no country has the right to occupy territory that isn't somehow rightfully theirs and even then it's difficult to justify any kind of occupation.
Really? Then you must leave the Netherlands at once, because your country and every other country in history was obtained by some sort of occupation. Except for maybe some tribes in South America.
Tibet and China to see who's 'more right' than the other.
It doesnt matter who is right or more right, the Chinese will occupy whatever country they want if there is no one around to stop them, and noone strong enough cares that much about Tibet because it doesn't offer any resources. Thats the harsh reality.
. but does his spiritual connection really have to be tied into his political one?
According to the article you posted, all he has done was try to fight the Chinese, that may be stupid but I dont see how it opposes his spirituality.
my personal opinion that the Dalai Lama -- and thus Tibet -- are unique and should be preserved as is, theology, philosophy, geography, and all.
My fear is that if the Chinese are given free reign in Tibet, all of the above will crumble and we will be worse for it.
I agree, I like the Tibetan culture. I think it goes back to the fundamental question however, how would it serve the Chinese to totally destroy all of those things? If Tibet simply allows the Chinese to dominate then I dont think that they have any incentive to destroy their culture.
In my opinion the best advice for Tibet is to remain passive and peaceful and not give the Chinese any reason to cause any havoc.
