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Intentions, Ethics, Action and Consequences.
A Dharma Perspective on wars and moral superiority
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SUB-HEADINGS
Ignorance and Conflict
Ethics, Intentions, Actions and Consequences
Action and Suffering
Buddhists and War
Enquiry into so-called Cause and Effect
Powerfully armed countries, such as USA, UK, France and Israel, and military organisations, such as NATO, propagate our moral superiority over threats, real and imagined, from other nation states or political/pseudo religious organisations, such as found in the Arab/Islamic world. …
