re: "Regime angers critics over NOB transfer" (BP, September 8)
Dear editor,
How felicitous that the uniquely sensitive religion known as Thai Buddhism has such devoted men in uniform to fight over it, the rich spoils going to the victor. And what crumbs the boys in military and police uniforms leave are there for the aging men in orange uniforms straight out of the feudal era of Thai history to squabble over.
The true miracle is that many Thais continue to profess to follow by default this officially fostered version of Buddhism rather than one that follows the teachings of the Buddha. With so many military and police in charge of its affairs, could the religion whose job it is boost Thai nationalism and the feudal status quo need any other support?
Felix Qui
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The above letter to the editor is the text as submitted by Felix Qui to the Bangkok Post.
The text as edited was published in PostBag on September 11, 2017, under the title "United in religion" at https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/postbag/1322039/failing-at-buddhism
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