I will never understand why people to this day think that Ghandi was some kind of saint of non-violent protest.

The man was backed by a massive armed militia that took military action to seize towns and ports. We can pretend it's nonviolent because the missions he personally led didn't come to direct physical violence by his forces, yet at the same time his actions were a direct form of political and economic violence meant to render systems inert or under his control.

Here's a funny article from the New York Times from a decade ago talking about how violence is the only solution and describing the exact tactics used today by leftists.