tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25679032.post7226246501740964915..comments2023-11-05T07:10:04.935-05:00Comments on Sisyphus: The cultural annihilation of TibetSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514005363783760352noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25679032.post-71671221115378805352008-03-26T21:33:00.000-04:002008-03-26T21:33:00.000-04:00On the contrary, point of Buruma's piece is a prot...On the contrary, point of Buruma's piece is a protest against the cultural destruction of Tibet. The example he used for purposes of comparison, which I think is valid, is the destruction of the cultures of various native Americans after their lands were taken by non-native settlers.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514005363783760352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25679032.post-81341017236646597652008-03-26T18:29:00.000-04:002008-03-26T18:29:00.000-04:00"Are the Tibetans doomed to go the way of the Amer..."Are the Tibetans doomed to go the way of the American Indians? Will they be reduced to being little more than a tourist attraction, peddling cheap mementos of what was once a great culture?"<BR/><BR/>You approve of this piece of tripe? We Indians are barely human, eh? Sad shadows of our former selves. Did you realize Frank Baum used the same argument to justify complete extermination of North American Indians - even wrote an editorial on the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com