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thenewgreen · 4628 days ago · link · · parent · post: Self-immolation in India: Frighteningly common | The Economist
I agree.
lessismore · 4628 days ago · link ·
He doesn't do it because it does not serve his interests of getting his "kingdom" back. So he lets these folks sacrifice their young lives for an ideal that they might or might not totally understand. There is a "mythic" misconception that Tibet under the Dalai Lama regimes was a holy peaceful utopia when the truth is far from it.
Historically, Tibet under the various Dalai Lamas was nothing more than a serfdom where over 95% of the serfs had to give most of their yields to their "holy" leaders who lived lives of luxury while everyone else practically starved. It was such a "holy" and "ideal" government, even Nazi Germany saw many similarities between them and sought to learn lessons from them. Here is what it was like.
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thenewgreen · 4628 days ago · link ·
Thanks for the link, I'll check it out. The Dalai Lama's have definitely done a nice job cultivating a reputation of distinction, separate from earthly desires. My perception of the Dalai Lama started here
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