[Buddha-l] Re: Buddhism and Politics

[Bernie Simon]

Dr. Hayes wrote:

> No one on earth is uniformly conservative or progressive. I should hope
> almost everyone tries to find a good balance between conserving useful
> traditions and progressing to better ways of doing things than our
> ancestors dreamed possible. And I quite accept that this means no two
> people will quite agree on what is worth conserving and what needs to 
> be
> thrown out. That's why we all have no honest alternative to being
> liberal.

I'll assume this is a joke.

Conservatism and liberalism both have their virtues and deplorable 
excesses. To quote Buddhist guru Gov. Jerry Brown, it's like paddling a 
canoe: first you use the oar on the right side and then the left, or 
you go around in circles.

Devotees of Buddhism and libertarianism (if there are any) will be 
pleased to learn of a weblog exploring the connections between the two: 
"Enlightened Liberty."

http://prrometheus.blogspot.com/

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