If we consider Buddhist liberation theology in contemporary Thai society from a more structural perspective, we are forced to recognize that greed, hatred, and delusion,21 which Buddhism identifies as the root of all harmful things, currently prevail. A systematic and structural greed can be found in the present economic system, in which mil- lions of traditional farmers have been uprooted from their farmlands by tenancy and agribusiness, causing massive dislocation, unemployment, and poverty. Centralized political power and an economic system of dependency have caused structural hatred to arise as elites grow richer while the vast majority of people are driven into greater poverty. A structural delusion comes from the expanding influence of commercial advertising in the mass media, leading people to discard their cultural values and embrace consumerism.