Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00422)

D. Porter wrote:
> No - just something elese I said before thinking through. I mean that
> theosophists should enter politics and make decisions for the good of the
> world community based on theosophical principals. Thus when determining the
> effects of say something like the Multinational Agreement on Invsestment,
> not only should the welfare of the citizens of the country the theosophist
> is in be considered but any other world citizens it would effect.
>
> A Theosophist would stop military spending, channelling the funds instead
> to world health, food and shelter.

	Possibly. It depends on what the world needs the most. If it is in
danger of being taken over by a totalitarian government which would
block the ability of people to learn from their karma, military spending
might be the best use of resources at the moment.

	Bart Lidofsky

	Bart Lidofsky