Dalai Lama slams censorship

Published: 8/10/2011 at 08:36 PM
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The Dalai Lama on Saturday slamed censorship in China as "immoral" and poked fun at denunciations of himself in a video chat with Desmond Tutu after he was not granted a visa in time to travel to South Africa.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (C) listens to the Dalai Lama speak over a live video-link from Dharamsala, in India, during the International Peace Lecture at the University of the Western Cape on October 8, 2011 in Cape Town. The Dalai Lama on Saturday slamed censorship in China as "immoral" and poked fun at denunciations of himself in a video chat with Tutu after he was not granted a visa in time to travel to South Africa.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's absence was symbolised by an empty chair at the event at the University of the Western Cape where he was meant to deliver an inaugural peace lecture to wrap Tutu's 80th birthday celebrations.

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hillfarang
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Discussion 6 : 09/10/2011 at 01:17 PM6
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dao (D4): Sorry but you are wrong & arnoldsman (D5) is correct!

Not known (or admitted) by much of the West is the form of government in Tibet pre-Chinese revolution. It was an absolute theocracy, with no elections, but rather an unquestionable religious structure that included all kinds of oppression of human rights to non-conformists.

Although portrayed as a 'Shangri-La' the truth of the matter, notwithstanding this remarkable gentleman, is that Tibet has had good 'PR' portraying the Chinese (modernizers) as the bad guys.
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Discussion 5 : 09/10/2011 at 11:54 AM5
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dao, #4; The wannabe Tibetan government. Appointed, not elected, there was no election.
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Discussion 4 : 09/10/2011 at 09:13 AM4
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The Tibetan government just elected their first PM anoldman.
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Discussion 3 : 09/10/2011 at 07:10 AM3
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Few people seem to remenber that the Dalai Lama was a member of China's Central Committee and their Governor of Tibet.

He fell out with them when he wanted to have complete control of Tibet and no interference by China with Tibet's theocratic system of government, which he headed.

This system was not at all democratic or free, which is why I have difficulty in believing that he now wants either for Tibet. I suspect he is just trying to embarrass the Chinese government.
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Discussion 2 : 08/10/2011 at 10:51 PM2
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I wonder if China will ever have the courage to face up to the atrocities it has committed against its own people and those in Tibet .
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Discussion 1 : 08/10/2011 at 09:58 PM1
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Two very amazing icons. China really needs to suck it up and start behaving like adults, not scared in confident little children.
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