Comment on Overseas Dalai Lama reincarnation ‘could not be recognised’ by Beijing
Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoThe government that raised literacy to almost 100%, ensures the continuity of Tibetan language which was dying out before as only around 10% of the population was literate, developed hospitals and clinics, provides free education with massive affirmative action policies to ensure Tibetans have easier access to high education, builds modern infrastructure including high speed trains that go up into the previously inaccessible areas of Tibet? That government?
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You and I are going to disagree here because I am for a free and independent Tibet as it was before the current government illegally annexed them like Russia is currently doing to Ukraine and the US is currently eyeing up Canada.
Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Tibet was already an autonomous part of China under the Qing Dynasty, so I’m not sure what you mean by annexed. It still is an autonomous region, but what the current government did was to end the practice of enslavement and sacrifice of Tibetans and guarantee education and healthcare to all, rather than those being restricted to the priestly class.
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s telling the Chinese conquered to get in the 50’s, but didn’t get around to dismantling the social system till the 70’s. They then make exaggerated claims about slavery half a century later as a justification. I know they had a pretty restrictive system of serfdom going on, but it was a far cry from what people imagine when you say slavery.
Then, as icing on the cake they get a moron like you to parrot their bullshit. I won’t paint the CCP as evil, but let’s keep a grip here.
They conquered it because they could. They’ve since been busy colonizing it with as many Han people as they can on a scale that’s nothing short of breath taking in its scope and scale.
Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Tibet was considered the last feudal system on earth. 98% of the population lived short, miserable lives. The priesthood was allowed to kidnap children and force them into service at any time. The punishment for crimes such as stealing food was severing hands and making them wear it around their neck. Literacy was near non-existent. Human rights were entirely non-existent. You clearly haven’t put much research into how the conditions were within the country, if you think anything I said above was exaggerated. The central government offered to maintain the priesthood as the seat of power, if they would end the practices of serfdom and allow education and land reform, among other things. The priesthood refused and organized militias to kill PLA soldiers who were teaching the people skills and providing food for the massively malnourished population.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just because the boot is giving them nice things doesn’t mean it’s not on their necks.