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 China Detains Monks for BrainwashingPosted on May 23, 2011
While China celebrates the 60-year mark of its “peaceful liberation” of Tibet, about 300 monks have been rounded up in a “patriotic re-education” campaign, which authorities hope will encourage them to renounce their devotion to the Dalai Lama, swear allegiance to China’s ruling Communist Party and stop lighting themselves on fire. —ARK
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By berniem, May 23, 2011 at 5:23 pm Link to this comment
State capitalism and fascism doesn’t sound appealing either!
Report thisBy DavidByron, May 23, 2011 at 4:10 pm Link to this comment
The usual imperialist backing of so-called “free” Tibet—meaning CIA-backed Tibet. The CIA, that great liberal institution of course can be trusted to never lie about anything.
Tibet was conquered by China when China was also ruled by foreigners - the Mongols. That was about eight hundred years ago. It’s hard to see how a claim that old against an empire that no longer exists can be taken seriously.
And why the scare quotes around “peaceful liberation”? It was peaceful and it sure as hell was a liberation considering how screwed up the religious feudal fascist state run by the Dalai Lama was. Just about the nastiest place on earth before the Chinese army put an end to his and US involvement there.
It’s lucky that China has the US to lecture it on “invasions” because of course the US would never do anything like that would it?
Report thisBy paul, May 23, 2011 at 4:10 pm Link to this comment
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Tibetans Monks drinking, gambling, watching pornography and visiting prostitutes - looks like good candidates to join C.C.P.
Report thisBy Jim Yell, May 23, 2011 at 12:35 pm Link to this comment
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China has no business in Tibet and as long as they occupy Tibet they can not be seriously considered in their conceit that Taiwan is part of China. The grab and occupation of Tibet is every bit as wrong as the colonizations once conducted by Europe. The Chinese have no moral ground to stand on, they are just using the exuse that Hitler used when he invaded Poland and Eastern Europe.
Report thisBy vajayjoy, May 23, 2011 at 11:28 am Link to this comment
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i feel really bad for a person born of the earth who can’t follow their own moral compass. china is in a sick place right now. from the outside looking in, this mix of communism and state capitalism remind me of the matrix.
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