Our Buddhist President: Politics and Religion
There’s no lesson today; I want YOU to teach ME about something I genuinely don’t follow much.
We’re less than two weeks away from the American Presidential election, and the polls seem to show the two candidates extremely close. For every poll that shows one candidate ahead, another shows the other guy winning. The closeness of this race, and the previous two as well, shows that we are deeply divided as to our opinions on how the country should be run. The rest of the world looks on with baited breath, the financial markets are uncertain, the partisans have pulled out all their dirty tricks, and some people just want the candidate’s signs out of their neighbor’s yard.
It’s a big one, and everyone who can vote, should.
I’m not going to tell you how to vote, but I want you guys to “advise” ME which way to go., taking your Buddhist thoughts into consideration. I really want your feedback on this one, as I am STILL undecided. Personally, I don’t believe anything I hear from either side any more as it’s all just campaign promises and what people want to hear, whether it’s true or not.
The Daily Buddhism is not a political platform; we’re here to discuss Buddhism. So let’s talk about Buddhism: Turn on your own mental or emotional ‚ÄúBuddhist Mode‚Äù and explain to me which candidate is better in that respect in your opinion. Neither of THEM is Buddhist, obviously, but which one seems to support Buddhist ideals and philosophy more? Which is closer to “our way” of thinking?
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And I’m posting this one on a Friday to allow more time for you to send in Feedback. Depending on the number of responses, I may or may not spend a day next week discussing the results, but I don’t want to go into politics too heavily here.
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Would we even WANT a Buddhist President? It didn’t work out so well for Tibet.