Monday, March 24, 2008

The Tibet struggle is not my struggle

The Tibet struggle is not my struggle.

Tibet is a part of China. I have no interest in fomenting dissent in a region of China by supporting a separatist cause. And I especially am not keen to endorse a Tibetan leadership based on sexism and religion.

Most Progressive Bloggers seem to say separation of church and state is good; except where fashionable to be otherwise. Most Progressive Bloggers pronounce favorably for non-sexist representation in government; unless it is for monks.

And I am not wild about the religion. The Dalai Lama now says he can pick a re-incarnation successor even before he dies so as to perpetuate political/religious agitation. Is the Dalai Lama a political leader or a religious leader, or both?

I side with China on this. I do not favor multi-generational resistance of a land dispute, and outside agitation in favor of perpetuating it. Tibet is part of China. Done deal.

And just what country is good enough to hold an Olympics? The US?


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Posted by Herbinator at 9:17 AM

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3 comments:

  1. Tibet was an independent country till it was taken over and annexed by the Chinese Communists in 1951.

    Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were similar small countries taken over by the Russian communists pre-WW II. Were you against their independence as well?

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  2. I see you have a proclivity to rationalize.
    Tibet is not my struggle.

    Perhaps you would encourage further strife for South Vietnam? Or invasion of Cuba?

    Rather fun to wave your evangelical wand over the world and encourage horrible strife, is it? Not getting enough fun from Afghanistan? and Iraq?

    My struggle is to keep you diddlers from provoking even more wars throughout the world.

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