[Buddha-l] more tibetan self-immolations

[Jo]

Stefan
I trust that you are not considering suicide bombing as good ol' upaya terrorism?
How about the idea of ninja sabotage? That doesn't imply suicide bombing, but it sure implies a lot of other ways to make life difficult for oppressors.
Joanna


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From: buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com [mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Detrez
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 9:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] more tibetan self-immolations

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> I must agree, that the only non-violence way is to wait.
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I'm not in support of violence, especially since Tibet doesn't stand a chance against China, but I also think the Chinese have an advantage in the non-violent resistance from the Tibetans, and 'to wait' only means 'wait until Tibetan culture is assimilated into Chinese culture'. The Chinese will also applaud self-immolation, because as such, the problem solves itself. I also think non-violence is not a passe-partout strategy for any social struggle. It might have worked in India, but if the Jews and others in WWII would have been non-violent, the Endlösung would have been much more drastic and with less managerial problems for the Germans. Maybe good ol' upaya-like terrorism can shake the Chinese. There might not be a ground for that in the texts, but it will surely draw attention to the fact that the Tibetans won't just give up their culture.

Stefan
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