The glorious People's Republic of China peacefully liberated the people of Tibet from the oppression of the theocracy imposed by the Lamas. Today, the Tibetans are happy to be a part of China once again, and are receiving health care, education and equal rights under the benevolent Han Chinese. Commemorative stamps and coins are available.
And if you believe that merda, I can sell you a dead horse. Those are lies spread by the ChiComs to justify their invasion of Tibet ("peaceful liberation", my spastic left eye!), torture, murder, religious oppression, the Chinese seizure of the Tibetan land and their elimination of the Tibetan culture, while the people are losing their identity through extermination and assimilation. Yeah, I'm upset enough to use big words today. Use Firefox and look them up in new tabs. (The ChiComs really do have the nerve to issue commemorative stamps and coins.) Tibet was a sovereign nation, and never a part of China, despite what the ChiCom propaganda machine tells you.
The Tibetans wanted to be left alone and perfect their brand of Buddhism. You cannot look at the culture without the religion; they are thoroughly intertwined.
Fifty years ago, on March 10, 1959, the Tibetan people rose up against their oppressors, even though they did not have decent weapons. Thousands were slaughtered, and the Dalai Lama had to flee his homeland for safe haven in India. In the intervening years, thousands more Tibetans have escaped Chinese control through dangerous crossings into Nepal, India and other places, even relocating into the Western world.
Tommy the Knocker just reminded me of one of my favorite questions to put to the ChiComs: If it's so wonderful there, why do you need fully armed military forces to keep people in?
We've seen how people all over the world protested the Olympics in Beijing (one of my articles on this is here), and there are plenty of demonstrations and protests planned for the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of Tibet. China controls the world through money, but they do not control the spirits of freedom-loving people who care about international justice. China is ratcheting up the oppression while they anticipate the anniversary.
One thing that individuals can do is write to our national leaders and urge them to support the people of Tibet (Americans can use this link for congress and the senate). Another step is to get educated and know the issues. I have links all over this Weblog that you can use, and you can do a search on Tibet for my other articles. (Yes, I'm unashamedly plugging my own work because it's useful.) Three news places that I urge you to check out are here, here and here. Perhaps you can get your community involved and support Tibet (if not this year, start planning for next year). And you can pray for and with the Tibetans. I don't care if you're Buddhist, Tibetan, Christian, semi-spiritual or whatever.
Have some compassion. Stand for something that happens beyond the end of your nose, capice? Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go watch Kundun, or maybe Seven Years in Tibet. Those really irritate the Commies. Not to mention Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion...
And if you believe that merda, I can sell you a dead horse. Those are lies spread by the ChiComs to justify their invasion of Tibet ("peaceful liberation", my spastic left eye!), torture, murder, religious oppression, the Chinese seizure of the Tibetan land and their elimination of the Tibetan culture, while the people are losing their identity through extermination and assimilation. Yeah, I'm upset enough to use big words today. Use Firefox and look them up in new tabs. (The ChiComs really do have the nerve to issue commemorative stamps and coins.) Tibet was a sovereign nation, and never a part of China, despite what the ChiCom propaganda machine tells you.
The Tibetans wanted to be left alone and perfect their brand of Buddhism. You cannot look at the culture without the religion; they are thoroughly intertwined.
Fifty years ago, on March 10, 1959, the Tibetan people rose up against their oppressors, even though they did not have decent weapons. Thousands were slaughtered, and the Dalai Lama had to flee his homeland for safe haven in India. In the intervening years, thousands more Tibetans have escaped Chinese control through dangerous crossings into Nepal, India and other places, even relocating into the Western world.
Tommy the Knocker just reminded me of one of my favorite questions to put to the ChiComs: If it's so wonderful there, why do you need fully armed military forces to keep people in?
We've seen how people all over the world protested the Olympics in Beijing (one of my articles on this is here), and there are plenty of demonstrations and protests planned for the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of Tibet. China controls the world through money, but they do not control the spirits of freedom-loving people who care about international justice. China is ratcheting up the oppression while they anticipate the anniversary.
One thing that individuals can do is write to our national leaders and urge them to support the people of Tibet (Americans can use this link for congress and the senate). Another step is to get educated and know the issues. I have links all over this Weblog that you can use, and you can do a search on Tibet for my other articles. (Yes, I'm unashamedly plugging my own work because it's useful.) Three news places that I urge you to check out are here, here and here. Perhaps you can get your community involved and support Tibet (if not this year, start planning for next year). And you can pray for and with the Tibetans. I don't care if you're Buddhist, Tibetan, Christian, semi-spiritual or whatever.
Have some compassion. Stand for something that happens beyond the end of your nose, capice? Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go watch Kundun, or maybe Seven Years in Tibet. Those really irritate the Commies. Not to mention Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion...
Om mani padme hum
