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Anti-Muslim Buddhist monk in Myanmar: Trump 'similar to me'
Associated Press ^ | November 17, 2016 | Joe Freeman

Posted on 11/18/2016 1:06:54 PM PST by Kaslin

MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) -- Shunned by Myanmar's new government and its Buddhist hierarchy, a nationalist monk blamed for whipping up at times bloody anti-Muslim fervor said he feels vindicated by U.S. voters who elected Donald Trump to be president.

Ashin Wirathu, a high-profile leader of the Myanmar Buddhist organization known as Ma Ba Tha, drew parallels between his views on Islam and those of the Republican president-elect. Trump's campaign was rife with anti-Muslim rhetoric and proposals that included banning Muslims from entering the country and heightening surveillance of mosques. The form his actual policies will take remains unclear.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: buddhism; buddhist; burma; donaldtrump; myanmar; trumptransition

1 posted on 11/18/2016 1:06:54 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Islam is sedition.


2 posted on 11/18/2016 1:09:07 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Kaslin

Anti muslim rhetoric = the truth

I get disgusted when I read about anti hitler and anti emperor rhetoric during WWII /Extreme S

Bugs Bunny nips the nips made me sick to my stomach /s


3 posted on 11/18/2016 1:11:00 PM PST by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Kaslin

Wirathu is right on . He had the courage to stand up to the pernicious ,expanding islamotization of his country at a time when it was going critical mass .

Buddhist had to flee India , in the time of the early Turkic invasions (later Mughals) They were being slaughtered by the Muz invaders . They settled in Burma and all over SEA ,bringing Buddhism to a new safe home . Yet the cancer of Islam follows and spreads , like cancer .

Somebody has to draw the line on this Mohammedan advancement . It;s not always pretty . It is never pretty when Islam prevails . Burmese get it .

Mingalabar


4 posted on 11/18/2016 1:15:24 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Kaslin

Note to Myanmar: Go Buddhists!


5 posted on 11/18/2016 1:15:27 PM PST by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: Kaslin
blamed for whipping up at times bloody anti-Muslim fervor

They say that like it's a bad thing.

6 posted on 11/18/2016 1:51:11 PM PST by sportutegrl
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To: Kaslin
Islam is a political system. It is meant to govern all aspects of society - certainly not just a person's "spiritual life." Just ask any Imam or Sheikh at Al Azhar University, al-Qarawīyīn University in Morocco, Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan, or any Madrasah in between
7 posted on 11/18/2016 2:05:22 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Kaslin

Hmmmm...Trump and a Buddhist monk have something in common...they both hate Muslims. Nice...


8 posted on 11/18/2016 2:59:01 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: PGR88

AL Azhar University? Are their teams name the Fighting Beheadders...(a nod to the Fighting Irish of Norte Dame)


9 posted on 11/18/2016 3:02:59 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: Kaslin

Good.

We may be turning the corner against the spreading conquest of the world wide Muslim caliphate.


10 posted on 11/19/2016 12:26:47 AM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Paladin2

Islam is Satan’s army. Hitler wrote Mein Kamph, Satan himself wrote the Koran and all who believe in it and consider it ‘holy’ are EVIL. Whether they are militant(obedient) or not.


11 posted on 11/19/2016 6:33:16 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam- it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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To: Kaslin

I’d rather invite this monk to the White House than Angela Merkel


12 posted on 11/19/2016 9:47:34 AM PST by montag813
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To: montag813

So would I, and I hope President Trump does.


13 posted on 11/19/2016 9:53:32 AM PST by Kaslin (All those who say President elect Donald J. Trump is not their President, can all JUMP OFF A CLIFF!!)
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