Free Tibet Movement and the Beijing Olympics 2008
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I don’t normally post articles that touches on social-politics but felt strongly about the free Tibet issue, which has caught the world’s attention due to the Beijing Olympics 2008.
From a personal point of view, I believe Tibet should be partially free, not fully, and I am strongly against China’s policy of whipping off Tibetans’ culture and replace it with the Chinese culture. A person that believes in whipping off another person’s culture should walk the talk and eat a single type of food throughout their entire life, because that is what mono-culture about and the easiest way to understand the downside of mono-culture is non other than food. Yes, same food throughout their entire life.
Now, what annoy me about the Free Tibet movement are the talks on Human Rights by westerners, the American, Australians, and Canadians are products of colonization, their ancestors murdered the natives and rob them of their land, literally wipe them off from the world.
The Chinese media in China say: “These products of colonization should pack their bags and go back to Europe before they talk about the Chinese colonizing Tibet.”
I say, that’s arrogant. Both the Chinese, Americans, Australians, Canadians and many more are wrong, nobody is perfect, but it is hard for a thief to trial a thief for stealing something right?
Tibet will be Tibet, it should be partially free – politically, but not military and economically. Tibet has so much to lose if it breaks free from China, well, at least that is my point of view, and not everyone shares that.
Should we close an eye on this whole Tibet issue? I say, if the Americans and Australians and many more believes in the idea of an independent Tibet because the people of Tibet wants to be free, then they should leave Iraq, because I doubt the Iraqi wants them to be there, isn’t democracy beautiful? It is only beautiful if everyone listens to you.
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Rob O.
April 25th, 2008I definitely have to differ with you on this one. Tibet should be wholly free, just as they were before the Chinese seized the country. If Tibet can’t sustain itself without Chinese oppression, then so be it – let them fizzle out and die as a free nation.
But China hasn’t dominated that country for the last 5 decades out of charity and good will. They’re trying to put their own wannabe-Dalai Lama into place, fer cryin’ out loud!! They persecute, torture, and sexually abuse monks & nuns for their Buddhist beliefs.
If we pulled this same kind of land grab crap – with Mexico, for example (which I totally advise!) – the global community would lynch us. Genocide & horrendous religious persecution on this grand a scale would not be tolerated anywhere else in the world. So why is it that China’s actions have been tolerated and overlooked for so long?
Steven
May 1st, 2008hey Rob, check this video out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQhDll880Y4&feature=related
David
May 3rd, 2008Rob,
“Freedom” of a nation touches on the issue of sovereignty, something that Tibet hasn’t had for hundreds of years (maybe thousands? Look up history of Tibet). The point is, even if Tibet traces its history back thousands of years when it was not part of China, how would you feel if Native Americans wanted the whole continent back? By your argument they are rightfully entitled to it and that the U.S. should “let them fizzle out and die as a free nation” if they wish to be so. Or do you feel that Native Americans are fully integrated into American society and that we can rightfully occupy their land? I can assure you that many Native Americans are no more “assimilated” than Tibetans are by Chinese culture.
I identify with the author’s view. But I feel that openness and transparency in Tibet is the only way to solve the issue. We would never be able to fix everything if we don’t even know what exactly is happening there.