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(Quote) 1) You are putting up a strawman - obviously we're not talking about being equally impoverished here. 2) Swedes are "pretty poor" relative to...? Personally, I'd rather have a stron… (View Post)
Western Tibetan Buddhists and the media often refer to the current Dalai Lama as "His Holiness the Dalai Lama," but I don't hear much about Western Tibetan Buddhism being referred to as a c… (View Post)
Returning metta in a familiar form... I like that. It's like when someone travels to a foreign country, they (usually, hopefully) try to adhere to the norms/traditions of the society. I can see how s… (View Post)
@Dennis1 - Even if you don't agree with "socialism" (since when was being socially liberal automatically "socialist?"), I think it's absolutely ridiculous to suggest that this sit… (View Post)
I don't think it really matters what caused your shift, so long as the shift happened. Utilitarian, but I think it's more helpful to go along with this positive momentum than stop it and figure out t… (View Post)