The Story of Tibet's Serfs 3/6

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The True Face Of The Dalai Lama
by Kalovski at 4-2-8
http://www.rense.com/general81/faeeof.htm
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Also like in medieval Europe, Tibet's feudalists fought to suppress anything that might
undermine their "watertight" system. All observers agree that, before the Maoist revolution,
there were no magazines, printed books, or non-religious literature of any kind in Tibet. The
only Tibetan language newspaper was published in Kalimpong by a converted Christian Tibetan. The
source of news of the outside world was travelers and a couple of dozen shortwave radios that
were owned only by members of the ruling class.
The masses created folklore, but the written language was reserved for religious dogma and
disputes. The masses of people and probably most monks were kept completely illiterate.
Education, outside news and experimentation were considered suspect and evil.
Defenders of lamaism act like this religion was the essence of the culture (and even the
existence) of the Tibetan people. This is not true. Like all things in society and nature,
Lamaist Buddhism had a beginning and will have an end. There was culture and ideology in Tibet
before lamaism. Then this feudal culture and religion arose together with feudal exploitation.
It was inevitable that lamaist culture would shatter together with those feudal relations.
In fact, when the Maoist revolution arrived in 1950, this system was already rotting from
within. Even the Dalai Lama admits that the population of Tibet was declining. It is estimated
there were about 10 million Tibetans 1,000 years ago when Buddhism was first introduced­by the
time of the Maoist revolution there were only two or three million left. Maoists estimate that
the decline had accelerated: the population had been cut in half during the last 150 years.
The lamaist system burdened the people with massive exploitation. It enforced the special burden
of supporting a huge, parasitic, non-reproducing clergy of about 200,000­that absorbed 20
percent or more of the region's young men. The system suppressed the development of productive
forces: preventing the use of iron plows, the mining of coal or fuel, the harvesting of fish or
game, and medical/sanitary innovation of any kind. Hunger, the sterility caused by venereal
disease, and polyandry kept the birthrate low.
The mystical wrapping of lamaism cannot hide that old Tibetan society was a dictatorship of the
serf owners over the serfs. There is nothing to romanticize about this society. The serfs and
slaves needed a revolution!
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Originally from http://www.bestcyrano.org/cyrano/?p=507

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[chimak3d]

Chairman Mao was a good man before 1962, he became Evil only in the cultural revolution.

[SimplyLatino]

@eastern2western what? why? fuck american they can suck my dick and tell me the flavor.

[AC2GO777]

Chairman Mao and Abraham Lincoln are great people for freeing the slaves.

[astoriaandy]

All propaganda and lies.

[facemyselfseeing666]

You might have a good heart and a good life, that's good.

Every human being is equal, this message not only for the Tibetan BUT for the Chinese as well.

We are all dreaming for one world one dream.

Perhaps one day, we will be there...............

[facemyselfseeing666]

No matter how genuine you act for peacekeeping, the fact is no one single country dare to take any action nor to reply back to Dalai Lama when China about to "take over" Tibet.

When Tibet needed you most, where were you?

Now, it's already too late, now we talk about human rights with someone who might not even have it fully.

[facemyselfseeing666]

How can make one understand the true/full value of freedom and human rights when he/she doesn't have it yet?

During the old times, the whole world having a bad and poor time. There were beggars everywhere in the world.

It's hard to talk about which the land belonged to. There's no one civilization didn't attack/defend against another country/countries.

[eastern2western]

@SimplyLatino hey, you should try to free california from united states first before you worry about tibet.

[christuimbirek]

china bull lamas bull the people suffer giving each other bull!

[mascuholley]

Is this reality, It really puzzled about these things always