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It should be obvious that I am Han. I agree that this analogy would give some people an impression that I considered Tibetans savages. But no, that's not how I
by huahaiy 10y ago
It should be obvious that I am Han. I agree that this analogy would give some people an impression that I considered Tibetans savages. But no, that's not how I saw it. The way I saw them is not unlike the way Jon Snow saw the free folks. Tibetan and Han actually share the same ancestry. We happened to be separated by a natural barrier (unlike the wall in GOT that is man made) only a couple thousands years ago. We are basically the same people.
- lostlogin 10y ago> It should be obvious that I am Han Doesn't hurt to check!
- huahaiy 10y agoIf I were a Tibetan and had earned a Ph.D. in US. I probably would have been a member of the Tibetan elite, I would not be writing in the HN comments section here, but in the NYT opinion section to condemn the Chinese government by now. Wouldn't that be more realistic? I am sure my cousin in law would not agree with whatever I could have written in NYT as a member of the Tibetan elite though. What I am saying is that the elite may not represents the best interests of the people they claim to represent.
- lostlogin 10y agoThat statement applies to you being Han too - your level of education puts you into an elite category I'd have thought?
- huahaiy 10y agoThis is the thing. With the same background and education, I am a nobody when I am Han, and I am speaking for myself, not representing anyone. That would not be the case when I am Tibetan. I would be given a platform to broadcast my dissatisfaction with Chinese government, so on and so forth. What does this tell you?
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- lostlogin 10y ago> With the same background and education, I am a nobody when I am Han, and I am speaking for myself, not representing anyone. Why is this? Because of the government structure?