"The goal of Buddhism is not to create an alliance to eventually rule the world and compete with evil Western forces, but to develop a way of life through perso

"The goal of Buddhism is not to create an alliance to eventually rule the world and compete with evil Western forces, but to develop a way of life through personal enlightenment that allows a better world to emerge." The Budhism in Burma and Sri Lanka is extremely political and virulently nationalistic. Like many others you are cherry-picking.