<b>Please see Harshvardan's far more important post (previous page)</b>
Edited (cut). Misunderstood. (Glad Fernandez is still normal.) Though I wonder what game Margaret Roy is playing by two-timing her communist love China.
<!--QuoteBegin-dhu+Apr 14 2008, 11:45 AM-->QUOTE(dhu @ Apr 14 2008, 11:45 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->The fact that Tibet has become an imperialist playground does not preclude legitimacy of Tibetan Resistance.[right][snapback]80643[/snapback][/right]
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I thoroughly agree with this. For once I disagree with Sandhya Jain ("Roof rights of the world" posted by Mudy in #149). I understand the point Sandhya Jain is trying to make. But we wouldn't think it ok for China to take over India if it looked like US/UK had bigger plans with Bharatam than they already do. So why make an exception for Tibet? Doesn't its Dharma and population matter in the exact same way? (Meanwhile China does have serious designs on India. It's already encroached into Nepalese territory, and the masses of psecular Indians who imagine the Chinese army's only come there to practise for the winter olympics are sadly mistaken.)
Of course, the christo nations UK and USA have been planning lots of things with Tibet and even Nepal, Burma, Bhutan and India's own NE. (We're all honoured by their most kind condescending attention, I'm sure.) But that doesn't mean Tibetans or Indians have any reason to cheer Chinese communiterrorist occupation of Buddhist Tibet. Tibetans' choice is between christo UK/US or communist China - yech, what kind of choice is that. Is there even a difference between the two? Tibet deserves to be free of them both.
The sad thing is that there's probably going to be a nasty communiterrorist reprisal against Tibetan Buddhists after the olimpings are over. No one will care about the Buddhists then, least of all the red army.
Now is the time for sportspeople to take a stand and show that there are principles that matter more than the games they've trained for. Hit red china where it hurts: in the wallet and its pride. But, guess Tibetans don't matter to most sports(wo)men. Olimping around is clearly more important. Because, you know, you could get a shiny gold, silver or bronze thing. Ohhh, and hear your anthem being played - even though you never bother to hear it at other times - and go all sniffly at the thought. Yupp, truly moving stuff.
Look, it's a thing, a M-e-h-d-a-l! And it's shiny! Woohoo. Man, that's worth thousands of Buddhists at least, and toss in your grandma too.
Edited (cut). Misunderstood. (Glad Fernandez is still normal.) Though I wonder what game Margaret Roy is playing by two-timing her communist love China.
<!--QuoteBegin-dhu+Apr 14 2008, 11:45 AM-->QUOTE(dhu @ Apr 14 2008, 11:45 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->The fact that Tibet has become an imperialist playground does not preclude legitimacy of Tibetan Resistance.[right][snapback]80643[/snapback][/right]
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I thoroughly agree with this. For once I disagree with Sandhya Jain ("Roof rights of the world" posted by Mudy in #149). I understand the point Sandhya Jain is trying to make. But we wouldn't think it ok for China to take over India if it looked like US/UK had bigger plans with Bharatam than they already do. So why make an exception for Tibet? Doesn't its Dharma and population matter in the exact same way? (Meanwhile China does have serious designs on India. It's already encroached into Nepalese territory, and the masses of psecular Indians who imagine the Chinese army's only come there to practise for the winter olympics are sadly mistaken.)
Of course, the christo nations UK and USA have been planning lots of things with Tibet and even Nepal, Burma, Bhutan and India's own NE. (We're all honoured by their most kind condescending attention, I'm sure.) But that doesn't mean Tibetans or Indians have any reason to cheer Chinese communiterrorist occupation of Buddhist Tibet. Tibetans' choice is between christo UK/US or communist China - yech, what kind of choice is that. Is there even a difference between the two? Tibet deserves to be free of them both.
The sad thing is that there's probably going to be a nasty communiterrorist reprisal against Tibetan Buddhists after the olimpings are over. No one will care about the Buddhists then, least of all the red army.
Now is the time for sportspeople to take a stand and show that there are principles that matter more than the games they've trained for. Hit red china where it hurts: in the wallet and its pride. But, guess Tibetans don't matter to most sports(wo)men. Olimping around is clearly more important. Because, you know, you could get a shiny gold, silver or bronze thing. Ohhh, and hear your anthem being played - even though you never bother to hear it at other times - and go all sniffly at the thought. Yupp, truly moving stuff.
Look, it's a thing, a M-e-h-d-a-l! And it's shiny! Woohoo. Man, that's worth thousands of Buddhists at least, and toss in your grandma too.