[Buddha-l] more tibetan self-immolations

[Gad Horowitz]

Support for the Palestinians depends on the fact that Israel is surrounded 
by millions and millions of Arabs and Muslims who have never accepted 
defeat--for them the war of 1948 was just a glitch--the end of the HJewish 
state is inevitable.
Do millions of Tibetans and Buddhists surround China.  What would it be like 
if they did?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ngawang Dorje" <rahula_80 at yahoo.com>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 3:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] more tibetan self-immolations




Well, the support for Palestinians seems to be growing despite what they are 
painted as. On the other hand, I feel that support for the Tibetan cause 
have been dwindling. More nations support the Tibetan cause in the past than 
now. (eg. Malaysia) There are also more criticism of the Tibetan cause now, 
than in the past. (Eg, Barry Sautman, Victor & Victoria Trimondi, etc.)

The West was once feudal too. Feudal or not, it doesn't undermine the rights 
of a nation to self-determination.

I must agree, that the only non-violence way is to wait. The person who 
comes out with a workable non-violent alternative must be awarded the Noble 
Peace Prize.


________________________________
 From: Federico Andino <dingirfecho at gmail.com>
To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] more tibetan self-immolations


> Sadly, I don´t have any other idea than "hang in there". If Tibetans rose,
truly how much damange would they do to China? And they would lose support,
specially if the Chinese paints them as fundamentalistic terrorists.
Remember that it wasn`t so long ago that the west considered Tibetan
Buddhism feudal. The Dalai Lama has changed that, but if there were suicide
bombers, how long do you think that the new image would hold?

The international winds are changing. We only can wait, and hope for the
best, I`m afraid.

F
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