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Post by trippindaisy on Mar 23, 2008 20:01:18 GMT -5
The recent news about what has happening in Tibet has been really upseting me. I have been very aware of the Tibetan issues since attending the Free Tibet concerts in the 90s and meeting some of the Tibetan monks who are in exile. I have been reading the Dalai Lama's autobiography and it is truly heart wrenching and I have great admiration for him and his people.
I'm not sure about anyone else's feelings on this issue, but I just wanted to share and make more people aware. I don't know how much difference it makes, but I feel like I want to do something to help these peaceful, non-violent people in some way......
Post by sparklybecca on Mar 23, 2008 20:03:07 GMT -5
trippindaisy said:
The recent news about what has happening in Tibet has been really upseting me. I have been very aware of the Tibetan issues since attending the Free Tibet concerts in the 90s and meeting some of the Tibetan monks who are in exile. I h
thanks for posting about this. i was at those concerts to!! my first radiohead show.
Post by BonnarooDetective on Mar 23, 2008 20:28:24 GMT -5
Although this problem has gotten some media attention recently, it is certainly not enough. What's occurring in China today is one of the greater tragedies of the modern era.
China has been oppressing and killing Tibetans for over 50 years but the US has too many monetary ties to do anything to help. It's a very real tragedy.
When I was in Darjeeling last Nov, it was heartbreaking seeing all the Tibetan refugee camps there.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Mar 23, 2008 20:56:36 GMT -5
troo said:
China has been oppressing and killing Tibetans for over 50 years but the US has too many monetary ties to do anything to help. It's a very real tragedy.
When I was in Darjeeling last Nov, it was heartbreaking seeing all the Tibetan refugee camps there.
It's a fuckedup world. It's really amazing to realize how lucky we all are to have been born in the best country in the world (despite the ongoing best effort of the RepugnatCons to change that status).
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Mar 23, 2008 21:00:55 GMT -5
trippindaisy said:
The recent news about what has happening in Tibet has been really upseting me. I have been very aware of the Tibetan issues since attending the Free Tibet concerts in the 90s and meeting some of the Tibetan monks who are in exile. I have been reading the Dalai Lama's autobiography and it is truly heart wrenching and I have great admiration for him and his people.
I'm not sure about anyone else's feelings on this issue, but I just wanted to share and make more people aware. I don't know how much difference it makes, but I feel like I want to do something to help these peaceful, non-violent people in some way......
Post by trippindaisy on Mar 23, 2008 21:07:15 GMT -5
troo said:
China has been oppressing and killing Tibetans for over 50 years but the US has too many monetary ties to do anything to help. It's a very real tragedy.
When I was in Darjeeling last Nov, it was heartbreaking seeing all the Tibetan refugee camps there.
I can't even imagine how sad that is, although they are happy people and make the best of what they have which in itself is so admirable.
Is it really realistic to boycott products made in China? I mean for someone on a tight budget (like I am and I admit to shopping at Walmart......) I don't even know how it is possible......... Which is really sad.
Last Edit: Mar 23, 2008 21:08:27 GMT -5 by trippindaisy - Back to Top
Boycotting would have to be a national or international effort to have any effect. In today's corporate America, that will never happen. The corporate media won't even cover the issue for more than a few days.
Also China holds so much of our debt we cannot afford to anger them. As a wise man once said "The borrower is slave to the lender."
My moral support and car magnet is about the best I can do.
i was in the free tibet club in college. graduated 2002. i remember how we talked about the 2008 olympics and how they were or are or maybe have built beach volleyball in tienamen square and how fucked up it is. now they are almost here.
Post by noahroo311 on Mar 25, 2008 12:47:34 GMT -5
hmmm i definitly feel the same way you do. Ive just recently been following this butim definitly a believer in their cause. Ive been looking for a way to get involved somehow on their behalf. you very well known our government wont doing squat about it or put any pressure on the chinese to allow tibet free but they without thinking supported kosovos independence.
Post by GratefulHippie on Mar 25, 2008 13:08:32 GMT -5
don't want to de-rail the original topic, but i did want to advertise the invisible children's network. its geared towards the rescuing, and rehabilitation of children who have survived being in the Lord's Resistance Army...a group trying to take over the country by kidnapping pre-adolescent children and making them fight their wars for them.
it just makes me sad to think there are so many places that need help, and yet those who are most able, are not usually the most willing to help. america has certainly turned its eye to the realities of life outside of their own country.
The recent news about what has happening in Tibet has been really upseting me. I have been very aware of the Tibetan issues since attending the Free Tibet concerts in the 90s and meeting some of the Tibetan monks who are in exile. I have been reading the Dalai Lama's autobiography and it is truly heart wrenching and I have great admiration for him and his people.
I'm not sure about anyone else's feelings on this issue, but I just wanted to share and make more people aware. I don't know how much difference it makes, but I feel like I want to do something to help these peaceful, non-violent people in some way......
