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2003-07-14 East Asia

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Posted by Steve 2003-07-14 4:49:47 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Angry Fundamentalist Buddhists (tm)? Geeze, what will they think of next?

Posted by Secret Master 2003-7-14 6:07:36 PM|| [www.budgetwarrior.com] 2003-7-14 6:07:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Never HEARD of such a thing... Buddhists trashing anything, much less a church - no matter whose, where or why. Simply put, they aren't Buddhists - as anyone who's lived in a Buddhist country knows, for an absolute fact. Whoever labeled them such, is using a mighty broad brush - they're just thugs. Cambodian thugs. Same breed of Cambodian thugs who trashed the Thai Embassy a few months ago over an imaginary slight. Thais are Therabodan (sp?) Buddhists and would never NEVER do more than protest - and it would have to be something they felt was inhumanly unfair.

In 1992 I was in Bangkok the day before the first elected Govt took over (Sept 30th, IIRC). There were police (ordered to suppress by the Military) and "students" doing their thing in the streets. I was coming out of the Oracle Bldg on Silom downtown just as the festivities swept by. I came out of the door and, other than the police and students, I seemed to be the only person on the street. I hesitated and stared at the scene. After about 30 seconds, the police turned OFF their water cannon and the demonstrators stopped hollering - and it seemed like the whole world was staring at ME! I realized they were calling a pause for me - amazing! I hustled my dumb farang butt around a corner and then I heard them resume the show. And that's what it was. "We're really really happy about the elections and really really mad about the Military's corrupt rule. So we're going to show you how happy we are you're outta here. We'll holler alot and get wet. Fun for the whole family. Farangs need not apply - it's a Thai thing. It's a Buddhist thing."

The worst situation is when a Buddhist resorts to self-violence (immolation) to make his point. There IS no step in Buddhism of violence directed at others, Qwai Chang Caine and Hollywood notwithstanding.

Posted by PD 2003-7-14 10:35:39 PM|| 2003-7-14 10:35:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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