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Originally posted by sbob
I know my country does some bad things and I get disgusted at that.
But to deny and spin is a sad lacking of thinking, and diminshes future posts.
People were shot of the Tibetan border and china did try to cover it up.
What I don't understand is why are people defending what China did by mentioning that they developed the country? Like Tibet absolutely could not have done it alone...
I wonder what they would have said if some country invaded China during Mao's rule and justified it saying it was a corrupt evil place...They probably would be condemning the country
Originally posted by k4rupt
You're missing out the whole point... you talk of Tibet as if it was a BETTER palce to live BEFORE the PRC... which it obviously wasn't and has been shown already...
Originally posted by CosmicScorpion
At the very least the Americans have freedom of speech, enlightened people like Martin Luther King, Jr, Dian Fossey, etc. Hell even Myanmar (Burma) has people like Aung San Suu Kyi. What China has other than Mao Zedong?
Originally posted by Uphill
As the 20th century author Upton Sinclair put it:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
Hence the reluctance of major news media to report on the videotaped shootings of Tibetans.
Less than 10 years ago, the U.S. management writer and educator Peter Drucker reminded us that in China historically, revolutions happened on average every 75 years. Ergo, the Chinese government is now overdue for a transfer of power. Gender imbalance in China (more men than women) may be the critical destabilizing factor.
Originally posted by k4rupt
The reason why they aren't reporting on this is because it isn't reliable at all. Anyone can tell you that it seems to be doctored. No major news media would want to lose credibility - simple as that.
Originally posted by k4rupt
BBC has NOT referred to the video as a source... and BBC's title of the story is "Tibetans shot 'in self-defence'" not Tibetans massacred... Don't you see, when they don't know the facts, they don't JUMP in and put b.s. pretending it's true - they post both sides of the story.
So, NO, BBC has not, in any way, endorsed the video as fact as the video tries to present, or even the incident for this matter.
On Wednesday a British climber, Steve Marsh, told the BBC of his shock when he saw Chinese border guards shooting dead a Tibetan refugee in a group trying to flee to Nepal.
And BELIEVE ME, BBC is not exactly pro-China when it comes to their reporting...
Correspondents say hundreds of Tibetans flee to Nepal every year but for years now Kathmandu, keen not to alienate Beijing, has passed new refugees onto India, where Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is based.
On Wednesday a British climber, Steve Marsh, told the BBC of his shock when he saw Chinese border guards shooting dead a Tibetan refugee in a group trying to flee to Nepal.
Originally posted by Uphill
As the 20th century author Upton Sinclair put it:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
Hence the reluctance of major news media to report on the videotaped shootings of Tibetans.
Less than 10 years ago, the U.S. management writer and educator Peter Drucker reminded us that in China historically, revolutions happened on average every 75 years. Ergo, the Chinese government is now overdue for a transfer of power. Gender imbalance in China (more men than women) may be the critical destabilizing factor.
Originally posted by k4rupt
Am I blind or did I miss something? Where does BBC even mention the video? Where does BBC imply the video as undoctored fact that they WOULD endorse?
Hah, I remember on CNN when the news lady scoffed when China asked for an apology and 1 million dollars in retribute when a US spy plane caused a Chinese jet to crash... stating that the most China should get would be $30,000 or something like that... HAH, a multi milllion dollar jet and a man's life - for $30,000?
You think all news agencies are fair and balanced? (Hint hint: Fox News)
BTW, Have you even READ the previous posts I did comparing to Tibet NOW and before the PRC?