Buddhism is sometimes charged as the ideal religion for upholding unfair systems, encouraging practitioners to meditate ostensibly without acting on injustice. But is there more beneath the surface of Buddhism as taught to us under capitalism? And is this quality of "mindfulness" being, in fact, misused by neoliberals to continue exploitative economic systems?

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Synthwave 80s music: Vlad Gluschenko - When the Lights Go On https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMl7U9UJoE
Stock footage via
Libor Bednarik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylLqqI7A1Gg
Pexbell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8lVrbZjuWM
Videos For Need- No Copyright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKfZUpZeT4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Rxbg9Ol_8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X23LHu0IpY
Buddhist Monk footage from “BUDDHIST MONKS! Who Are They and What Do They Do？ (Life of a Buddhist Monk Documentary)” by Nick Keomahavong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzAsc0pf5-A
and “Muay Thai and Buddhism in Thailand” by Muay Thai Gear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8isf0uiOJo
The first clip of a Muay Thai fighter performing the Wai Khru Ram Muay is mislabeled. Only the second one is by Love & Fear on Koh Phangan; the first one is by Champions Gym. Wai Khru Ram Muay (Full Version) | Champions Gym Fight Team
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FPS footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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World War 2 footage via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGqB4LNN-Q
Thailand small businesses footage via
ARCHIELUXURY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7vQBj4fdM
and Walk-About Wayne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjBVji_zbH8

00:00 introduction
03:22 co-optation
10:05 contradiction
18:53 compromise
26:20 conclusion: collectivization