I lived in Japan and visited Thailand and Tibet, so I have seen Eastern Buddhism. I agree that it is patriarchal. The problem is that Buddhism is too tolerant of Liberalism. The Western religions demand exclusivity which is critical to resist Liberalism. If a patriarchal religion tolerates its members also participating in Liberalism, then it is doomed, and this is why all Eastern religions are doomed.MrPeabody wrote:You're confusing Western Buddhism with Eastern Buddhism. Western Buddhism is overwhelmingly Jewish and they are very friendly to feminists and gays. But Eastern Buddhism is patriarchal and doesn't tolerate feminism. The hippies of the 1960s made up a Buddhism which is really just a projection of their own views and have given a false image of Buddha as some peace-loving hippie. A more accurate view was given by the Italian philosopher Julius Evola in this book "The Doctrine of Awakening". Evola saw the modern world in spiritual crisis and he saw Buddhism as the solution. Evola was also a personal friend of Mussolini. What could have been.
I think the problems with Christianity started earlier, but what really matters is its current state, on which we agree.Christianity up until the 1950s was a good system. But it was infiltrated by liberalism and finished off by the 1970s. I mean scorched earth. There is nothing left. The few remaining conservatives are obsessed with Israel and don't care about the decline of the country.
I really see nothing out there that can resist Liberalism besides Islam and Orthodox Judaism.
