Re: Is a 'Free Tibet' a possibility?

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> > > Freedom to elect their own leaders. Freedom to set their own
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> > > policies, including the freedom to mint their own currency and
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> > > foreign trade. Freedom of press, of association. There's more, but
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> > > would certainly be on my list of "freedoms" that I am referring to.
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> > Are these their desired freedoms or your freedoms, or even the
> > freedoms of the CIA agents who put them up to it?  Why take a few
> > individuals who are part of a plot to undermine China's stabilities?
> > Why don't you ask the majority of the Tibetans who are happy and
> > satisfied, and don't give a damn about the Dalai Lama?
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> > Because I can't run an election or referendum on this subject in
Tibet.
> > China can, though. Why don't they ask the Tibetan people if they want
> > independence? Its an excellent question you asked - why doesn't the
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> > government ask Tibetans what they want, and go along with the majority
> > position?
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> In order to decide whether or not Tibet should or should not be
> independent, the Beijing government has to ask the other 57 ethnic
> groups who are affected by a large piece of land
> separating from the whole nation.
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> No they wouldn't. Just do it for the province of Tibet. I am sure they
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> What makes you think the native Tibetans have the right to decide
> whether Tibet should or should not be independent?  Do the native
> Hawaiians have the rights to decide whether or not Hawaii should go
> for independence?  What makes you think Tibetans, being simply ONE of
> the 58 ethnic groups, should be given that much political previleges?
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> I didn't say anything about only allowing native Tibetans to vote. I
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> the people living in the province of Tibet. Why doesn't the Chinese
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Go to post 30 and read what Jim Walsh has to say.  It makes sense and
what he has
proposed does not in any way abuse democracy.  You are abusing
democracy!