Comments on: China Accused Of "Cultural Genocide"

Dalai Lama Calls For Probe Of Beijing's Crackdown; China Blocks YouTube Over Videos Of Protests

[randynason]

When this administration tried to intervene, wasn''t it told to mind its'' own business? The Chinese said that we are hardly in a position to dictate what is "right or wrong." Though I think the situation is horrible, the Chinese were certainly correct on what they said to this government. So, that''s the price we pay for our dissolving our own morals and credibility. Thank you, Mr. President.

[sspade4]

Yes your correct. Tibetans are not Chinese. However, their methods are no more civilized than the Chinese. "Barbaric" is still "Barbaric". There methods will not win them many friends throughout the world.

[wonderyman-2009]

By Sspade4:
"you see Monks involved in pelting other Chinese citizens"

You are wrong in terming the monks as "Chinese". They are NOT Chinese - they are Tibetan.
Revolting against the Chinese occupation is their just right - as it was for the Chinese to revolt against the Japanese occupation.
There is absolutely no difference.

[feelfree1]

I think that the Dalai Lama made a fatal mistake by associating himself with the Butcher of Crawford.

It''s hard to take him very seriously now.

Too bad for the people of Tibet.

[sspade4]

There is something not quite right with this picture! You have the Dalai Lama calling for an investigation into "cultural genoicide". You hear of all the attrocities committed by the Chinese, but yet on the news videos you see Monks involved in pelting other Chinese citizens and participating in looting of the Tibetan capitol? I thought these people were people of peace? Makes it rather difficult to support their efforts when they in fact seem to be using violence to support their own ends. Don''t they pay attention to the methods of "King" and "Ghandi". Two wrongs don''t make a right!

[wonderyman-2009]

China out of Tibet - now! This brutal occupation must stop. China occupied Tibet in 1951 with the sole purpose of gaining lebensraum and access to minerals - the same reasons Hitler had for invading Russia and the Ukraine.
All this nonsense about liberating "serfs" is ridiculous. Using that logic, China should have invaded North Korea decades ago.
Boycotting Chinese goods shouldn''t be that difficult. Most all the goods they produce are junk anyway. Which in time will become their Achilles heal.

[keithle1]

I wonder what the Chinese government will do if anyone protests in Beijing during the Olympics.

What would Wal-Mart do without China?

[sharncedar]

Tianshu is lying, what do you expect from Chinese people who a) have only ever had censored news and lies in their brains, and b) have been encouraged in a dangerous and bizarre cult of xenophobia.

It is a huge problem when a civilization with false news, with no open forums, with no right to intellectual discussions, attmepts to make important decisions. How can they possibly know anything? All they see is the lifetime of propaganda they have been fed filtered through the lens of hate-mongering xenophobia. It makes the Chinese natino unfit to participate in world affairs - they are like savage, ignorant vandals yet armed with the most powerful weapons and economy on earth. They have the worst culutre, the least intellectual freedom, and yet now the most power. It is dangerous for all of us, not just the Tibetans.

But you can discount anything a Chinese citizen says about anything, since they have no access to honest or free media. How could they possibly know anything, except regurgitate lies at us?

If you are chinese, and you want respect, then behave with respect towards your religious betters, your former teachers, the Tibetans.

[jwind11]

hina can do what they want as long as the communist government in that country

continues to LOAN the republiCONs 200 Billion a month

for the Bush republiCON wars

and if you love war and want more

vote McBushCain four more

Posted by joyous88 at 03:20 PM : Mar 16, 2008

the article has nothing to do with bush.....grow up would ya?

[sharncedar]

The tibetans were the creators and teachers of the main branch of ancient Chinese buddhism. The current Chinese people and government are ignorant and backwards and crude, and are committing a cultural crime against humanity. It reminds me of the Taliban when in their ignorance and prejudice they destroyed a large ancient statue, one of the culturla treasures of mankind. The Tibetan religion is deep and profound and ancient, something the Chinese once recognized, and now their actions are absolute crude blasphemy. It is like some ignorant savages ****-ing all over a temple, or a holy site, or raping nuns, or doing other act of belligerant savagery based on not understanding the deepness of the human experience. Chinese acts in Tibet are the lowest form of cultural vandalism, an international tradgedy. The Chinese nation is modern in economics, but primitive in culture and actions. That makes it a great danger to the world.

[hypnotoad72]

Tianshu - and I apologize for my ignorance; thank you for your response.

[joyous88]

china can do what they want as long as the communist government in that country

continues to LOAN the republiCONs 200 Billion a month

for the Bush republiCON wars

and if you love war and want more

vote McBushCain four more

[tianshu-2009]

The date, no problem! But why this year?

[enzoc45]

The protest started on march 10....ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF UPRISING OF TIBETANS AGAINST THE CHINESE OCCUPATION IN 1959!!! What that has to do with the Olympics???

[enzoc45]

I wonder if Bush & co. will try to bring democracy and independence to Tibet too!!! NAH!! No oil there!!! What a shame!!!

[tianshu-2009]

To rudy654
I knew somebody who know nothing about the reality of China today would make this kind of comment ever since I saw the one by zhou55.
The only thing I want to clarify here is that the belief of most Chinese today is only money. If you think the Chinese government is trying to replace Buddhism with Communism in Tibetans'' belief even today, I have to say you are almost 30 years late for the time.
Most temples and monks in China are actually supported by the government and making a lot of money through tourism and donation, as long as they do not break the law, of course.
If the system in Tibet is always such a serious slavery, why does this kind of unrest happen right before the Olympics? I doubt (but not allege) somebody who most willing to see this situation has made this plot.

[rudy654-2009]

Dalai Lama is correct that we chinese have eliminated the old system he desired. In the old system everyone knows that every Tibetan was his slave. If he still dreams about returning those good old days, forget it, my Holly. Posted by zhou55 at 12:25 PM

I don''t get all this nonsense. So they lived under a slave system and then you came and introduced a worse slave system. I knew people who suffered dearly under your new slave system because of their beliefs and their consciences. Too bad your new system sought to enslave their beliefs. Now you believe in your god the State. How dry.

[grazinggoat]

The Dalai Lama is a lame slime clown. I pity his poor performance and would not care if he died today. He just stood watching the Chinese killing his fellow co-religious people and citizen if at all. All this means he is no God (Pffff!!!) and those Christians who believe Humans can be Gods are dead idiots and fairytale believers. They need to be skimmed the same way the Zionists are skimming Christian America and slaving it now... watch the fall of the American Empire!

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article3542775.ece

LMAO!

p.s. I pity Barack Obama (if he succeeds which is very likely), he will be president of an empty-shell country that will be very hard to refill...

[tianshu-2009]

To hypnotoad72:
Sorry about my ignorance about the word "Cathay". The western world has too many names for this area. The "China" I use in the comment below refers to the concept of "zhongguo" in several acient Chinese documents.

[hypnotoad72]

China is a great country. Very conservative. The people are hard working, well educated and dedicated to advancing their economic well being. Life evwerywhere is an economic struggle. To survive it takes hard work, education and dedication. Just what China has. Now that China and Russia have quit with the communist malarkey they will make great strides.

Posted by runningralph
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They''re still referred to AS "communist" by many media outlets. They don''t put value on peoples'' lives. China''s actions of recent speak for themselves. Americans are hard working too. Indeed, of the "Developed countries", it''s been said the US is the hardest working. If you think Americans are lazy, go spout your drivel after the Europeans; they get better healthcare for the price, faster broadband, more vacation time... some media outlets have said all that too. :)

And Tianshu - so the names "Cathay" or "Catai" don''t count?