Re: Is a 'Free Tibet' a possibility?

> ROFL. So now China is the acceptable benchmark for human rights,

What has this got to do with any country in this world being "a
benchmark for human rights"?

 and you
> don't consider it reasonable that some people may want more political
> freedom that is afforded to the Chinese people?

What is the freedom that is offered to the other 57 ethnic groups but
not offered to the Tibetnas?  I am sure they want to have more
freedom, so do the other 57 ethnic groups too.

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So, why doesn't China give it to them?


>
> As a matter of fact, they are exempt from the one-child policy which
> applies to other groups.  So what kind of freedom are you referring
> to?
>
> **************
> Freedom to elect their own leaders. Freedom to set their own economic
> policies, including the freedom to mint their own currency and control
> foreign trade. Freedom of press, of association. There's more, but they
> would certainly be on my list of "freedoms" that I am referring to.
>
If they could be allowed to do that, why not give the same freedom to
the other 57 ethnic
groups and China would be divided into 58 parts with 58 currencies?

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Well, if that's what they want, why not? In practice, I think there would
be 
few breakaway provinces, but if that is what they want, why doesn't the 
Chinese Government follow the will of its people?


> Do you know where Tibet is on the map?
>
> ***********
> Actually, I have been there. Have you, now you are criticising my
> credentials?

Of course, when you are so stupidly suggesting anyone ethnic group in
China could mint
its own currency, your credential is tentamount to that of those kids'
in downtown Vancouver
begging for nickles and dimes while wearing caps 'Free Tibet'.
>

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I am not suggesting an ethic group does it. I am suggesting that a country

with the same borders as the province of Tibet does it. Seems imminently 
practical.

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>
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> > > Many of them are
> > > the descendants of the former slave owners. Let them go to Canada or
> > > USA for good since the latter's governments love them so much. For
> > > these 80K Tibetans exiles to establish an autonomous region equal to
> > > the size of 1/4 of China, they have to walk over the dead bodies of
> > > the other 57 ethnic groups scattered everywhere.
>
> > > Who would take the lead? Perhaps the down-and-outs in Canada, or
> > > Europe...or the beach bums in Australia.. would do so. After all,
> > > they don't have much to do anyway. Thus shouting some slogans while
> > > being unable to point out whereTibetis on map should be a very good
> > > Sunday pastime....
>
> > Well, the only evidence you provide for anything you say is a Chinese
> > Government web site.
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Still only got that Chinese Government website as your source of official 
news?