A political awakening for Buddhists? 125 U.S. Buddhist leaders to meet at the White House. http://wpo.st/bN7H0
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Replying to @AndrewQuintman
Although to be fair, Buddhists have been at politics for a long time. Like forever.
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Replying to @AndrewQuintman
@AndrewQuintman Forever, yes. And as I read our history, it has been universally disastrous.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @Jayarava
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@Jayarava@AndrewQuintman “There’s a huge impetus to get on the same page about things, to cobble together a collective religious identity1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Jayarava@AndrewQuintman An explicit statement of Consensus Buddhism at its most coercive.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@Meaningness@Jayarava Sounds like political activism 101 to me. Also sounds like herding cats.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @AndrewQuintman
@AndrewQuintman@Jayarava Thank goodness for the latter, IMO! :-)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness To be fair Buddhist leaders are still a tiny group, with a tiny support base. Tho they might form a book selling cartel ;-)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Jayarava It sounds like it’s the usual Consensus clique doing the same stuff they’ve always done. Activism 101 as @AndrewQuintman said.
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