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Interesting opinion, given what Tibet looked like before Chinese invasion (tl;dr: it was a totalitarian hellhole, not comparable with the current situation).
by trasz 6y ago
Interesting opinion, given what Tibet looked like before Chinese invasion (tl;dr: it was a totalitarian hellhole, not comparable with the current situation).
- dash2 6y agoIf it's so improved, you have to explain why Tibetans regularly risk their lives escaping over the border to India, where - so long as they are not shot by border guards - they join the ruler of that former totalitarian hellhole, the Dalai Lama, in Dharamsala.
- berdario 6y agoI'd like to read more, do you have any sources?
- dash2 6y agoSpeaking from personal experience (I met exiles in Northern India in the 90s). Here's a source, though I don't know how reliable it is: https://bylinetimes.com/2020/01/22/china-clamps-down-on-the-tibetans-escaping-for-freedom/ https://bylinetimes.com/2020/01/22/china-clamps-down-on-the-...
- trasz 6y agoThey might have been brainwashed - after all, religion plays a role here. Also, getting rid of slavery does hurt the situation of previous slave owners.