Tibet - do people really care ?

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
What do you think would happen to your Peaceful eden like dreamworld that you percieve Tibet to be, if China wasn't the owner ?


I find the oversimplification of the issue to be laughable.

The Tibets would govern themselves? it's not as though they never did it before. Most recently, they had de facto independence from 1912 until Mao took control.

Korea was bossed over by Japan until not so long ago; they seem to be running their own show pretty well, in the south at least.

Whence this dogmatic pro-Chinese stance, may I ask? Can't you recognise injustice when it's staring you in the face?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The Tibets would govern themselves? it's not as though they never did it before. Most recently, they had de facto independence from 1912 until Mao took control.

Korea was bossed over by Japan until not so long ago; they seem to be running their own show pretty well, in the south at least.

Whence this dogmatic pro-Chinese stance, may I ask? Can't you recognise injustice when it's staring you in the face?

Why would China want to give up part of it's own country to self covernance, and who would pay for the infrastructure, and said government ?

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Then you could braid you friend's hair,and hug trees till dinner...good plan.

What an utterly fatuous statement. I take it you think Ireland should have stayed part of the British Empire.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Why would China want to give up part of it's own country to self covernance, and who would pay for the infrastructure, and said government ?

Do you understand the concept of autonomy? It'd be something along the lines of Quebec in Canada. Since Tibet would still be part of China, China would pay for it. As they're already pouring considerable funds into 'Chinesifying' Tibet, it probably wouldn't cost much extra.

Do you share the official Chinese view of the Dalai Lama as a terrorist boss?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Do you understand the concept of autonomy? It'd be something along the lines of Quebec in Canada. Since Tibet would still be part of China, China would pay for it. As they're already pouring considerable funds into 'Chinesifying' Tibet, it probably wouldn't cost much extra.

Do you share the official Chinese view of the Dalai Lama as a terrorist boss?

Tibet is part of China, and as such has a certain amount of autonomy (regional/local government). To say to China "let us do what we want, and you pay for it" ? That doesn't sound like good politics.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
What an utterly fatuous statement. I take it you think Ireland should have stayed part of the British Empire.

No.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
To say to China "let us do what we want, and you pay for it" ? That doesn't sound like good politics.

And who is saying that beyond the voices inside your head?

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
No.

Why not? It belonged to the British for centuries. What reason to give it back to the 'aboriginals', other than that they kicked up such a fuss?

Originally posted by Palynka
And who is saying that beyond the voices inside your head?

Do you ever listen to yourself ?

I'll start answering your questions when you stop being an arrogant little cretin.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Tibet is part of China, and as such has a certain amount of autonomy (regional/local government).

Gee whiz, what are the Tibetans getting so worked up about then?

I take it you're against having Scots and Welsh parliaments in the UK? Just a useless waste of taxpayers' money?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Why not? It belonged to the British for centuries. What reason to give it back to the 'aboriginals', other than that they kicked up such a fuss?

What has this got to do with the current tibet protests and whether the protesters are fairweather or not ?

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Do you ever listen to yourself ?

I'll start answering your questions when you stop being an arrogant little cretin.

Acting like an offended virgin doesn't become you.

Who is saying that China should pay for Tibet's infrastructures?

Originally posted by Palynka
Acting like an offended virgin doesn't become you.

Who is saying that China should pay for Tibet's infrastructures?

Try reading the thread, you're not even that intelligent in your arrogance mate.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Try reading the thread, you're not even that intelligent in your arrogance mate.

Try answering the question. Who wants China to pay for anything in Tibet, if Tibet gets autonomy?

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
What has this got to do with the current tibet protests and whether the protesters are fairweather or not ?

You've been going on about how Tibet has 'always been part of China' and therefore should accept the status quo -- or so it seems to me. I'm providing an example to show that your reasoning is unsound.