Unfortunately, its not about peace, or “freedom”, or human rights, or the Olympics or even Buddhism. Its simply about Tibetan INDEPENDENCE!

So much so, in fact, that Tibetans (expatriates/refugees and their children) are now fighting against even their own government-in-exile in Dharamsala and their own Dalai Lama as well as fighting China.

While the Dalai Lama and his people ahve been quietly trying to negotiate a peace deal and new terms for Tibet’s relationship with China, the Tibetan people have apparently chosen not to wait as their frustrations boil over.

The situation is now so contentious that the outcome is far less predictable than before. It is in China’s hands how far things will go but they have to face the full force of the adverse publicity now being generated by different interest groups.

In the Tibetan community Phayul.com website which has a picture of the Dalai Lama at the top of every page, there is an article,  “Don’t Stop the Revolution!” by Jamyang Norbu:-

The Tibetans, clergy and lay, are not a vengeful people, but they are not going to settle for anything less than an independent Tibet…... The Tibetan leadership does not seem to have grasped it at all. At such a profoundly historic moment, the actions of the exile government in Dharamshala come across as incomprehensible…..

The Tibetan leadership is playing with fire….. it might achieve its goal of “stopping the crisis”, but that would be the end of the exile government. I don’t see anyone listening to it anymore. On the other hand Tibetan activists and protesters might become outraged and beat up a Committee representative or even be provoked enough to demonstrate before the Office of Tibet in New York City or ICT in Washington DC. It would be tremendously embarrassing for the exile government and the Dalai Lama…..

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