Renunciation only appeals when performed by someone with plenty to renounce

Evidence

The battle of the poor and the powerless is one of reclamation, not renunciation. But Gandhi, like many successful godmen, was an astute politician. He understood that the act of renunciation by someone who has plenty to renounce has always appealed to the popular imagination. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 234

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

• XREF: The reclamation-versus-renunciation opposition is the heart of the reader’s contrast between Ambedkar (three-piece suit defiance) and Gandhi (dhoti poverty).

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• The powerful gain popular appeal by renouncing what they can afford to lose (similarity 0.90)
• The poor must reclaim power while the privileged win applause by renouncing it (similarity 0.88)
• Gandhi donned poverty while Ambedkar defied caste by dressing richly (similarity 0.82)