Comments on: America: Arms Dealer to the World http://tannish.net/2007/07/28/america-arms-dealer-to-the-world/ Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These Wed, 23 May 2012 18:47:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Tannish http://tannish.net/2007/07/28/america-arms-dealer-to-the-world/#comment-17338 Tannish Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:29:08 +0000 http://tannish.net/2007/07/28/america-arms-dealer-to-the-world/#comment-17338 Are You a student of Zen, Richard? I find it tedious that every dissenter I know needs to pick on my choice of philosophy and use it against me. By declaring my affinity to Buddha, I am not inferring that I have reached enlightenment - far from it. While I may not have all the facts of the world at my disposal, I understand this: People who tell me to wake up to our horrible reality are enablers. Their acceptance of "The Way Things Are" is part and parcel of why "It Will Never Change." They live a self-fulfilling prophecy and ask nothing better for their world, for their children or for themselves. And that's exactly what they get! Are You a student of Zen, Richard? I find it tedious that every dissenter I know needs to pick on my choice of philosophy and use it against me. By declaring my affinity to Buddha, I am not inferring that I have reached enlightenment - far from it. While I may not have all the facts of the world at my disposal, I understand this: People who tell me to wake up to our horrible reality are enablers. Their acceptance of “The Way Things Are” is part and parcel of why “It Will Never Change.” They live a self-fulfilling prophecy and ask nothing better for their world, for their children or for themselves.
And that’s exactly what they get!

]]> By: Richard http://tannish.net/2007/07/28/america-arms-dealer-to-the-world/#comment-17312 Richard Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:39:27 +0000 http://tannish.net/2007/07/28/america-arms-dealer-to-the-world/#comment-17312 What do you think of China arming Iran? Iran and now Iraq both? Do you think the surge you imagine of the caring, comfortable western public will effect the "rampant capitalism" of Communist China? Do you fantasize it all started with the USA? The world you believe in is an illusion. You're lost in a fairytale. If you must read socialist nonsense try Bertrand Russell. He understood mankind and the world and he was funny. Primer 1: The Saudis are dragging their heels helping Iraq; The Persians are actively arming and training the enemy in Iraq; The Chinese are arming the Persians; The US leans on the House of Saud to shape up; The King wants arms in return to deter Persia; They make the deal... We'll see who lives up to the bargain. It's similar to the Russians arming Iran and the US arming Saddam back in the Cold War. It's similar to strategic manuevers from the days of Xerxes to today. As always there is a profit component but it has nothing to do with capitalism per se. Of course you're too invested in your illusion to see that. The anti-capitalist blurb spurts out like a reflex sans actual thought. A student of Zen should be able to see things as they are. I remember a post of yours noting your Buddhism teacher claimed that people are essentially good. I remember the opening words of D.T. Suzuki's Intro to Zen Buddhism, "Life is suffering." That's a more honest place from which to study the world and man. Your life I bet is very much free of suffering. Be grateful you live here in the USA and in this prosperous time. It is a brief moment in a history of brutality and want. R. What do you think of China arming Iran? Iran and now Iraq both? Do you think the surge you imagine of the caring, comfortable western public will effect the “rampant capitalism” of Communist China? Do you fantasize it all started with the USA?

The world you believe in is an illusion. You’re lost in a fairytale. If you must read socialist nonsense try Bertrand Russell. He understood mankind and the world and he was funny.

Primer 1:

The Saudis are dragging their heels helping Iraq; The Persians are actively arming and training the enemy in Iraq; The Chinese are arming the Persians; The US leans on the House of Saud to shape up; The King wants arms in return to deter Persia; They make the deal… We’ll see who lives up to the bargain.

It’s similar to the Russians arming Iran and the US arming Saddam back in the Cold War. It’s similar to strategic manuevers from the days of Xerxes to today. As always there is a profit component but it has nothing to do with capitalism per se. Of course you’re too invested in your illusion to see that. The anti-capitalist blurb spurts out like a reflex sans actual thought.

A student of Zen should be able to see things as they are.

I remember a post of yours noting your Buddhism teacher claimed that people are essentially good. I remember the opening words of D.T. Suzuki’s Intro to Zen Buddhism, “Life is suffering.” That’s a more honest place from which to study the world and man. Your life I bet is very much free of suffering. Be grateful you live here in the USA and in this prosperous time. It is a brief moment in a history of brutality and want.

R.

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