Joni Ernst To Deliver GOP Response To 2015 State Of The Union Address

[vlyons]

29. I try not to harbor anger

but it's not easy. My struggle is more with the stupidity that I see all around me, everywhere. But especially in RW politics. I'm a Buddhist, and stupidity has a special meaning in that context. It doesn't mean low IQ. It means the stupid belief that the concept of "self" is a solid, permanent thing that must be defended above everything else. And that "my self" in particular is the center of the universe and more important than you and your needs. Selfishness = stupidity. These extreme RWers, like Ernst, are just incredibly selfish, self-righteous, greedy, condescending, racist, and bloody ignorant, and proudly so. They cannot be embarrassed ever, because they have no shame. So as a Buddhist, I'm supposed to have equal compassion for them. But how?