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Originally posted by Sunsnail Wait... I thought you were Russian, not Tibetan

Hey, in Russia if you're Muslim/Buddhist/Jewish or whatever the minority you can reincaranate as many times as you want in your lifetime, time permitted.

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Originally posted by Magnetonium At the expense of losing their own culture, ancient thousand-years lifestyles, freedoms, religous practises??? LOL ... NO THANKS! They're not gaining much, other than being assimilated into a brutal Chinese system that will probably one day collapse like Soviet Union did.

Hopeful thinking perhaps? I doubt China is going anywhere near where the Soviet Union went. As far as Tibet, I think they have a pretty comfy deal. Get bossed around a bit for free money. They haven't lost anything. Bleeding heart activists that have never been to Tibet would like to think otherwise, but in the end, they haven't lost much.

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Orbax At that point you kind of crossed the rubicon and you might as well lay siege to Rome

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Originally posted by venomX Hopeful thinking perhaps? I doubt China is going anywhere near where the Soviet Union went. As far as Tibet, I think they have a pretty comfy deal. Get bossed around a bit for free money. They haven't lost anything. Bleeding heart activists that have never been to Tibet would like to think otherwise, but in the end, they haven't lost much.

Yeah, shutting down temples, tearing down communities, enforcing Chinese ideologies, arresting torturing and killing opponents, banning their practises ... yeah, Tibetans arent losing that much. If you think that everything that they hold dear, everything that is sacred and important to them, a lot of which is being taken away is not much, well, I guess so ... I guess according to your logic Tibetans prefer decadent living at labour factories earning 5 cents an hour to give profits to Western and Chinese companies. Thats awesome livin'. Thats life.

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Wow, that's like passing a law saying, If you die prematurely and go to Heaven, you must pay a fine. Man, the 21st Century sure is a good century for totalitarianism.