Comments on: Debunking Mystiques: Tibet http://anadder.com/debunking-mystiques-tibet Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:39:56 +1100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: michael http://anadder.com/debunking-mystiques-tibet/comment-page-1#comment-79 michael Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:55:03 +0000 http://anadder.com/debunking-mystiques-tibet#comment-79 of course someone shouldn't be judged on their ethnicity -- but this is exactly what some westerners do when they automatically approve of anything just becuse it's tibetan (or eastern or indigenous etc) sure, the dalai lama is very tolerant but then again, any religion is all about tolerance and peace when it's a persecuted minority. when the same religion is in charge of a state things are quite different -- as the history of the tibetan theocracy shows of course someone shouldn’t be judged on their ethnicity — but this is exactly what some westerners do when they automatically approve of anything just becuse it’s tibetan (or eastern or indigenous etc)

sure, the dalai lama is very tolerant but then again, any religion is all about tolerance and peace when it’s a persecuted minority. when the same religion is in charge of a state things are quite different — as the history of the tibetan theocracy shows

]]> By: Jotman http://anadder.com/debunking-mystiques-tibet/comment-page-1#comment-78 Jotman Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:32:10 +0000 http://anadder.com/debunking-mystiques-tibet#comment-78 I expect that you would like to be judged on the basis of your own personality and deeds. Not according to your nationality or ethnicity. Has not the Dalai Lama earned the right to be evaluated on the basis of his life's work? Consider his demonstrated personal commitment to practice tolerance; His work as a teacher both within the Tibetan exile community and abroad; His actions as the leader of his people and a statesman. I expect that you would like to be judged on the basis of your own personality and deeds. Not according to your nationality or ethnicity.

Has not the Dalai Lama earned the right to be evaluated on the basis of his life’s work? Consider his demonstrated personal commitment to practice tolerance; His work as a teacher both within the Tibetan exile community and abroad; His actions as the leader of his people and a statesman.

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