>>The most screenplayed and least explained of the
>>national liberation movements currently spoken of in the mainstream
>>press is undoubtedly that of Tibet. We are treated to emotion evoking
>>images of terror and sorrow in such Hollywood offerings as "Seven Years
>>In Tibet" and "Kundun". Short of content and discussion, these movies
>>provide any decent person with ample righteousness in condemning
>>"atrocities" carried out by a heartless, power hungry and expansionist
>>Chinese Communist Party.
>>
>> There are countless groups from all sorts of first
>>world (i.e.- Imperialist) countries pressing for a "Free Tibet!" using
>>the charming and seemingly humble Dalai Lama as their spokesman of
>>reference.
>>The Dalai himself has been awarded the Nobel peace prize, adding fuel to
>>a cause that, it would seem, only racists and Chinese bureaucrats and
>>Nationalists would dare oppose. Yet there are several things that do not
>>add up, and many secrets not spoken about all this that cry for
>>clarification. It does not seem that such information is forthcoming
>>from those who wished to be viewed as the bearers of expertise on this
>>"untouchable" issue. So let's "touch" the issues.
>>
>>
>> Some questions either omitted or refuted through gross
>>distortion are begged, such as: 1. What was Tibet like during the period
>>before People's Liberation Army intervention? 2. Who is the Dalai Lama
>>now and historically? What is the Chinese argument to maintain
>>jurisdiction? 3. Has Tibet ever been sovereign? Why do Bill Clinton and
>>other decidedly anti-liberation leaders and governments wish to embrace
>>"Tibetan Freedom"? 4. Aside from the one-sided stories of murder and
>>mayhem, what new policies have been implemented in Tibet since the
>>occupation? 5. For a poor, third world region what does "freedom" amount
>>to in practical terms, outside of the (newly raised) slogans of
>>"American style democracy"?
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