[Buddha-l] Buddhism and the "status quo"

[Richard Hayes]

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:59:44 -0400
  
> There were, of course, never any hippies.

There were people described as hippies. It was never my 
fate to be so described.

> I stand by the characterization of 
>Ahmadinejad as an
> antisemitic fascist.

Yes, he is anti-Semitic. No one would deny that. But you 
glide past my point that it is not that particular 
predicate that wins my admiration. What I admire is his 
courage to come to the USA and to offer an accurate 
portrayal of the Bush administration. One need not be 100% 
admirable to be admirable. I admire some of what 
Ahmadinejad says, and cringe at the rest.

  The discerning, especially
>discerning Buddhists, look
> elsewhere for their heroes.

As a Buddhist, I follow the principle: Look at the saying, 
not the speaker.

  
Richard Hayes
Department of Philosophy
University of New Mexico