2026-10-25 15:24 UTC
Stifling my laughter as I read some recent western Buddhist convert say they think Buddhist theocracies will be amazing. Who’s going to tell them about Sri Lanka and Myanmar and how very not amazing it was
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@dusepo@toot.dusepo.co.uk 2026-10-25 15:27
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io oh... oh no...
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@not2b@sfba.social 2026-10-25 15:30
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io They would probably play the "no true Scotsman" game to get out of that one.
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@WuMargaret@ack.nerdfight.online 2026-10-25 15:31
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io How ignorant of history in general does one need to be to think a theocracy of any type is a great idea?
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@JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange 2026-10-25 15:46
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io Oof, no ... No theocracy is amazing ... Buddhists are not all peaceful monks on a mountain top ...