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2014-05-31 Southeast Asia

Connecting the Dots on Buddhist Fundamentalism

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Posted by Squinty 2014-05-31 11:26|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Nor can Cambodia be taken for granted. Prime Minister Hun Sen has on occasions portrayed the Cham Muslim minority as a possible threat to national and international security. This positioning could potentially be used as fodder to create tensions.

Because when I think of reasoned discourse on the subject of religion, peace, and Buddhism, I think of "former" communist Khmer Rouge officer Hun Sen.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-31 12:54|| 2014-05-31 12:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I have mentioned the lack-of-context in other reporting attempts on Buddhist vs. Moslem conflicts in SE Asia before, and could again about the other countries, but the casual way they selected the subset-of-the-truth to report about in the Cambodian situation just about says it all.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-31 12:56|| 2014-05-31 12:56|| Front Page Top

#3 The watchword is "Morgenland erwache!"
Dozing Buddhas will shrug off their lacquer
And go on the offense
Until all their incense
Has been quenched in the Strait of Malacca!

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2014-05-31 16:40|| 2014-05-31 16:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Heck, just imagine if they talked about Christian violence in Russia under the administration of former seminarian Joseph Stalin.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-31 18:01|| 2014-05-31 18:01|| Front Page Top

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