people don't have much bad to say about the Dalai Lama. not really the same but along the same lines.
-
Discuss politics - join our community by registering for free here! HOP - the political discussion forum
If Jesus had been an American
- Thread starter Dawkinsrocks
- Start date
people don't have much bad to say about the Dalai Lama. not really the same but along the same lines.
Werbung:
pocketfullofshells
Well-Known Member
yea but also the Republican and right wing don't run around pretending to care about the Dalai Lama. I would expect that more of a far left liberal.
seems like a nice enough guy for a millionaire socialist. but the point remains, people are n ot busting his chops for all the peace and love stuff.
pocketfullofshells
Well-Known Member
Point is that the right wing is not out trying to be the one people think is most like him. They do for Jesus..that pacisifist Ahole who gave health care to people without charge.
That point has no merit. Jesus did not force anyone to give him money or aid so that he could redistribute it to those who he felt needed it. He used what he had to do his work, and nothing more.
Attempting to equate forced government aid to how the bible describes Jesus is being entirely dishonest.
At the time of his life, long hair, beard etc were the norm. It is unlikely that the appearance of Jesus would be outside the societal norms of the time. If he were here today, he would most likely appear as an average person.
No one on the right brands anyone a socialist who uses their own money/talents to help others. It is only when they attempt to force others to do the same that problems arise.
It depends on who you take the perspective of if he was indeed "apolitical". Imagine you are a Roman, and you hear Jesus preaching about the "Kingdom of God" on Earth -- you would immediately notice that in such a "kingdom" there is no mention of Rome -- a bold political statement at the time.
It is interesting to reread the bible through a political historical lens.
I read it as a political answer to a political to a political question -- one of taxes (which is the context of that question) and the debate between refusing to pay them etc.
If you look at it in a far broader context -- that is not addressing the "Kingdom of Heaven" issue in which the Romans are clearly not part of the picture -- which can easily (and would definitely be) interpreted as a direct challenge to absolute Roman rule at the time.
Well there was no politics at the Roman level, hardly any at the local level. Taxes were about all government meant to the average Joseph. But I feel His intent was clear, earthly matters were no concern of His and no excuse to fail in one's service to God. But to the average Roman Legion the finer point like these could easily be lost.
pocketfullofshells
Well-Known Member
Damn that Socialist Wells Fargo, Leiman Brothers, Goldman Sachs....
who forced who here ?
pocketfullofshells
Well-Known Member
They forced the bail out by threat/extortion.
what threat could they make, what extortion could they impose ?
All banks that frankly have no business being in business anymore.
Gipper
Well-Known Member
In a sane nation....they would be out of business. But, since our government no longer lives by the rule of law and has imposed crony capitalism (AKA Market Socialism) upon us, they are still in business and we are headed for insanity.
Ah come on guys... DC felt badly for having made them take all those bad loans they just had to do something.
The lesson that needs to be learned from this and is NOT being learned is that govt has no business interfering in business.
Similar threads
