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  • From: "Linda" <linda_shewan@yahoo.com.au>
  • To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] The people of Tibet need help now - Boing Boing
  • Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:39:14 +1100

Totally agree with you Dieter. And yes only terrorism works - which is why in
the end inherently decent people resort to inherently indecent acts to get
the world's attention. And the others don't even have a Dalai Lama! So the
Palestinians resorted to it, as did the Tamils etc. But in this world it gets
you both attention and condemnation - no win situation. Why can't people and
governments understand that while we suppress some to lift others -
eventually the suppressed will uprise, or resort to crime, or violence...
then everyone loses...

Have supported a Tibetan refugee in India for years but politically it seems
impossible to expect change while China holds world domination in
manufacturing and production... our governments simply see $ as more
important than human rights. Nothing new there...

Linda


-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dieter Brand
Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013 9:47 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: Re: [permaculture] The people of Tibet need help now - Boing Boing

More than 100 Tibetans have self-immolated in the last few months, yet the
Western media has almost stopped reporting about Chinese repression and
Western leaders keep on courting powerful and cash-rich leaders in Beijing.
The Chinese are preventing the reporting about the repression and large parts
of the Western public have swallowed the Chinese propaganda lies. Young
Westerners who are privileged by enjoying political freedom and prosperity
are insensitive to the suffering of the Tibetan people. They are excusing the
brutal repression of the Chinese government by highlighting demeanor of
Western governments.
Does the West only acknowledge the fight against oppression if it is
accompanied by terrorism? Do we want to reward terrorism? If that is the case
we morally bankrupt. Then the Tibetans would have to change from a strategy
of self-immolation to a strategy of suicide bombs. That may further their
political aims but would mean an end to the spiritual values of the Tibetan
people. However, this is about our own spiritual values and the question of
whether we’ll be able to look at ourselves in a mirror tomorrow.

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