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Thanks to a somewhat recent post on Nacho\u2019s Woodmore Village Blog (\u201cBuddhist Blogs and the Political\u201d<\/span> January 8th, 2006<\/a>) I\u2019ve added a new category to my blog, \u2018Politics\u2019. It\u2019s no promise that I\u2019ll say much of substance, of course, but I\u2019ll try to say a few words here and there\u2026.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reluctant to post on politics because I\u2019m no political analyst, and I don\u2019t care to pretend to be one. Philosophy and Buddhism<\/a> I\u2019ve studied with zeal for several years. I enjoy blogging about these as a way to share and to explore issues more deeply. My life is easy enough to drivel on about. Many of my more personal posts, and the comments accompanying them, have helped immensely in my continuing journey to self-understanding. <\/p>\n

And while I think I\u2019m like many Americans, somewhat apathetic due to the sheer complexity of modern political issues, I agree with Nacho\u2019s argument that practice both demands and may be improved by our political engagement. One thing I am not, and will never be, is cynical <\/span>\u2013 and perhaps soon enough I will take up the issue of cynicism in politics.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to a somewhat recent post on Nacho\u2019s Woodmore Village Blog (\u201cBuddhist Blogs and the Political\u201d January 8th, 2006) I\u2019ve added a new category to my blog, \u2018Politics\u2019. It\u2019s no promise that I\u2019ll say much of substance, of course, but I\u2019ll try to say a few words here and there\u2026. 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