I used to be a member of the SGI

by Steve
(San Francisco, Ca )

I was raised in a SGI household and my mother was a pioneer member, I attended all the conventions in the 70's and 80's, and the general meetings , I was junior pioneer, YMD,MD, you name it I was there, even when when they made the gongyo easier for the sake of getting more members. For years I've listened to all the meetings, speeches from Ikeda, and always the same old slogans about challenging your life's struggle, but what I cannot understand is this seeming close relationship between Ikeda and Beijing. Never once has Ikeda commented about the struggles of the Tibetan people or supporting their leader, Dalai Lama, it's always a big parade of cameras and suits.

When I was a kid I gave pennies, nickels, and dimes from my savings to build the Sho Hondo, and now it's gone. Both sides suck, both are greedy and spineless.

Hey Ikeda go to Miyagi prefecture and help out the poor people from the tsunami, get out of your community center and pick up a shovel, then I'll respect you again.