I know he was replying to some chud, but this isn’t what I’d call a gotcha.

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah. I literally just learned that a few minutes ago listening to a podcast.

    • Fibby@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Whats wrong with "free tibet"?

      Edit: thanks all for the answers

      • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Before China's intervention, Tibet was ruled by a theocratic regime with a rigid caste system with "untouchables," feudal serfdom, extreme poverty, and human rights abuses. The average life expectancy before China was about 35. And at most it was only ever a de facto state that emerged during the chaos of early 20th century China (along with a host of warlord states), and was never recognized internationally.

        The problem with "Free Tibet" is that China already did.

      • DrCrustacean [any]
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        1 year ago

        Tibet was still a serfdom in 1950. There's some debate about whether or not the 90+% of Tibetans who lived as serfs count as slaves or not (personally, I think serfdom is slavery), but there's no questioning that Tibet was cruel to the indentured. Your average Tibetan is inarguably more free now than they were before the revolution

          • Fibby@lemm.ee
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            1 year ago

            Ah fuck. Monks and little boys. Who would've seen that coming. :|

            Thanks for the heads up though. Shouldve known.

        • Fibby@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          “Well it was about that time that I noticed that McCainRGBcreampie was about 8 stories tall and a crustacean from the protozoic era”

          • Tastysnack
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            1 year ago

            deleted by creator

      • Trudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        If Tibetans were being oppressed, they would logically be fleeing from TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).

        Instead, Tibetan diaspora from India are returning to TAR which indicates that the opposite is true.

      • RNAi [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        https://www.historicly.net/p/tibet-china-and-the-violent-reaction

        • temptest [any]
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          1 year ago

          Oh snap, I was not expecting to see [spoiler] there of all places. Excellent guest choice!

          You know it's big when notable lolberts are saying 'china commies bad, but not that bad'