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Un_Epi_De_Mais — 10/8/2007 4:22:34 AM (archived)

Don't you think the Buddists would start killing and oppressing anyone who isn't a buddist if they gained power? I really don't know why we favor theocratic democracies over military dictatorships, when there is very little to gain. We should be supporting secular democracies instead.

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10 Questions for the Dalai Lama - Lindy - 10/7/2007 6:47:54 PM
- Thanks, Lindy - Fox - 10/9/2007 6:11:36 PM
  - re: Thanks, Lindy - Lindy - 10/9/2007 7:09:01 PM
- People are stupid - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/7/2007 7:15:24 PM
  - Wrong. - Bowser - 10/7/2007 10:37:56 PM
    - Weapons found in Burma monasteries - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/7/2007 11:50:19 PM
      - You believe that? - Eri - 10/8/2007 12:23:23 AM
        
        Peter Popoff has some miracle water to sell you - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/8/2007 4:11:22 AM
        
        Ah, I see the light! - Eri - 10/8/2007 6:00:49 PM
        
        re: Ah, I see the light! - Lindy - 10/8/2007 10:56:23 PM
        
        He's no different than the capitalist snake oil salesmen in Washington - Lindy - 10/8/2007 3:14:32 PM
      - Religions - TB - 10/8/2007 12:09:22 AM
        
        Godwin's Law - nick hoffman - 10/9/2007 1:39:20 PM
        
        re: Godwin's Law - TB - 10/9/2007 7:41:47 PM
        
        Who's hedging and dodging? - ER - 10/8/2007 2:39:45 AM
        
        Atheists and Totalitarians - nick hoffman - 10/9/2007 1:34:11 PM
        
        The Red and the White - ER - 10/10/2007 3:13:47 AM
        
        "My world? - TB - 10/10/2007 5:51:59 PM
        
        "In his political universe....." - Lindy - 10/10/2007 1:07:45 PM
        
        Believe me, it's far from the first time I've brought it up. - TB - 10/8/2007 3:45:36 AM
        
        *Which* Eastern Europe? - Fox - 10/9/2007 6:04:35 PM
        
        Oh, come on. - TB - 10/9/2007 7:35:37 PM
        
        Yes, actually, I did - Fox - 10/9/2007 8:09:58 PM
        
        re: Yes, actually, I did - TB - 10/9/2007 9:00:09 PM
        
        My turn: Oh, come on - Fox - 10/10/2007 12:07:02 AM
        
        re: My turn - TB - 10/10/2007 12:39:58 AM
        
        "the entire medical industry should be the property of the State." - Lindy - 10/9/2007 11:20:06 PM
        
        re: property of the State - TB - 10/9/2007 11:30:03 PM
        
        'Scuse me. - ER - 10/8/2007 11:21:45 AM
        
        re: 'Scuse me. - TB - 10/8/2007 2:43:01 PM
        
        re: 'Scuse me. - Fox - 10/9/2007 5:49:44 PM
        
        We would do the same thing in the west - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/8/2007 4:19:33 AM
        
        And... - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/8/2007 4:22:34 AM
        
        You need to learn a LOT more about Buddhism - Fox - 10/9/2007 5:53:23 PM
    - 's'truth - Eri - 10/7/2007 11:26:45 PM
  - Yes, there are worse ways to live. - Eri - 10/7/2007 8:36:38 PM
    - Excellent, Eri (n/t) - Fox - 10/10/2007 1:25:25 AM
  - Religions suck. They all either passively or actively discourage learning. (n/t) - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/7/2007 7:21:32 PM
    - It is up to the individual. - Eri - 10/7/2007 8:39:30 PM
      - "Most folks are as happy as they make up their mind to be" - Jody - 10/10/2007 4:26:02 AM

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