@SamurdhaJayasinghe I am not sure what the official terminology is, but if somebody does something bad to those buddhists I know they expect that that person will get their 'pay back' soon enough and that if they do something good that they will be rewarded for it 'soon enough'. I understood that this was the basis of the idea of karma~

Ah, damn, I wanted to upvote, but then realized that I am in no position to judge the answer so I will just have to wait to see others judge it, but I did want to say thanks for taking the time, so hereby: Thaaanks :)) (and of course I will give it an accept if it turns out to be the most agreed on answer :) )

I agree that a (radical) pacifist nation can not exist, but it's... interesting to note that everybody agrees that the believes of the people are that strongly unreflected in the government. Then again, I am still not sure how strongly pacifistic believes are spread in those population.

@ChrisW As I don't have the necessary reputation I couldn't see the comment you wrote before deleting your answer. Just wanted to say I was thankful for the time you took to write it! I didn't mean my comment as an attack, but I was just having a hard time seeing how you meant that answer as an answer.

@ChrisW Ah, I do see what you mean :) . Still though, isn't there a big difference between not having the desire to hurt others and the intention of actually not hurting others? After all, in the first case it's perfectly fine to carelessly chop someones head of when you aren't diligent before chopping wood. Or alternatively hurting someone because you feel you have to (which would not be okay in radical pacifism). As in, the reason I am asking that is purely because I was thinking how I could improve my wording and 'no desire to hurt others' was your suggestion.

I am trying to comprehend this: Are you saying that people set aside their believes then when they vote? As in, that the political philosophy comes first during the vote and that private believes are contained as pertaining only to a persons private life? And oh wow@that article about the Dalai Lama.

@ChrisW Just checking, but you do realize that that was quoted from Crab Bucket's linked answer? Or do you just in general mean the part of rules vs desires?

PS. Yeah, I am not a buddhist, but yes, I am fascinated in general with people who live as radical pacifists (and accept the consequences). I have tried to word my question in a sensible way, but if my lack of knowledge of Buddhism caused any faults in my question, I will greatly appreciate any and all edits and will try better next time.