tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post5887849194275572485..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Relearning, RethinkingPastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-67057121202465015882008-04-24T23:12:00.000+01:002008-04-24T23:12:00.000+01:00hi allcheck out this online book:THE SHADOW OF ...hi all<BR/>check out this online book:<BR/><BR/>THE SHADOW OF THE DALAI LAMA<BR/>Sexuality, Magic and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism<BR/>http://www.iivs.de/~iivs01311/EN/front.html<BR/><BR/>(just started reading yesterday but have known some of this stuff for quite some time- recent events and occasional talks with a crazy buddhist coworker of mine finally pushed me to look for it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-64888445573327057802008-04-24T18:52:00.000+01:002008-04-24T18:52:00.000+01:00The Japs did a lot of bad shit in China. The Rape ...The Japs did a lot of bad shit in China. The Rape of Nanking is only one of them. They also conducted germ warfare and germ experiments on human subjects in China. Look up the history of Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. It was a horrific crime that went largely unpunished. All these are deliberately whitewashed or not mentioned in Japanese school textbooks. The hard-core Japanese nationalist remnant go as far as denying these events, in parallel to the Holocaust deniers in the West.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-33814284840252963492008-04-24T18:11:00.000+01:002008-04-24T18:11:00.000+01:00I was surprised to learn the truth about Gandhi:ht...I was surprised to learn the truth about Gandhi:<BR/><BR/>http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2006/06/great-moments-in-history-of-pacifism.htmlPastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-12311037877865853922008-04-24T17:52:00.000+01:002008-04-24T17:52:00.000+01:00I only discovered this truth this morning. I hope ...I only discovered this truth this morning. I hope you read the rest of the article, because it concerned the lies that we believe, in this case, the Nobel Prize winners' contributions to the ultimate destruction of our country and economy. I am not sure about the current Dalai Lama. I don't even think Gere, Harrison Ford, and all those who believe in a peaceful Buddhism know the truth about the utter depravity of that religion once it is in complete control of a country. Scary to think that Buddhism as it has been westernized, may not be a peaceful religion afterall, but just as blood thirsty as it was practiced in its birthplace.Mother Effingbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264056812587985898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-88659494993182090882008-04-24T17:38:00.000+01:002008-04-24T17:38:00.000+01:00Scherzophrenic,I used to believe the lie that Tibe...Scherzophrenic,<BR/><BR/>I used to believe the lie that Tibet was better off when it wasn't part of China as well. Part of the reason I bought into it was that China was an oppressive dictatorship. So it made sense to think they would conquer and oppress a formerly free people.<BR/>We have to remember that Islamism and Communism are not the only totalitarian evils in the world today. Right now they are just the most common. The Dalai Lama, wants a totalitarian theocracy, much like the Islam-o-Fascists. Its sad that most people don't realize that. That said, China's treatment of Tibet, may not be that humane either. Tibet's best hope, is for us to encourage free market economics, liberty and democracy in China.Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691850040385670009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-1747963093912293502008-04-24T15:56:00.000+01:002008-04-24T15:56:00.000+01:00You've learned a lot more about Tibet than I know....You've learned a lot more about Tibet than I know.<BR/><BR/>All I know, and pointed out, was that the Chinese had good reason to dislike the Japanese. The Japanese regime and the work they did in China, was as vicious as the Nazis.<BR/><BR/>What you point out here about the Dalai Lama is stunning. I didn't know.<BR/><BR/>How is it that Richard Gere supports such a man? Or, is that a previous Dalai Lama you're speaking of?Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-49871265069886080072008-04-24T14:50:00.000+01:002008-04-24T14:50:00.000+01:00yes, like you I have done some about turns in my t...yes, like you I have done some about turns in my thinking. I also championed the rights of the Palestinians against Israel but then came to realise that israel deserved our support because their enemy is our enemy.<BR/><BR/>I am also cagey about Tibet, thanks for enlightening me further. The Chinese are effectively dealing with their Muslim jihadists and when it comes down to it theirs is the the only sort of regime that can effectively combat militant islamism in the only way the Islamists understand.Ray Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610690674657286567noreply@blogger.com