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In reply to the discussion: Armed Buddhists, including monks, clash with Muslims in Myanmar [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)3. "Armed Buddhists"?
What next..."Mennonites With Machetes"?
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Meanwhile back in the good old USA. When people have money disputes they just shoot your baby.
Lint Head
Mar 2013
#1
as well as most of the martial arts. fighting monks, who historically played the same role
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#12
What other group on Earth has killed more brutally than Christians some aspects is Pacifist.
gordianot
Mar 2013
#17
It could be that groups of tens of millions aren't nice, clean monoliths. (nt)
Posteritatis
Mar 2013
#25
This will tell you how fed up the Buddhists are. They are not taking this anymore. n/t
SylviaD
Mar 2013
#30
of course they're buddhists. buddhism has a long history of association with militarism.
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#13
it generally happens whenever you depose any power structure, whether it's what we'd
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#15
I'm sorry. I participated but didn't believe any of what he said about Buddhists.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#36
I didn't realise there was a problem with anti-Buddhist bigotry in the US...
Violet_Crumble
Mar 2013
#35
This is just so sad. Over a simple dispute in a store 20 people have lost their lives.
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#27