Hehe, apparently these days on HN you can get downvoted for posting facts: > The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to South Africa after he was not granted a vis

Hehe, apparently these days on HN you can get downvoted for posting facts: > The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to South Africa after he was not granted a visa in time, an issue activists have blamed on Pretoria’s reluctance to upset China. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/496eb260-ee96-11e0-9a9a-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/496eb260-ee96-11e0-9a9a-00144... edit: In case people are wondering about my comment, the original post had negative votes earlier today.