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Tibet isn't Kashmir
By Rajeev Srinivasan
THE PIONEER
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
http://www.dailypioneer.com
[In Tibet, Communism is wiping out an Indic faith, Tibetan
Buddhism. In Jammu & Kashmir, Islam is wiping out another
Indic faith, Hinduism. But any comparison between the two
situations is erroneous and entirely out of place.]
There has lately been a slew of articles and editorials in
India's English-language media about China's inhuman
genocide and reign of terror in Tibet. Some of these
supported the state-perpetrated terrorism against oppressed
Tibetans.
The media is merely reflecting the failings of the self-
proclaimed 'intelligentsia' in India. Their discourse is so
distorted that what would be considered lunatic-fringe
Leftist in the real world is considered 'centrist' in
India. A true centrist would be, and is, deemed a lunatic-
fringe Right-winger, and is instantly demonised as a
fascist and Nazi. (COMMENT: For an 'exposition' on this
please read (late) Shri Sita Ram Goel's "Perversion of
India's Political Parlance" - Voice of India - New Delhi-
110002)
Therefore, the usual perorations of the media can be taken
with a large pinch of salt. A number of them support the
Chinese, either out of an exaggerated sense of awe about
China, or out of loyalty built up through boondoggle
Potemkin trips or cold, hard cash.
But they attempt to intimidate people with a logical
fallacy: They suggest that Indians have no right to comment
on someone else violating human rights. Wrong. The fact
that the Indian Government may be violating human rights
somewhere does not preclude any Indian individual from
commenting on, or condemning, what the Chinese are doing.
Evil has to be resisted.
Here are a couple of apt quotations: "All that is necessary
for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing,"
attributed to Edmund Burke, a Briton.
"First they came for the Communists, but I was not a
Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the
Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I
did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was
not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for
me, there was no one left to speak out for me," attributed
to Martin Niemoller, a German, speaking about the Nazis.
Therefore, it is proper for anyone to speak out against
gross human rights violations. Those who use rhetorical
devices to try and shut people up are bullying and
censoring others. They should be ignored and laughed at.
But I found something a little more outrageous in the
perspectives of a few China hands, including the editor of
a newspaper infamous for reprinting Xinhua propaganda
verbatim,( COMMENT: "THE PEOPLE'S DAILY OF CHENNAI"!!) and
a retired diplomat. These worthies made the assertion that
India must not say anything about Tibet because Tibet is
just like Jammu & Kashmir. This merits attention. In fact,
they are right, amazingly enough, although for entirely the
wrong reasons. Consider the analogies:
In Tibet, a bunch of outsiders, Han Chinese, invaded and
are oppressing local Tibetans. In Jammu & Kashmir, a bunch
of outsiders, Muslims, invaded and oppress local Hindus.
In Tibet, Han Chinese are murdering and ethnically
cleansing Tibetans. In Kashmir, Muslims have been murdering
and ethnically cleansing Hindus.
In Tibet, Han Chinese are practising civilisational
genocide. In Jammu & Kashmir, Muslims are practising
civilisational genocide.
In Tibet, Communism is wiping out an Indic faith (Tibetan
Buddhism). In Jammu & Kashmir, Islam is wiping out an Indic
faith (Hinduism). Therefore, nobody is bothered, as it is
the defined job of Indic faiths to be wiped out by Semitic
faiths.
With these parallels, there is an exact match between Tibet
and Jammu & Kashmir. The media mavens are absolutely right.
And just as the Congress Government stood by and watched
the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Hindus in Jammu &
Kashmir, the UPA Government will stand by and watch the
ethnic cleansing and genocide of Tibetans in Tibet.
Therefore, on five points out of five, the match is
perfect.
There is one difference. Tibetan Buddhism was created in
the first place by the few monks who fled Nalanda with
their lives when Muslim invader Bakhtiar Khilji burned the
university to the ground circa 1192 AD (which in itself was
a crime against humanity because of the knowledge lost),
and beheaded every one of the Buddhist monks he found.
Hinduism, specifically Kashmir Shaivism, on the other hand,
was the faith of the region from times immemorial.
Ironically, the job was started by Bakhtiar Khilji is being
completed by the Han Chinese. This is another example of
the Communist/Han- Muslim axis, also seen in the AQ Khan
Nuclear Wal-Mart. It appears Communists are irresistibly
drawn to Muslims (although the reverse is not true: The
latter liquidate the 'godless' Communists as soon as they
cease to be 'useful idiots'). There is an 'understanding'
between China and Pakistan to keep the lid on Uighur
nationalism and separatism.
It is amazing that when it comes to Chinese oppression of
Muslim Uighurs, Pakistan somehow forgets that it is the
owner of the "Islamic Bomb". That, of course, may be
because Pakistan's Bomb is in fact a screwdriver job
supplied by China.
Similarly, I look forward to my favourite media mavens'
dilemma when China starts to beat up on Uighurs, who,
allegedly, are plotting terrorist attacks the Olympics. Who
will said mavens support - Hans or Uighurs, Communists or
Muslims? Surely they'll support the hand that feeds them.
The proper solution to both the Kashmir and Tibet problems
is the same: The perpetrators of oppression must be made to
realise in no uncertain terms that you cannot get away with
ethnic cleansing and genocide. Therefore, it must be made
clear to Muslims that India will never relinquish Jammu &
Kashmir. Similarly, it must be made clear to the Han
Chinese that they will never be able to extinguish the
spirit of the Tibetans.
Today, the Chinese look impregnable, and they are using the
2008 Olympics as a coming-out party, just as Japan and
Korea did with theirs. But there is a difference: Those
nations were not oppressive empires at the time, just as
India is not. Democracy has a way of dealing with conflict,
which is not available to imperialists. It is quite
possible that this is in fact the zenith of the Han empire,
and that it is downhill from here on.
Let us remember that the historic independent nation of
Tibet, which includes the Amdo and Kham regions, accounts
for fully one-third of the land-mass controlled by the Han
Chinese today. In fact, 60 per cent of that entire land-
mass is land that belongs to ethnic minorities. Han Chinese
control could collapse, just as the Soviet Union's Russian
domination collapsed.
There are a couple of interesting historical parallels. In
1936, at the height of the self-glorification of the Nazi
state, the Berlin Olympics were held. But in 10 years,
Nazism was dead and buried. In 1984, the Moscow Olympics
were held when the Soviet Union looked like an invulnerable
empire. In seven years, that empire imploded suddenly. In
2008, when the Han Chinese look, in turn, like masters of
the universe, brutalising others like Manchurians, Mongols,
Uighurs and Tibetans. It will be interesting to see where
they will be in 10 years.
That is another way in which Tibet and Jammu & Kashmir
differ: Tibet may well lead to the unraveling of the Han
Communist empire, while Jammu & Kashmir is not going to
affect the fabric of the Indian nation.
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Tibet isn't Kashmir
By Rajeev Srinivasan
THE PIONEER
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
http://www.dailypioneer.com
[In Tibet, Communism is wiping out an Indic faith, Tibetan
Buddhism. In Jammu & Kashmir, Islam is wiping out another
Indic faith, Hinduism. But any comparison between the two
situations is erroneous and entirely out of place.]
There has lately been a slew of articles and editorials in
India's English-language media about China's inhuman
genocide and reign of terror in Tibet. Some of these
supported the state-perpetrated terrorism against oppressed
Tibetans.
The media is merely reflecting the failings of the self-
proclaimed 'intelligentsia' in India. Their discourse is so
distorted that what would be considered lunatic-fringe
Leftist in the real world is considered 'centrist' in
India. A true centrist would be, and is, deemed a lunatic-
fringe Right-winger, and is instantly demonised as a
fascist and Nazi. (COMMENT: For an 'exposition' on this
please read (late) Shri Sita Ram Goel's "Perversion of
India's Political Parlance" - Voice of India - New Delhi-
110002)
Therefore, the usual perorations of the media can be taken
with a large pinch of salt. A number of them support the
Chinese, either out of an exaggerated sense of awe about
China, or out of loyalty built up through boondoggle
Potemkin trips or cold, hard cash.
But they attempt to intimidate people with a logical
fallacy: They suggest that Indians have no right to comment
on someone else violating human rights. Wrong. The fact
that the Indian Government may be violating human rights
somewhere does not preclude any Indian individual from
commenting on, or condemning, what the Chinese are doing.
Evil has to be resisted.
Here are a couple of apt quotations: "All that is necessary
for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing,"
attributed to Edmund Burke, a Briton.
"First they came for the Communists, but I was not a
Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the
Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I
did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was
not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for
me, there was no one left to speak out for me," attributed
to Martin Niemoller, a German, speaking about the Nazis.
Therefore, it is proper for anyone to speak out against
gross human rights violations. Those who use rhetorical
devices to try and shut people up are bullying and
censoring others. They should be ignored and laughed at.
But I found something a little more outrageous in the
perspectives of a few China hands, including the editor of
a newspaper infamous for reprinting Xinhua propaganda
verbatim,( COMMENT: "THE PEOPLE'S DAILY OF CHENNAI"!!) and
a retired diplomat. These worthies made the assertion that
India must not say anything about Tibet because Tibet is
just like Jammu & Kashmir. This merits attention. In fact,
they are right, amazingly enough, although for entirely the
wrong reasons. Consider the analogies:
In Tibet, a bunch of outsiders, Han Chinese, invaded and
are oppressing local Tibetans. In Jammu & Kashmir, a bunch
of outsiders, Muslims, invaded and oppress local Hindus.
In Tibet, Han Chinese are murdering and ethnically
cleansing Tibetans. In Kashmir, Muslims have been murdering
and ethnically cleansing Hindus.
In Tibet, Han Chinese are practising civilisational
genocide. In Jammu & Kashmir, Muslims are practising
civilisational genocide.
In Tibet, Communism is wiping out an Indic faith (Tibetan
Buddhism). In Jammu & Kashmir, Islam is wiping out an Indic
faith (Hinduism). Therefore, nobody is bothered, as it is
the defined job of Indic faiths to be wiped out by Semitic
faiths.
With these parallels, there is an exact match between Tibet
and Jammu & Kashmir. The media mavens are absolutely right.
And just as the Congress Government stood by and watched
the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Hindus in Jammu &
Kashmir, the UPA Government will stand by and watch the
ethnic cleansing and genocide of Tibetans in Tibet.
Therefore, on five points out of five, the match is
perfect.
There is one difference. Tibetan Buddhism was created in
the first place by the few monks who fled Nalanda with
their lives when Muslim invader Bakhtiar Khilji burned the
university to the ground circa 1192 AD (which in itself was
a crime against humanity because of the knowledge lost),
and beheaded every one of the Buddhist monks he found.
Hinduism, specifically Kashmir Shaivism, on the other hand,
was the faith of the region from times immemorial.
Ironically, the job was started by Bakhtiar Khilji is being
completed by the Han Chinese. This is another example of
the Communist/Han- Muslim axis, also seen in the AQ Khan
Nuclear Wal-Mart. It appears Communists are irresistibly
drawn to Muslims (although the reverse is not true: The
latter liquidate the 'godless' Communists as soon as they
cease to be 'useful idiots'). There is an 'understanding'
between China and Pakistan to keep the lid on Uighur
nationalism and separatism.
It is amazing that when it comes to Chinese oppression of
Muslim Uighurs, Pakistan somehow forgets that it is the
owner of the "Islamic Bomb". That, of course, may be
because Pakistan's Bomb is in fact a screwdriver job
supplied by China.
Similarly, I look forward to my favourite media mavens'
dilemma when China starts to beat up on Uighurs, who,
allegedly, are plotting terrorist attacks the Olympics. Who
will said mavens support - Hans or Uighurs, Communists or
Muslims? Surely they'll support the hand that feeds them.
The proper solution to both the Kashmir and Tibet problems
is the same: The perpetrators of oppression must be made to
realise in no uncertain terms that you cannot get away with
ethnic cleansing and genocide. Therefore, it must be made
clear to Muslims that India will never relinquish Jammu &
Kashmir. Similarly, it must be made clear to the Han
Chinese that they will never be able to extinguish the
spirit of the Tibetans.
Today, the Chinese look impregnable, and they are using the
2008 Olympics as a coming-out party, just as Japan and
Korea did with theirs. But there is a difference: Those
nations were not oppressive empires at the time, just as
India is not. Democracy has a way of dealing with conflict,
which is not available to imperialists. It is quite
possible that this is in fact the zenith of the Han empire,
and that it is downhill from here on.
Let us remember that the historic independent nation of
Tibet, which includes the Amdo and Kham regions, accounts
for fully one-third of the land-mass controlled by the Han
Chinese today. In fact, 60 per cent of that entire land-
mass is land that belongs to ethnic minorities. Han Chinese
control could collapse, just as the Soviet Union's Russian
domination collapsed.
There are a couple of interesting historical parallels. In
1936, at the height of the self-glorification of the Nazi
state, the Berlin Olympics were held. But in 10 years,
Nazism was dead and buried. In 1984, the Moscow Olympics
were held when the Soviet Union looked like an invulnerable
empire. In seven years, that empire imploded suddenly. In
2008, when the Han Chinese look, in turn, like masters of
the universe, brutalising others like Manchurians, Mongols,
Uighurs and Tibetans. It will be interesting to see where
they will be in 10 years.
That is another way in which Tibet and Jammu & Kashmir
differ: Tibet may well lead to the unraveling of the Han
Communist empire, while Jammu & Kashmir is not going to
affect the fabric of the Indian nation.
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More at:
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/24fq83
http://www.mantra.com/jai
http://www.mantra.com/jyotish
Om Shanti
Hindu Holocaust Museum
http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
http://www.hindu.org
http://www.hindunet.org
The truth about Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
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have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the
poster. The contents are protected by copyright law and the exemption for
fair use of copyrighted works.
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e-mail and postal addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
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not necessarily those of the poster who may or may not have read the article.
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which may or may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright
owner. This material is being made available in efforts to advance the
understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic,
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that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as
provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title
17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included
information for research, comment, discussion and educational purposes by
subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information
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