[Buddha-l] Thai-Cambodian war over Temple ownership

[Chris]

Gosh, golly Dan......
Within the past twenty-four hours, you have presented to this forum a post
with the subject text, "Thai-Cambodian war over Temple ownership". This text
was entirely your initiative and creation.

Your subject text string is woefully misleading, if not outright false, on
at least two points.

First, the exchange of gunfire between the Thai and Cambodian armies was by
no definition (except perhaps yours) a "war". One needs to consider why
anyone would suggest so.

Second, this confrontation reported on by your reference, was not over any
"Temple ownership". It was over a piece of real estate that just happens to
be in the vicinity of a temple. There is a distinction here, which
apparently, you are unable or unwilling to make.

Now, that is embarrassing.

Do keep up with your e-clipping services. We all need a hobby.



On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Dan Lusthaus <vasubandhu at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Gee, Chris, you'd think I was doing the shooting and "skirmish"-ing all by
> myself rather than passing on the news. Or you'd think I editorialized on
> it.
>
> If you find this news embarrassing and not worthy of attention by anyone
> besides the embarrassed, that's your editorial. Opinion noted.
>
> cheers,
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Thai-Cambodian war over Temple ownership
>
>
> > Thank you for your NYT e-clipping service in support of the enlightenment
> of
> > the Buddha-l community.
> >
> > Clearly, this 'news' regarding territorial pissing rites around a Hindu
> > temple is of great significance to you, (You not only provided a link to
> > your story but went on to copy that entire story in full.) and quite
> > possibly others  However, to those of us who actually live in the region
> of
> > Khao Phra Viharn, the brand of rhetoric you employ is amusing if not
> > completely factual. Emotively loaded terms such as 'war' are, in my
> opinion,
> > a tad out of place on this forum, as is the subject matter, *i.e.,* the
> > politics of a Hindu temple. But, I could be wrong.
> >
> > As for the regretable loss of life resulting from this skirmish, far more
> > people lost their life as road-kill on the highways of Thailand over the
> > past week than died from involvement in your 'war'.
> >
> > But, as was observed on this forum recently, why let facts get in the way
> of
> > a good story?
> >
> > Keep up your e-clipping service, Dan
>
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