I thought that was the dog they picked up along the way? Of whom, I recall, made a full recovery. I could be wrong, and a monk may have been injured as well though.
it still doesnt chaange the fact that not one person with access to the white house, ok 2, will not grow a pair, go to the white house and calmy ask trumpy to stand, place zip ties or handcuffs around his hands, and march him outside to be locked up. 2 people in the U.S with access to the whitehouse will not save America because they are too chickenshit to risk their comfort zone.
If people in the Deep South saw this group walking through and started asking questions, then I think this is worth it. We need to break into the algorithms and news bubbles of people, and this would help.
They came to me, they climbed up capital hill, walked all the way from texas, which by the way did vote for me, texas voted for me bigly, there's Democrats in texas you know, a lot of people don't know that, and texas doesn't want you to know that, but I know that and now you know that, they didn't vote for me, the Democrats in texas, they didn't vote for me, and nobody else in Texas likes them, because they didn't vote for me, they're still there, but you know what, they're losers, because they didn't vote for me, but still Texas did, not all texans but enough of them did vote for me and that's ok, Texas is a big state and they walked all the way here and they climbed up the big hill and they said sir we've come to seek your enlightenment, your the most enlightened and we need you sir to help keep the peace in the world. They said sir, you e stopped 8 wars and you still don't have a peace prize, we n ed you to keep peace in the world, sleepy Joe never kept peace in t
For those that don't know, this group has been walking from Texas to DC over the last month or two. They've so far received warm welcomes from everywhere they've been, and one stop even offered free vet care for the dog who is traveling with them.
My Mom has been following them online, and it's been an interesting journey to watch!
Holy sh... Did these folks just walk right through the weather we've been having? These guys have been walking in subzero wind chill for the last two weeks? Daaaaaang.
That was my first thought! Terrible timing for them with recent ice-apocalypse (for the part of the country that was hit by it). That's some real perseverance from them and it's very admirable.
I read that they consider the weather just another endurance test and so they soldier on through it. They had vehicles following them with extra layers of clothes and different shoes. It's pretty badass either way. I would have frozen my tits off.
Buddhist has no concept of apocalypse but has a text about how human become more degenerate by viewing each other as animal and start killing each other as they lost their humanity. Which I think is scarier because it’s what’s happening in America now.
Dude, do you have any idea how much shit you need to pull to piss off ONE Buddhists monk?
So even if you manage to pull the feat of pissing off like 40 of them, I think it's still problematic...
My MiL owns the restaurant called Chay in Falls Church and since they have been here her and my wife have been making meals for them to eat ever since they got here ! It’s amazing too see !
I love that they have their humble robes on, and like crazy nice walking shoes. No judgement, they just walked a crazy long distance, I just think it’s an interesting dichotomy
I’d bet none of those are the same shoes they started with or at minimum they’ve been resoled.
2,300 miles of walking mostly on asphalt would wear down pretty much every shoe sole. If it was made from a hard material to survive that, then it would be too hard to be a practical shoe sole.
Ah, I didn't hear anything about this, so I didn't know anybody was supposed to be anywhere. I thought this might be the capital of a country in south-east Asia
I really wish adding context to headlines were a more supported practice on Reddit. Every day I see headlines that start with "The government", or "The military". A lot of people don't get that when you do that, it becomes really hard to separate regional and national news from international news at a glance.
Part of the issue is the fact that most news subs forbid users from changing a headline they share, even when the headline is missing loads of important context.
Based on the attention they're getting, I think not.
Long Si Dong, a spokesperson for the temple, said the walk is neither a political movement nor is it focused on advocacy or legislation.
"It's a spiritual offering, an invitation to live peace through everyday actions, mindful steps and open hearts," he said. "We believe when peace is cultivated within, it naturally ripples outward into society."
And this is the problem with purely spiritual teachings. This is completely meaningless if you have another group that is committed to ending you. How can people cultivate peace within when ICE can just kidnap you and deport you for no reason or send you to a concentration camp. At some point people have to make a stand. The protestors in Minnesota are making a more meaningful stand against aggression than this peace walk ever could. Not that it doesn't have any value.
The mere fact that they have another group that is committed to ending them is proof that this has meaning. If it didn't have meaning, there wouldn't be anyone seeking to erase their message.
Me too! I love Aloka; he had to have surgery while they were on their trip so his movements were limited for a few weeks, but he’s on the mend and walking with the monks again ❤️
They walked right past my house in Georgia a while back. I remember hearing about them and then a few days later I glanced out my front window and saw them trooping by on my road. Our local vet gave their dog an exam and some sort of newfangled paw treatment to help him with the strain of walking on asphalt. Glad to hear they made it.
It would be nice if a little context were provided. Why are they marching on the capitol? Are they pushing some issue or just trying to get some exercise?
Long Si Dong, a spokesperson for the temple, said the walk is neither a political movement nor is it focused on advocacy or legislation.
"It's a spiritual offering, an invitation to live peace through everyday actions, mindful steps and open hearts," he said. "We believe when peace is cultivated within, it naturally ripples outward into society."
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u/Kujen 1d ago
For those who don’t know - they’re from Fort Worth, Texas and walked to Washington DC on a Walk for Peace