From: Xela@yabbs
To: laelth@yabbs
Subject: re: Eastern Religions
Date: Sun Aug 14 01:10:09 1994
I still do not agree that only Westerners have a historical basis for 
divide and conquer.  When you agreed with me that "the East has done its 
share of rape and pillage," you didn't sound convinced because you then 
showed how only the Westerners have had a colonial mindset, while ignoring 
the dynastial wars of the East; remember the Mongols?

While both the East and West have the thesis and antithesis approach 
towards symbolic systems and understanding reality, that does not deny the 
historical reality that both have shed blood for power (money, land, 
title, etc.) and continue to do so.  The whole recorded history of man has 
been the changing hands of power between men (both East and West) playing 
finite games.

When the West turns to the East for answers, it involves mystic 
interpretations because the Western mind is growing tired of "reason" (as 
defined by western philosophers) and is turning to "new age" theories of 
reality.  As this is mostly a yuppie phenomena, I wouldn't worry too much 
about it. :)

Sorry for the angered post earlier, that was uncalled for and ignorant to 
say the least.  Just wanted to apologize publicly.

X