Re: (Free Tibet) Why Tibet??

Pilar Quezzaire wrote:
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> : This simpathy is immaterial to the inevitability of the development, and 
> : there is no doubt in my mind that chinese will "win" and propel Tibet in 
> : the developed world all the same.
>
> You act as if that's bad. What's bad is that it's being done at the cost 
> of the culture, and under oppressive conditions. A modern Tibet is not 
> inadvisable, in fact, it could prove an excellent social experiment. 


I intended to aswer the original question illustrating the point of view 
of an "I love tibet" type. I myself prefer modernization to theocracy, 
however illuminated the theocrat may be.

I doubt, however, that there will be much "social experimentation" going 
on in tibet: the Han will simply come over and take over. The population 
and economical pressure is just too strong. I love the Han at large, but 
this is a painful process for tibetans, and I understand when romantics 
miss the good old life.


> Perhaps I am influenced -- I've heard the Dalai Lama speak at MIT about 
> the connections between faith and neurology recently. He's a highly 
> "modern" guy, and whatever you think of his politics, he's a marvelous 
> blend of the old and the new.