Governments are like evil people: some are more evil than others. Why do people have a need to create moral equivalency? So that they can feel like fighting the US government (which is easy) is every bit as important and praiseworthy as fighting China’s?

Yes I have no problem with them either, everybody is free to do what they want if it doesn’t harm anybody. But my understanding is that it’s not only all about doing good to them, it’s also a lot about suffering. And children who are born in that culture never learn that you have your life in your own hands. I find that tragic. It’s like amputating minds.
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In retrospect, I’ve just discovered a flaw in my logic. Since I’m so convinced this is the only life we have, they have every right to do what they think is right to them and their children even if they don’t ‘know’ it’s the only life they have (if we’re assuming I’m right about life).
I need to rethink this.
Bloody MCS making me doubt everything I thought was right.

Yes people who believe in hell and heaven are concerning as well, but at least Christians agree that this is the only life we have on this earth.
Buddhists on the other hand?
I’m terrified by people who think this isn’t the only life we have. Their way of life is peaceful and everything, but don’t their children have a right to get everything out of their lives as well?
I have in my mind this picture, of a Buddhist suffering, and another one telling him, it’s ok he probably was an asshole in his past life.

I respect how they treat other people, but I don’t respect how they treat themselves and their children.

From what I’ve seen Tibet hasn’t been that peaceful. And I believe if they would stop trying to get to this theocracy, the torturing and whatnot is more likely to stop.

And what also bothers me, is that this whole thing has been abused every where, to picture China like these barbaric monsters. If they have really done what they have been reporting, then why try to deceive the masses with doctored pictures?

Got the honor of meeting him in person when I worked at Shoreline Amphiteatre. Not sitting down for beers and talkin about women, but I got to smile and say hi and was within about 5 feet of him, close enough to pat him on the shoulder if I was less respectful and definately close enough to be somewhat changed by the experience. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about the man, impossible to explain or pinpoint, but it was relaxing just having him pass by and without saying a word he oozed the calm suredness and charisma of a man that I was happy to listen to.

Every one of us that worked that show left it a little changed. I was a farmboy raised to be a raving sceptic by Republican, religious farmers. The Dalai Lama kinda made me open my eyes a bit. I’m not out visiting psychics now or anything of the sort, but he actually gave me a little faith in humanity listening to his words. If Tibet wants him as their leader in a theocracy, then so be it, I can’t think of a better man to lead a country into a golden age as long as the rest of the world was willing to sit back and leave them in peace.

SOMETHING MUST STOP THE RED MENACE BEFORE IT REACHES OUR SHORES