The Dali Lama

I am neither a Buddhist or a Catholic, but I really admire Pope Benedict and the Dali Lama. Both men are intellectual titans.

China has a horrifying track record on human rights. No doubt the Chinese have done and will continue to do really terrible things in Tibet.

The Dali Lama says that he is not calling for the independence of Tibet from China, rather that he merely wants genuine autonomy for Tibetans. This is either a dishonest statement, or an idea that clearly won’t work.

It is time for the Tibetans to accept that they have become just another province of China, fit in and give up their own culture, or openly rebel and try to achieve independence. This murky middle ground won’t work anymore.
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