Dalai Lama?

Question

Should the Australian Government meet with the Dalai Lama and not care about the threats from the Chinese Government?

Answer 1

You aren't seriously suggesting that the sovereign government of Australia should cave to threats from China? It's not as though the Dalai Lama were a criminal. On the contrary, he is a moral force for peace, justice, and human rights. Precisely why China is nervous about him. Australia shouldn't be nervous, too.

Answer 2

to jobab- question: I have seen an army of christians moving into Iraq just recently, killing thousan, didn't I ?
To the questioner: The Dalai Lama may not be perfect, he is not like Jesus, in the sense of being god send, he wants the rights of identity for his folks in tibet, which is being dissolved by the chinese. The recent railway and accessibility of the high plateau has made LHasa a second Chengdu, local tibetans have to leave down town because of rapidly increasing living costs and real estate bening bought up by rich Chinese who promote tourism. Money is going into the region, but it does no good to the tibetans. So this culture will soon be gone. This practice is commonly being used in all parts of the world, look at Kurdistan, the Amazon and other ethnicities in the world. the Chinese do some good for tibet, such a s the railway, such as investment in tibet improvement of healthcare and much more. This will surely inevitably dilute the pureness of the tibetan culture, make them chinese. the normal people want to live in a warm house, dress fashionably, travel, like the rest of us. Is this good or bad? What does theDalai Lama actually really want? Does he want a free tibet actually? I never heard him say, he wants a country tibet. I 'd like to know, though what his agenda is. and asI seeit, china needn't worry, there hasn't been any government in the world, actually helping the Dalai Lama in the pesuit of a free tibet, there hasn't been any politician publicly recognizing the dalai's government in exile in India, hasn't there? So do not always point at China, look at the rest of the world, all the books people write with and about the Dalai, using him and his cause for their own agenda. All these actors, posing with him, just to increase their popularity. I find this whole thing rather depressing. Soon the Dalai will be gone, and with him the whole tibet issue will vanish from the front pages. Because it ain't about Tibet, it is all about a fashion, popularity. The Dalai has become a 'pop' icon, sadly enough, his work has brought him in the wrong place. As this being only about him and his personality, it will be over as soon as he is gone.
I hope he will find a solution, I hope there wil be justice, I hope he may succeed in his persuit. I also hope,people take the cause more serious than the personality.

Answer 3

I am not familiar with Australian laws and it is the law that prevails. While some people think highly of the Dalai Lama, you should examine him for the truth of his spirit behind his statements. Truth can be seen in a personal or televised interview. A lot of what he says upfront is very good and very nice, yet the feeling behind the man is not the same as his words and his people have killed other people, competitors and government agents and officials behind the scenes. One should be very cautious, when accepting the Dalai Lama as a true messenger of God. Is he such? Buddhist monks train to fight and kill, whereas Christian ministers preach God's word and are of a non-violent bent. There is a BIG world of difference here between religions!
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Answer 4

The Dali Lama is a man of peace. I think no one should be afraid to meet with him. He is a visionary and a brilliant person.

Answer 5

Of course! Screw the Chinese; biggest polluters on the planet.

Answer 6

Yes.