13 Mar 08
Originally posted by uzlesssort of like your doing now by asking this question in an obscure chess site forum?
It's a question of what good does it do. If it doesn't do any good, then why do it?
Remember that kids game/song that went, "if you're happy and you know it clap your hands" and then we'd clap twice...? As if to say, "hey look everyone, I'm happy..and to show everyone I am a happy, I am clapping my hands!"
Well, this seems just the same except the wo ...[text shortened]... ng something...when in reality they are just holding up signs and going for a walk.
13 Mar 08
Originally posted by shavixmirThat would be an empty threat. No one in Toronto is going to try to burn down the chinese embassy.
Do you want them to burn down the embassy?
So, you apply different forms of pressure instead, basically telling China: "you don't want us to burn down your embassy, do you?"
I don't think the Chinese government feels any pressure from Torontonians holding up signs with paint on them.
16 Mar 08
Yesterday I saw a bunch of protesters with signs against the Church of Scientology. I was already a block past them when I figured out what the signs were about, because the protesters were all clustered together in a really odd spot. I don't understand protesting a cult or religion. Are they going to change their beliefs because you wrote on a sign CO$?
18 Mar 08
Originally posted by RamnedOk, i've imagined it.
Imagine someone named China starting to slap you across the face. You, Canada, start to protest.
Now imagine China starting to absolutely slaughter you. And you, Canada, remain silent!
Now what does that have to do with anything? China is not slaughtering anyone in Canada. Canada (government) is not silent on Tibet.
I don't see how your story applies.
18 Mar 08
Originally posted by pawnhandlerIt's called "Tokenism".
Yesterday I saw a bunch of protesters with signs against the Church of Scientology. I was already a block past them when I figured out what the signs were about, because the protesters were all clustered together in a really odd spot. I don't understand protesting a cult or religion. Are they going to change their beliefs because you wrote on a sign CO$?
Soo popular these days. It's doing something that makes you feel like you are doing something when in fact you really aren't doing anything of any substance.
18 Mar 08
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Originally posted by uzlessI think you need to go to the library and educate yourself on the history of Tibet. You will find that March 10, the original post date by you, was the anniversary of Tibet's uprising in 1959 against the Chinese and the subsequent exile of the the Dalai Lama. This IS a significant day for many, many people! This is a tradition to "parade" as a means of raising awareness year after year that Buddhists have been robbed of their human rights and the Dalai Lama's struggle as leader of Tibet's government in exile to gain better conditions for the people of Tibet. And above all, compassion for all human beings, Buddhist and otherwise.
You are using the classic argument that for issue X, there are alot of people who don't know about issue X so they need to be informed.
I wish I could find the study online but researchers basically exposed this argument as flawed when they asked Christians why they believed in god. Over 70% said it was because they felt a strong personal connection to go .
So, the parade is to get more "membership" if you will. Self serving indeed!
Unfortunately, these peaceful protests turn ugly and people get hurt because of intolerance and ignorance.
I honestly think if you did some serious reading on this subject, you would gain an understanding as to why there are protests and "parades" on behalf of the struggle of Tibetan people. Like any subject, learning about them gives you insight.