It is one of the revealing facts about the international left that it cares deeply about the fate of Palestinians under Israeli power, but next to nothing about China's brutal occupation and colonization of Tibet.
Really? The left doesn't care about Tibet? That must be why The Tibetan Freedom Concert was put on by notable conservatives The Beastie Boys and features right-wing staples like Rage Against the Machine. I'm sure the reported support of Tibet by Democrats is because of some vast leftist MSM conspiracy. And all those dreadlocked kids around town with "Save Tibet" patches on their bags must be the membership of the College Republicans. Maybe the people who live out on the golf course just keep their Tibetan prayer flags *inside* and that's why I haven't seen them.
Certainly, there are conservative people who support the plight of Tibet, but it's a classically left-wing cause and I've seen no evidence that the left has abandoned it. It's like if I were to say, "South Dakota Politics talk about nothing but Barack Obama; clearly they hate John McCain and hope he dies." It just doesn't make any sense.
Perhaps it's just the Europeans that Ken's got a problem with:
European scholars have called for the ostracism of their colleagues from Israel. I missed the part where they want to punish Chinese scholars for the much worse atrocities committed by their nation. But of course the Chinese are communists, and hostile the U.S. Israel is not communist and is an ally of the United States.
Certainly, if there are Chinese scholars hostile to Tibetan independence working in Europe and receiving no criticism, the(unnamed, un-cited) European scholars who have called for the ostracism of their Israeli colleagues are big hypocrites. If such Chinese scholars, European scholars, and Israeli colleagues do indeed exist, then right on, Ken.
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Haha, you're turning into me now!
right-wing staples like Rage Against the Machine
Well, remember they did protest outside the Democratic National Convention in 2000!
They're all bad. really, I think we need to get past this whole borders and countries thing.
Who's Ken Blanchard?
He's the bass player for the Bestie Boys.
Sorry about the lack of linking; it's been fixed!
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