True Left

My appreciation for Mahayana is significantly pragmatic, as I believe it is much easier to interpret with political applications in mind. This is to be expected, as Mahayana sutras often addressed individuals in positions of power

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If you think you can come up with a convincing political application of Theravada, by all means go ahead!

I took this to mean that you prefer Theravada in terms of actual teachings, but that Mahayana Buddhists are easier to rally on a pragmatic level for the reason that you mentioned. But maybe I misunderstood