Re: (Free Tibet) Why Tibet??

"CFAIII" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I hope without sounding insensitive, and with a real sincerity, I
> ask...Why is the political issues of Tibet so important? It's an issue
> I see on Bumper Stickers and Tee-Shirts all the time, and I've seen it
> for the better part of a decade. But what I don't understand is where
> does the passion come from? Why Tibet? Why not (insert favorite
> African nation here) or any half dozen (extreme)Islamic nations under
> oppression (as oppossed to the Moderates in the region)? How about
> Free N. Korea or Cuba? I guess everyone picks their battles, but Tibet
> just doen't seem to be the worse place...all other things being equal.
> But again, I realise in asking I am in a position of ignorance on the
> Tibet matter. That's why I'm here...for you to explain it to me.

One reference: http://www.tibet.org/Why/ gives you plenty of links. Also,
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/5595/tibet.html says:
We ought to open our eyes and educate ourselves as well as our children to
what is really going on in the world. Yes it is true, there are many issues.
There are hundreds of other countries in which equal or worse environmental
and human rights devistation has occured.  Including often enough our own
communities.  The Tibet issue is only ONE of them.  However this issue is
current and can be used as the catalyst for change in human rights, womens
rights, political, religious and cultural freedom across the globe. Through
effort and unity, the citizens of Earth can stand up and say "NO!" to the
corporations and governments that continue to abuse it's people and misuse
it's resources. The struggles in Tibet are symbolic for EVERY human rights
struggle.

Other links: http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/thedoctor/tibet.html