Mar 15, 2004: Free-market capitalism is “Shiva”..… By Chris Satullo
	“Free-market capitalism is Shiva. It is neither all good nor all bad; it is what it is, at once creative and destructive…. Any leader worthy of the name must master this dualism. A good leader needs some Hindu in him…..God, I miss Bill Clinton, even more than I want to slap him. He was the Democrat who got it, who mastered the Hindu dualism….. I'm looking for a sign, for someone who knows how to dance with Shiva.” This article is little different than the usual missionary mentality that only knows denigrating other religions. Denigrating Hinduism is an integral part of the inherently intolerant western mentality….that emanates from the concept of “everything non-biblical is work of a Devil”. Hindus are always projected as idol-worshipers (read sinners and infidels). Most of the media outlets and TV channels will gleefully project Hindus as the society that worships “Monkey God”….. And Shiva has eternally been associated with “the Destruction.”……. The following article by Chris Satullo explains the other side of Shiva “The Creator” in the language that western society will understand “The Money God” (not the Monkey God) Duality of Hinduism could help…By Chris Satullo http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/special_packages/sunday_review/8179381.htm  Here's my problem with America's now-raging debate on the economy: Not enough Hinduism. I'm a churchgoer myself. But I have to concede this: Christianity, in its simplistic (i.e., political) form, is prone to binary thinking: good/evil, white hat/black hat. Applied to the economy, this habit leads many folks to cling to specious couplets: corporations bad/unions good; tax cuts good/social spending bad. ......... ............... ........................ ..............................