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'I'm a Marxist:' Dalai Lama
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| May 20, 2010
| AFP
Posted on 06/10/2011 8:07:27 AM PDT by DaveTesla
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To: DaveTesla
With a statement like this, it’s easy to understand why so many young Tibetans are looking elsewhere for leadership: the head of a religion and nation reducing himself by saying he’s an ‘-ist’.
To: DaveTesla
I never understood where he, or Gandhi, or the various yogis that infest parts of the country derived any moral authority, anyway.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:20:27 AM PDT
by
chesley
(Eat what you want, and die like a man.)
To: DaveTesla
He was a absolute monarchist before he fled his country and left his subjects to the brutalities of the commies, like a scared little chicken.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:20:56 AM PDT
by
kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: DaveTesla
"Marxism has "moral ethics"
As demonstrated by the care used in the take over of Tibet.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:20:56 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: DaveTesla
... In addition to be a bald headed asshole.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:21:08 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jazzy
(The United States Marine Corps, your greatest friend or your worst enemy. YOU choose.)
To: DaveTesla
Marxism has "moral ethics"Right. Like the 73,237,000 dead by starvation and murder in China. Or the moral ethics of the 58,627,000 dead by starvation and murder in the USSR. Or the moral ethics of denial of the right to worship God. Or the moral ethics of suppression of the right to speak freely. Or the moral ethics of the stripping of the right to own property.
Those kind of moral ethics.
"whereas capitalism is only how to make profits,"
Right. Not once is capitalism interested in how to serve customers best. Not once has capitalism ever provided the masses with great luxuries. Not once have capitalists ever donated to environmental, free speech, or freedom of religion causes. Capitalists never pay any taxes, either, helping to create infrastructure and the less fortunate.
Yeah, capitalism is just awful.
I heard that the Dali Lama is an awful tipper when he golfs.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:21:10 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Anthony Weiner is a little cocky.)
To: rhombus
“What the hell is moral or ethical about restricting individual freedom? Nothing. Capitalism IS freedom.”
Yes.
Capitalism is just a pejorative invented by Marx
to describe free markets and freedom it's self.
They all hate the freedom of others.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:21:43 AM PDT
by
DaveTesla
(You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
To: blueunicorn6
To give a series of paid public lectures
Yes, usually when Buddhist teachers give lectures or teachings, there is a monetary donation given.
However, at every teaching that I've attended, that money was given back to the presenters as a gift from the teacher. They've never kept the money.
Can't speak for HHDL, since I've only been to a teaching given by him once, and it was free.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:22:30 AM PDT
by
jrg
To: DaveTesla
Question: Why is the Dalai Lama in exile? what/who forced him out?
To: Mr. Jazzy
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:23:09 AM PDT
by
DaveTesla
(You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
To: DaveTesla
I can think of nothing moral than profits.
Imagine actually creating SOMETHING of value.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:24:00 AM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: kbennkc
He was a absolute monarchist before he fled his country and left his subjects to the brutalities of the commies, like a scared little chicken.
GOD....comments like this just show your ignorance of Tibetan history.
It's better to keep your comments to yourself and let people THINK that you are ignorant instead of posting them and confirming it.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:24:23 AM PDT
by
jrg
To: DaveTesla
Buddhism isn’t a religion in the normal sense. It has no God to worship or destination. It’s more of a spiritual/naturalistic atheism with a rule book that comes from nowhere, in search of nothing as a destination.
The Big Llama is in it for the food, praise and toys. The elites look in the mirror and see their god.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:25:42 AM PDT
by
lurk
To: DaveTesla
Ayn Rand would take care of lama dama ding dong's Marxist "morals" barehanded.
Some people are exceptionally dumb, granting the sanction of the victim, extraordinarily stupid.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:26:04 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: DaveTesla
To: NativeSon
Uhhhh...
Would that be Marxism? ;<)
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:28:10 AM PDT
by
DaveTesla
(You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
To: SeekAndFind
Does being a spiritual leader qualify one to become a leader in the economy as well? One big reason why "intellectuals" and "spiritual leaders" don't like capitalism: in capitalism somebody who is not a smooth and articulate intellectual, but who has good ideas and energy, can become wealthy and successful. Meanwhile, the smooth talker who fails to deliver for his customers will eventually have to find a gig in academia or politics.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:28:16 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
("It is only when we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything" -- Fight Club)
To: DaveTesla
Well, that settles it. He’s nothing but an old fool.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:28:28 AM PDT
by
BfloGuy
(Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
To: yldstrk
I would maintain the opposite.As would Ayn Rand, and I.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:28:45 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: DaveTesla
Perhaps someone should send him a DVD of Atlas Shrugged Part 1, ASAP.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:28:53 AM PDT
by
DrC
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