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>I used those as examples because, as far as I can see any relationship between your philosophy/rhetoric and Buddhism, they would appear to be in contradiction of each other. But that doesn't mean I'm interested in debating the merits of the n-word or its implications for Buddhism.

If you're not interested in debating whether using rhetoric such as the n-word is in contradiction to Buddhism or not then this shouldn't be introduced into a discussion.

>All I want to know is what your beliefs are, and how they relate to Buddhism. For example: Do you accept the Four Noble Truths? Do you practise the Noble Eightfold Path?

I think you are asking this genuinely. And in order to respond genuinely requires a very long answer. I'm working on some posts as a general catch-all to these types of questions but they aren't done.

My short answer is that I come to religion or philosophies like religion through inductive reasoning, not faith. This means I support primary sources so long as they demonstrate efficacy in the real world and preferably over a long historical period. I have little respect for a pure authoritarian faith driven approaches like Abrahamic religions.

I think the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path demonstrate efficacy as memes. However I think the western interpretation and application of these memes is in some cases intentionally perverted and in other cases just unsustainable. The foreign application of these memes are closer to the original spirit (if there is verifiably such a thing) but not necessarily developed enough to be dynamically applied in different areas or times to reflect a more principled rather than literal approach.

Since there is also no single school of Buddhism or canon the question is a bit broad. Since I'm driven by pragmatism over faith, I am studying sources from both the Pali canon and Mahayana canons. This means that my ultimate views will necessarily be eclectic rather than based on one school. So I will always be in violation of some school, which is fine with me. As an example I'm currently reading Ārya-Satyakaparivarta sutra, which endorses defensive warfare. But this so far seems like a conflict in Theravada Buddhism.

Interesting. If anyone's read that one or any of the below I would appreciate comments:

The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha: Monastic Warriors and Sohei in Japanese History This seems to be "the classic" martial buddhist book but I had no interest to tackle it as it seems to be portraying a profane materialist interpretation of history. The description you provided for the Sri Lanka book seems similar: use of modern "textual" and "anthropological" tools usually simply means a framework totally lacking in metaphysical knowledge and therefore distinctions and hierarchy of what is important and what's not, and obscure, tainted modernist interpretations like an analysis of "historical circumstances", that includes a lot more suggestive elements than usually admitted to it by "critical schools". Such usually leave the agents or hêgemonikons of history fatally hanging in fatalism or inspire naive equalitarian awes like
"we're all human" or "such were the times!". And how can there be "ethical dialogue" if the premises to understand hierarchies (dharma) are missing?

Jeff Eisenberg has written two books on martial buddhism: Fighting Buddha & Buddha's Bodyguard
The gist here is probably the differentiation between violence and skilled use of force. The first book seems to be of the apologetic type and the latter one more like a regular martial arts manual with buddhist techniques.

What's missing is a kshatriya or royal interpretation of "buddhist" warfare, but I don't expect to see such appearing outside traditionalist circles. Maybe the Eisenberg books are worth a buy?

The two topics here are Buddhism and Islam. Before responding, I want to know how well you understand each.

Have you visited the East? I lived in Japan for a year and spent a week in Tibet. I also read What the Buddha Taught which I think gave me a basic understanding of Buddhist ideas.

Have you read the Quran? Have you visited a mosque and discussed Islam with the leaders there? The Muslims on Reddit are all morons. Intelligent Muslims are not active in English forums. I attend mosque twice a week and often discuss religion with people there. And of course I read the Quran.