The Buddhism and politics thing again

I’m having a rather frustrating week, with not enough time for writing — just two days out of the whole week are days I can sit down and work on my book. And that’s not leaving much time for writing here, either. So in lieu of any substantive comments of mine on the political storm going on (assuming I’m capable of such a thing), let me refer you to a few posts by other Buddhists.

WoodMoor Village Zendo decries how McCain and Palin’s discourse is creating an atmosphere of polarization and potential violence. I quite agree. This is a big concern of mine. The US has a history of political violence, and most of it has been directed at figures on the left: JFR, RFK, MLK, to name but a few.

The Buddha Diaries reprints a letter to John McCain that Peter wrote on HuPo. Again the theme is how the McCain campaign is dragging the tone of political discourse into the gutter.

Integral Options Cafe reprints a post titled David Brooks: Sarah Palin “Represents A Fatal Cancer To The Republican Party. The title is self-explanatory. David Brooks is a staunch republican columnist and his scathing comments (and praise for Obama) can perhaps therefore to be taken with more seriousness than those of someone from Obama’s camp.

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