"I was very young when I first heard the word communist. The 13th Dalai Lama had left a testament that I read. Also, some of the monks who were helping my studies had been in monasteries with Mongolians. They had talked about the destruction that had taken place since the communists came to Mongolia. We did not know anything about Marxist ideology. But we all feared destruction and thought of communists with terror. It was only when I went to China in 1954-55 that I actually studied Marxist ideology and learned the history of the Chinese revolution. Once I understood Marxism, my attitude change completely. I was so attracted to Marxism, I even expressed my wish to become a Communist Party member."
"Tibet at that time was very, very backward. The ruling class did not seem to care, and there was much inequality. Marxism talked about an equal and just distribution of wealth. I was very much in favor of this. Then there was the concept of self-creation. Marxism talked about self-reliance, without depending on a creator or a God. That was very attractive. I had tried to some things for my people, but I did not have enough time. I still think that if a genuine communist movement had come to Tibet, there would have been much benefit to the people."
(Time Magazine; "Exile;" October 4, 1999; pp. 78,79.)
Common sense. When you find Richard Gere, Steven Seagal and the Beastie Boys unified around a cause, you can be absolutely certain the cause, at its root, is stone cold evil.
Even though? Huh?
Marxists are the angry non-ruling class wanting to become the ruling class. That’s all. They do not seek equality and freedom for all. They seek to become the rulers, and their anger makes them brutal dictators.
As creators of their video clips, they have all the power. To some degree, they abuse their power. But not so much so as does 60 minutes, 20/20, ABC news, CNN, Newsweek, CBS news, CNN, etc.
Caveat Emptor, even when it's free.
They seem to be members of the atheist right, along with Ayn Rand. I think this country was founded by the religious right. Ronald Reagan was a recent modern proponent of the religious right. By right, I mean individual rights, limited government, and free (at least relatively free) markets. In this context at least, religious means Judeo-Christian.
To me, the religious right is the branch of western civilization that works best and has the most merit. The oposing pole is the atheist left - Marxism, communism. There is also the religious left of a supreme religious state. I think this is the goal of Islam.
As creators of their video clips, they have all the power. To some degree, they abuse their power. But not so much so as does 60 minutes, 20/20, ABC news, CNN, Newsweek, CBS news, CNN, etc.
Caveat Emptor, even when it's free.
They seem to be members of the atheist right, along with Ayn Rand. I think this country was founded by the religious right. Ronald Reagan was a recent modern proponent of the religious right. By right, I mean individual rights, limited government, and free (at least relatively free) markets. In this context at least, religious means Judeo-Christian.
To me, the religious right is the branch of western civilization that works best and has the most merit. The oposing pole is the atheist left - Marxism, communism. There is also the religious left of a supreme religious state. I think this is the goal of Islam.