It’s Cultastic 0
Shaun Mullen explains an analogy (I remember boning up on analogies for my SATs):
Full Disclosure:
The explanation is Shaun’s. The analogy is mine.
The Chinese Communist Party’s attempt to co-opt Tibetan Buddhism is of a piece with the Republican Party’s attempt to co-opt Christianity. Both are attempts to hoodwink persons of faith–however misguided that faith may be–for earthly power; both are contemptible for their crude, craven, and manipulative cynicism.
I wonder whether Republicans can recognize or admit how similar their tactics are to those of the Chinese Reds? Can they see themselves in the mirr–oh, never mind.
