09 Apr 08
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Originally posted by PalynkaBut do they really care ? When the Olympics is over, and the China bashers, and rent-a-mob have moved on, will they be outside the Chinese embassies, or the UN ?
I think people are jumping on a bandwagon but they also care. It's just that their attention is being directed at Tibet.
I think it's more that some people are grabbing on to something on the spur of the moment, without knowing what they are actually protesting about.
09 Apr 08
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundBetter yet, can anyone tell me why China is so concerned about Tibet? Do they have oil fields? Do they have hidden gold reserves? Are they of vital strategic importatnce? Why are they so obsessed in controlling a bunch of hairless monks in the high mountains of Tibet? Heck, you can't even breath the air there that well.
Do people actually care about the situation in Tibet, or are they just jumping on an easy bandwagon ?
Discuss.
Also, can anyone tell me why people protest in places like France when China is the problem? Perhaps it is because in France they won't get put before a firing squad. 😛
09 Apr 08
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundWould they like to see an independent Tibet? Certainly. Is that not caring?
But do they really care ? When the Olympics is over, and the China bashers, and rent-a-mob have moved on, will they be outside the Chinese embassies, or the UN ?
I think it's more that some people are grabbing on to something on the spur of the momenty, without knowing what they are actually protesting about.
People are grabbing this issue now because of both the bandwagon effect, but also because there is a real chance of pushing governments to increase diplomatic pressure. When the Olympics is over, the window of opportunity of their protests having any real effect also disappears.
09 Apr 08
Originally posted by whodeyIs China the problem ?
Better yet, can anyone tell me why China is so concerned about Tibet? Do they have oil fields? Do they have hidden gold reserves? Are they of vital strategic importatnce? Why are they so obsessed in controlling a bunch of hairless monks in the high mountains of Tibet? Heck, you can't even breath the air there that well.
Also, can anyone tell me why pe ...[text shortened]... is the problem? Perhaps it is because in France they won't get put before a firing squad. 😛
Tibet is part of China, has been for hundreds of years, and home to only 6 million people. Why shouldn't China keep it ?
Oh, and there is indeed Oil in Tibet, which could be a reason that George W has recently been pictured with the Dali. To suggest that China was uninterested in Tibet before would be ludicrous, so i'm sure that is not what you're suggesting (There's no oil in Taiwan, as far as i know).
09 Apr 08
Originally posted by whodeyPeople are protesting in their own country, it makes no sense to go into Tibet just to protest. Go to volunteer or offer your skills. If you can.
Better yet, can anyone tell me why China is so concerned about Tibet? Do they have oil fields? Do they have hidden gold reserves? Are they of vital strategic importatnce? Why are they so obsessed in controlling a bunch of hairless monks in the high mountains of Tibet? Heck, you can't even breath the air there that well.
Also, can anyone tell me why pe ...[text shortened]... is the problem? Perhaps it is because in France they won't get put before a firing squad. 😛
This is what happens to Tibetians who protest;
http://www.tibet.net/en/flash/2008/0408/05A0408.html
09 Apr 08
Originally posted by yo its meAny different from people who protest in other countries ?
People are protesting in their own country, it makes no sense to go into Tibet just to protest. Go to volunteer or offer your skills. If you can.
This is what happens to Tibetians who protest;
http://www.tibet.net/en/flash/2008/0408/05A0408.html
Are you pushing your western ideals onto others ?
09 Apr 08
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundMy point is, if a territory like Tibet is so vastly different than China in terms of culture/religion etc., why would China continue to insist that it be a part of China? Why the need for the headace? Is the plan to slowly assimilate them into mainstream Chinese culture or is it to continue to club them over the head for the next thousand years to get them to submit?
Is China the problem ?
Tibet is part of China, has been for hundreds of years, and home to only 6 million people. Why shouldn't China keep it ?
Oh, and there is indeed Oil in Tibet, which could be a reason that George W has recently been pictured with the Dali. To suggest that China was uninterested in Tibet before would be ludicrous, so i'm sure that is not what you're suggesting (There's no oil in Taiwan, as far as i know).
However, since you have shown that there is indeed oil in the region I guess you answered my question. They will never let them go!!
09 Apr 08
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI expect it's just as protest would have gone in Poland when Germany anexed it....just as protest in India went when Egnland expanded..
Any different from people who protest in other countries ?
It's different to protesting here, yes of cause and different to protesting in France- yes!