With all the kerfluffle going on in Tibet - and by this I mean the continuing killing, jailing, assault of the Tibetans - I laughed out loud at come of the comments of the so called leader of the Autonomous Region of Tibet and by Premier Hu Jintao. They may be able to ship thousands of troops into Tibet and brutalize the so called 'splittist' but much of the world laughs at their crudity, dated language and apparent belief that the world believes their outright BS and lies.
What I would tell the Chinese leadership is this . . . look, you have the opportunity to NOT be like America in so many ways. The party tries desperately to not follow the Western economic model but in reality is engaged in a headlong rush to massive oil consumption, overall consumption and pollution with little to no regard for the long term impact on the planet.
Instead of cracking down on Tibet - Leave! Get the hell out, prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that China will be an example of a moral or ethical leadership. Yeah, I know, I can hear the screams of laughter now.
I am ashamed enough of my own government and our embarrassing "President" that I can barely stand anyone who thinks the Dalai Lama supports violence and is behind the events in Tibet. If I was Tibetan I would be angry at the Han Chinese also and the government that is bringing millions of them to my country. If that happened here I would not like my culture threatened - the cultural genocide the Dalai Lama speaks of so eloquently.
The leaders of China are almost a bigger joke than George Bush except they are all responsible for so many deaths.
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