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Please, pray, offer, meditate, for the benefit of Donald Trump.

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_R_ wrote:Please, pray, offer, meditate, for the benefit of Donald Trump.

Thank you.

Screw Trump, he is an asshole, and so is every one who voted for him.
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Malcolm wrote:
_R_ wrote:Please, pray, offer, meditate, for the benefit of Donald Trump.

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Screw Trump, he is an asshole, and so is every one who voted for him.
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Malcolm wrote:
Screw Trump, he is an asshole, and so is every one who voted for him.
I deeply care for him. Don't insult my grandmother from the past life.
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_R_ wrote:Please, pray, offer, meditate, for the benefit of Donald Trump.

Thank you.
What is his special problem you want to pray for?
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We have prayed for all the Presidents of our lifetime so of course we will need to continue especially now that the great libertarian, oligarchical cabal has finally gained complete control of the US federal government. But we have to acknowledge that it will be difficult for some of us. We have only heard of the enormous magnitude of evil and incompetence that is summoned into power. We have never before seen such a gaggle of warmongers and Madoff acolytes assembled in one location before on the planet. It's like something out of Hellboy.

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kirtu wrote:We have prayed for all the Presidents of our lifetime so of course we will need to continue especially now that the great libertarian, oligarchical cabal has finally gained complete control of the US federal government.
Which member (of his proposed administration) is libertarian? They don't sound libertarian to me, certainly not Trump. They sound like the same old tea party Republican mantra of "we can't help the poor, that costs too much" and then go and spend billions and trillions on defense build-up and wars.
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_R_ wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
Screw Trump, he is an asshole, and so is every one who voted for him.
I deeply care for him. Don't insult my grandmother from the past life.
Some of our grandmothers from past lives are complete assholes in this one.
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kirtu wrote:We have prayed for all the Presidents of our lifetime so of course we will need to continue especially now that the great libertarian, oligarchical cabal has finally gained complete control of the US federal government.
Which member (of his proposed administration) is libertarian? They don't sound libertarian to me, certainly not Trump. They sound like the same old tea party Republican mantra of "we can't help the poor, that costs too much" and then go and spend billions and trillions on defense build-up and wars.

Many Tea Partiers described themselves as libertarian, as do people associated with the Koch empire, etc. It may not be LP-brand libertarianism, but "libertarian" attitudes about business regulation abound with that crew, for obvious reasons. De regulation has been a mantra for years within mainstream conservativism..I agree it's not really libertarian if you want to get technical, but they don't.
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May the President-elect be blessed with all the wisdom and compassion of all the Buddhas. May he be overwhelmed with remorse for having publicly mocked a disabled reporter. May his heart be filled with remorse. May he grow up at 70 , regret his past evil deeds and issue a formal public apology for this past disgraceful behavior. May he then initiate a program to help Americans overwhelmed by that very same evil behavior to turn away from discriminating against others and embracing all beings as our brothers, sisters, mothers and father.
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Ayu wrote:Topic moved to the lounge.
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May I ask why?
Ayu wrote: What is his special problem you want to pray for?
For his benefit, preferably.
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_R_ wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
Screw Trump, he is an asshole, and so is every one who voted for him.
I deeply care for him. Don't insult my grandmother from the past life.
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_R_ wrote:
Ayu wrote:Topic moved to the lounge.
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May I ask why?
It is obvious, the OP is not a genuine request for prayers on somebody who is suffering. You didn't suggest anything, why it is necessary to pray for Trump especially now more than for other suffering people.
On the contrary, if we look at the masses of endangered people, who are sick, who died recently, who are poor or have any other special problem - the demand to pray for a wealthy man, who is able to fulfill his personal weird dreams, seems to have no other intention than stirring the pot at DW. ;)

Or, if you are asking authentically, then you didn't understand the purpose of the subforum "Prayers and Aspirations". :shrug:
This topic invites to probably full length discussions, which are not that appropriate in the former subforum.
In the lounge this topic has more chances to stay on topic. In "Prayers and Aspirations" it was off topic from post #1. :offtopic:
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Ayu wrote: It is obvious, the OP is not a genuine request for prayers on somebody who is suffering.
It is genuine. I think I know it better than you do, no offense.
You didn't suggest anything,
I did, for his benefit, you can also think of it as a sönam.
why it is necessary to pray for Trump especially now more than for other suffering people.
That's your perception that when one is wealthy, affluent, in a position of power that he's not suffering. I believe, that Siddhartha gave up his kingdom for a good reason.
Or, if you are asking authentically, then you didn't understand the purpose of the subforum "Prayers and Aspirations".
What part did I misunderstood? There are plenty prayer requests for people I don't know, why should it be different in the case of President elect Trump? Or do you impose your own feelings on the subject, that we shouldn't pray for people we hate?
This topic invites to probably full length discussions, which are not that appropriate in the former subforum.
That has more to do with the demographic of the forum than my post, which was only one sentence. You can hardly blame that.
In "Prayers and Aspirations" it was off topic from post #1.
No, it wasn't.
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Your feelings are valid. I felt the same the past two elections. This is the reason the Constitution was written the way it was. If we followed the Constitution correctly, no one would be worried that losing this trumped up football game would greatly personally affect them. That is why the founders limited the power of the executive branch.
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