Dalai Lama 'loses hope' for free Tibet

Tibet's fight for freedom will never end. As long as the bhuddist religion exsists. China's so-called claim that Tibet has always been a territory of China is nothing more than an attempt by the Communist rule to destroy and assimilate any signs of a cultural identity that is not there own. This new "holiday of emancipation" which is being enforced by the chinese government is not only wrong, it is the very reason why Tibetans have been fighting so hard to be recognised as an independent entity. Hypocrisy rules the Chinese government. As China becomes the second richest country in the world, in no small part due to there acceptance of a capitalist way of business, the "red" way which was once so clear, has now become very green, their favorite color, the color of money. They continue to change the rules of communism to fit their own greedy desires. A campaign of fear and degredation of the human spirit is their tool in Tibet. It should be a warning to the rest of the world that trust and acceptance is just that and must be given freely and not enforced with an iron hand and a cold heart. Freedom for Tibet. Not on the basis of religion, not on the basis of profit, not on the basis of territory but, on the basis that every human being has a right to feel and think and worship as they deem fit. If the world cannot see this truth with eyes wide open, then we are doomed to repeat the horrible mistakes against humanity our forefathers made with hearts tightly closed. Ja guru du ve aummm....

Surely not?! The smiley dude has lost hope?? If the Dalai Lama has given up, we all might as well just jump off a bridge...

MADE IN CHINA........enough said

Everything is has a beginning must end.

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its because if tibet were like hong-kong, it would be worse off. china shoots there peaceful protesters and locks the monks away from cameras.
the if any one knows what up, its the Dalai Lamma.

The Dalai Lama can't lose hope! That's like the pope joining the occult!

tibetan terrorists, coming soon

Keep singing your song, the world needs you.

The headline's all wrong. The Dalai Lama always fought for autonomy WITHIN China.

Economically, Tibet was modernized thanks in part to China. Besides, Tibet's just too important for China to allow autonomy or independence. Tibet's practically the backdoor.

west coast cosmic wanderers are probably lost right now . the DL has pressed the buzz-kill button .
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wake up , the world is calling you .

While I have always supported the Dalai Lama in his quest to bring back the political freedom of his people, I never actually thought he would succeed.

The Chinese will not let go of Tibet willingly. It is unfortunate to see the Dalai Lama give up, but I don't think that they honestly had a chance in the first place...

Tibet is the small pebble in China's philosophical shoe.

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The Dalai Lama comes off as a nice guy, however the system of feudal serfdom practiced by his ruling class is anything but nice. Truth be told the world is better off now that Dalai Lama has finally lost the hope to restore his oppressive government.

If Tibet could make inexpensive junk or produce oil, then some action would probably be taken.

They say that Tibetans are a minority in their own country now.

Monks and civilians are still imprisoned without trials (still to this day) simply for refusing to admit that Tibet is part of China.

It is a sad sad story.

The World has really failed the Tibetan people.

As a canadian I am particularly ashamed. Canadians have teamed up with China in order to steal Tibet's natural resources. It is sickening and every canadian should feel shame.

The fact that the Dali Lama has let go in this manner troubles me greatly. So many people have given everything to this losing battle and to have the dali lama surrender is sad.

Everyone wants a piece of the chinese market but it comes at the cost of exterminating a peaceful and beautiful people.

I feel so sorry and ashamed.

When a man of his resilience and compassion loses hope, it does not fair well for you or I.

My prayers are with him.

China will never hand Tibet over to the Dalai Lama. At least this is a man of peace and he will be rewarded in many ways.

Tibet is just one of many conquered and mistreated places in this world, perhaps the list will not grow, but with His de facto resignation, I have little hope

When the Dalai Lama loses hope who are we to turn to for inspiration that everything's not broken?

The Dalai Lama has never asked for a free and independent Tibet. Only that Tibet gets to share in the same style of autonomy as Hong Kong. So I don't see how he is losing faith in something that he never wanted to begin with. The only people who are demanding a free Tibet are Tibetan militants and American hippies.

why should this be a shock? I think the article is slightly misleading here since the Dalai Lama has not called for Tibetan independence for years - rather co-operation and more cultural and religious tolerance between Tibetans and Chinese. Sadly, it seems it's in part the more vocal Western protesters for a free Tibet that have in some ways foisted this message on the Dalai Lama, making it even less likely for any compromise to be reached in talks between him and the Chinese government. I'm not saying that the protests shouldn't exist or aren't justified, but I feel some of the more vocal and less mindful may well have hindered his campaign.

I have to agree with the outrage that China had no right to absorb Tibet and other areas by default when they became a communist country.
Between the human rights violations and the horrible treatment of puppies, kittens and other live animals to sell as food, it's clear the communist government has a different value of life.

The Chinese Government is a brutal communist regime with an appalling record on human rights. What the Chinese have done in Tibet and Sudan is shameful. Even though we buy everything they make, we should not be fooled into thinking that allowing them access to our markets will change their political repression.

Its so sad. The Dalai Lama has searched for a peaceful resolution regarding Tibet with China for many years. But China has turned a deaf ear to him. The Chinese government knows they are in control of Tibet and they feel their position is so strong that there is no need to negotiate anything. And they have no problem killing monks and burning monasterys to the ground to prove it. China has a very easy policy to understand. If you disagree with the government, you will end up dead.

In my lifetime, I promise, Tibet and its people shall be free....Tibetans around the world deserve to live in peace and happiness and have so much to offer the world...

perhaps he's sick of being treated as a tool to pacify occupied tibetans. maybe the chinese will come to find that they need him more than they realize.

I also support him and I think it's a sad realisation