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Kylie Selassie
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Tibet, China and the Olympics
What are your thoughts on what's going on? Should we boycott the Olympic games, or at least the opening ceremony? Should China pull out of Tibet? Should a religious leader be installed as political leader of an independent Tibet? What should happen n your view?
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26/Mar/08, 11:59
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mad jock
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What are your thoughts on what's going on? Should we boycott the Olympic games, or at least the opening ceremony? Should China pull out of Tibet? Should a religious leader be installed as political leader of an independent Tibet? What should happen n your view?
All of the above. Chinas treatment of Tibet is scandalous and bordering on genocide. I doubt very much if western influence carries much weight in China but it will at least embarass them and show some solidarity to Tibet. The Dalai Lama is possibly the most peaceful human being on this planet.
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26/Mar/08, 17:33
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I don't dee how boycotting sport will do anything. Economic sanctions, a refusal to buy their stuff or export goods is far more effective.
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I don't dee how boycotting sport will do anything. Economic sanctions, a refusal to buy their stuff or export goods is far more effective.
That too, Kitty. We need to boycott the lot. It worked against South Africa!
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27/Mar/08, 8:19
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I would never be in favour of a religious leader for a state though no matter how wonderful they are.
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27/Mar/08, 8:28
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I would never be in favour of a religious leader for a state though no matter how wonderful they are.
Phew! I thought I was going to be a loner on this one.
There is a potentially big demgraphic problem ahead if Tibet achieves independence, and that is that untold numbers of Han Chinese, amongst others have been herded into the area, and now, many having been born there, regard Tibet as home. Just as an independent Ukraine has had to deal with an eastern half of the country now popultaed by Russian speakers of a different religion, just as Kossova has adapted according to it's new majority population, Tibetans are going to have to accept that even if they wrench free of China, the "newcomers" ain't going home and if you demand rights for one, you demand rights for all. Free elections for Tibet, yes. If the Dalai lama wants to put himself forward as a political leader of a secular political party, independent from his religious function, fine, but I don't believe all the inhabitants of Tibet should have a religious state thrust upon them any more than I agree with the current Chinese involvement in the region. What kind of democracy and freedom of thought when we see children made monks? And really, Dalai Lama, experience of managing an economy and surviving the cut throat world of political leaders? Nice old man, but........ Peaceful or not, religion as government is dangerous. Free Tibet, free elections!
As for the Olympics I really couldn't give a toss. Boycotting the opening ceremony might be a gesture worth considering, but let the poor sods who've trained and dreamed of this for 4 years go and compete and have their moment.
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27/Mar/08, 10:37
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I couldnt give a toss about the Olympics and agree with Kitty about economic sanctions.
Free elections though and no religious rule. Agree with Kylie that there will be real problems with the Chinese anyway.
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28/Mar/08, 16:36
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