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| Young Tibetans Question Path Of Nonviolence |
| 2008-04-01 |
| Unrest in Tibet has revealed a generational fault line that is likely to sharpen as Olympics near. DHARAMSALA, INDIA - Jigshe Tsering spends nearly every day inside a wire enclosure outside the Dalai Lama's residence. Like most of his fellow student hunger-strikers, who have vowed to remain inside their mock cages until China eases its crackdown, he fled Tibet hoping to find a better life close to the man who has long stood as the bulwark of Tibetan identity. But grim reports of China's hard line against antigovernment protests that began there in March – illustrated by the poster-sized images of those allegedly killed or maimed by state forces that decorate town walls – have eroded his support for the spiritual leader's nonviolent strategy. "We are always waiting and nothing has changed in Tibet," he says. "I want peace, but when you are pushed so much, you finally strike back." The unrest in Tibet has revealed a generational fault line within the Tibetan community – one that is likely to sharpen as the Olympics draw closer. While they affirm their respect for the Dalai Lama as a religious figure, many Tibetans say they have lost faith in his "Middle Way" of coexistence to achieve political autonomy. Impatient with the approach that has brought their cause global sympathy – and little change on the ground, young activists say they are willing to consider a much broader array of actions to press their cause. "The middle way has been in existence for 20 years and nothing has come out of it," Tsewang Rigzin, president of the Tibetan Youth Congress, recently told reporters. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 ION TIBET, WAFF.com > TIMES.UK - TIBET IS ONE THING, BUT INDIA, CHINA TENSIONS POSE BIGGER/GREATER DANGER. END OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM?, as present DALAI LAMA has claimed he = successor LAMA will NOT be reincarnated on any land NO LONGER CONSIDERED "TIBETAN" = NOT UNDER FREE/ETHNIC TIBETAN CONTROL-SOVEREIGNTY??? Chin-controlled Tibet means the end of Tibetan Faith + Tibetan People-Race??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-01 21:02 |
| #3 This would make an funny Shaw Brothers movie parody, with the Tibetans as the bad guys. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-04-01 10:25 |
| #2 While they affirm their respect for the Dalai Lama as a religious figure, many Tibetans say they have lost faith in his "Middle Way" Exactly how I feel about New Labour. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-04-01 08:51 |
| #1 "We are always waiting and nothing has changed in Tibet," he says. "I want peace, but when you are pushed so much, you finally strike back." Poor suckers confuse China with the (post-musculine) West. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-04-01 07:19 |