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YankeyMCC

(8,401 posts)
5. The question of support
Sat Jan 14, 2012, 06:09 AM
Jan 2012

I occurred to me that there was another aspect to your question I didn't respond too.

Supporting violence by others.

I think I just want to acknowledge that other understand of the question, violent action by you or support of violent action by others.

I guess from a Buddhist point of view the you and others are the same so that points back to my original answer.

And still in this world we understand ourselves as different from others so what the heck does that mean?

I can't answer that exactly but I think the essence of my response is the same. You may 'support' violence done by others in many ways, praising it with words (giving your judgement of it), providing material aide (sending money, working in a factory that makes materials for weapons) but those actions are yours and when you chose to support others in that way again you are back to -

"Now what?"

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