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user-inactivated · 3527 days ago · link · · parent · post: When progressives satirize themselves by accident
Ironically, a lot of leading Buddhist scholars got quite angry with Kerouac and the beats who he introduced to eastern philosophies -- said his interpretation was insincere or insulting (for instance, he was an alcoholic the whole time, which they viewed as hypocrisy). From reading his books, I never got a vibe of disrespect at all, nor exactly one of ignorance... he certainly wasn't malicious or unintelligent. But nonetheless I understand why the scholars were angry. As for hippies today, I have no idea. Hippies today are a pretty sad bunch it seems like.