY ARE IGNORING US!?! THAT PROVES WE WILL CRUSH THEM!"

mgkimsal on Oct 13, 2012 | | [–]

Upvoted. I hear this sentiment quite a lot.

jamesrcole on Oct 13, 2012 | [–]

I've heard that this quote doesn't come from Gandhi. See for example http://www.dailywritingtips.com/16-misquoted-quotations/

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