Share the dream
by hakmao, 25 March 2008
Returning briefly to the Galloway/O’Neill arguments against self-determination in–any number of places, but for the sake of this argument–Tibet, in which it is asserted that kind-hearted China rescued Tibet from feudalism/barbarism, to which Tibetans will hurriedly return if given a moment’s respite from their ‘civilising’ occupiers: if that really is the Galloway/O’Neill frame of reference, then surely Israel likewise rescued Palestinians, and the United States rescued–and continues to rescue–Iraqis from the same. Now see how far that argument for imperialism gets you in their company.
Arm the Tibetan people!
Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 0:34
Of course — the usual fuckers will be saying ‘who are these people/ i have no knowledge of them… how exotic of them to protest being fucking killed and ethnically cleansed and that. Bloody hell — they should just accept modernity and shut the fuck up for all our sakes…after all the Sino-military industrial complex is unforgiving and we better succumb to its wishes.
© Spiked Online
Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 12:39
And indeed the US rescued indiginous Americans in the 18/19th centuries.
And the British rescued the Irish & Scottish Highlanders.
Etc…..
Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 13:34
Indeed. However, opposition to the Chinese occupation of Tibet should not be equated with support for the Dalai fucking Llama, anymore than opposition to a future Chinese occupation of Britain should be equated with support for the fucking Queen.
Let us call for the day that the last Maoist is strangled with the entrails of the last Buddhist monk.
Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 13:38
Let us call for the day that the last Maoist is strangled with the entrails of the last Buddhist monk.
I’ll drink to that.
Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 15:05
Has Conor Foley spoken on this topic yet?
Until he does i won’t know what to think on the matter…