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Old 03-24-2009, 12:34 PM   #41 (permalink)
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i dont think that the Dalai Lama represents the majority of working class and peasant Tibetans to any degree. Tibet is a part of China and has been for centuries, and the majority of people there consider themselve Chinese.
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Old 03-24-2009, 01:00 PM   #42 (permalink)
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SF, what makes you think that?
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Old 03-24-2009, 01:06 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Classic case of follow the leader!!! This has happenned so many times, will continue to happen again. Ahoy matee's Politic's the name.
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Old 03-24-2009, 01:43 PM   #44 (permalink)
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SF, what makes you think that?
Just what I was thinking. Maybe he's referring to the 7 million or so Chinese who have been resettled in Tibet.
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Old 04-01-2009, 04:17 AM   #45 (permalink)
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Did this discussion not start out as "how can SA be so stchupid"

Cos that's what i was thinking at the exact moment when i heard of this .....stchupidness!!! Good Grief?!

Anyways, far be it for me to defend this country of mine that does things to completely embarrass itself, but i do believe that SA is one day destined for greatness. What kind of a patriot would i be if i didnt. However, denying one of the greatest spiritual leaders of all time access to the country, it may just take them a little while longer.

I mean, the soccer world cup may very well be one of the biggest, bestest, greatest sporting events of all time and i get the fact about not wanting to take the focus off that, but seriously i think SA needs the guidance just a tad more than the world cup.

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he'll eat for ever...world cup fever but only lasts a couple of years before and after the event but guidance to do and teach and live properly, is what it will take to make this country great beyond greatness.
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