You’re painting a little halo around a guy who’d like to take his people back to a feudal society.
Really? I don’t think Native Americans will “revert to 1491” if we shore up their treaty rights. And will the Arabs of Jordan and Egypt “revert to” the wandering desert Bedouins of the 1940s if Israel gives up land to them?

If you think the tibetans don’t have rights now, then you ought to read a bit more about how things were BEFORE the chinese invaded.
I guarantee they were actually much better than the Stalinism of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

I have no illusions about the actions of china (which have been scummy), but the dalai lama is no democrat himself.
His government-in-exile is actually quite democratic, if you cared to take a look, Matthew.

He’s a nice chap and all, but I wouldn’t want him running my country.
Fair enough. Perhaps Rebiya Kadeer would be a poor choice to “run your country”, as well.

Now – how about showing some love for the uighurs too?
They’ve got my best wishes, but you know what they say about the Iranian opposition . . .

Or are they a bit too “muslimy”?
Not really- it’s just that they, like the “muslimy” Chechens, are not fighting the Jews, so who cares? (And yeah, the Tibetans are a bit cuter…)

As for the “ACORN, chicago” business – apparently even you guys can’t provide words to explain what the heck that’s supposed to mean.
For starters, it “means” that the American Internal Revenue Service and the Census Bureau have both severed their ties to ACORN, and our Congress is voting to defund them.

That’s just noise. Keep chanting, guys.
Hey-hey! Ho-ho!
Western Civ. has got to go!

Trying to assign “blame” to obama for that just shows how deep the obama hatred runs. Bush-hatred runs even deeper, but does that make him “blameless”?

How about just asking the IOC why brazil won? They probably just paid bigger bribes.
That’s possible. It’s also possible that they were turned off by the youtube video of Chicago street violence.

If you don’t like it, maybe you should reform your political system to bring your executive and legislative branches a bit closer together – you know, like in a country that works properly.
Matthew- still smarting over that 1776 declaration?? I mean, the city of Boston even paid back the value (adjusted for inflation) of all that tea we spilled…

Afghanistan is “supposedly Obama’s war”?!?!
That’s what he campaigned on, Matthew. But like all his other pledges, it came with an expiration date.

What olympic fiasco? He wasn’t running the bid – he just pitched in to show up at the last minute. He didn’t lose the bid for anyone – he just didn’t push it over the line. Trying to assign “blame” to obama for that just shows how deep the obama hatred runs. How about just asking the IOC why brazil won? They probably just paid bigger bribes.

Ignoring protests in iran to cosy up to dictators? Garbage. If you don’t understand why obama made the right decision (i.e. not to publicly pick sides) then you don’t understand how iran works. Obama wading in would have taken a bunch of pro-democracy protesters and given the crazy mullahs an iron clad case to shoot them as fifth-column traitors. It’s all well and good appealing to american domestic politics, but if it gets the protesters killed, it’s not so smart. Obama made the right call.

The health care plan is what it is. That’s how (your) congress works. He came up with a proposal, and it’s being negotiated. There’s no avoiding that. If you don’t like it, maybe you should reform your political system to bring your executive and legislative branches a bit closer together – you know, like in a country that works properly.

Afghanistan is “supposedly Obama’s war”?!?! Where have you been for the last 8 years? Obama inherited it. He owns it now, but he didn’t create it. If you’re shopping around for a failure, you need to look a bit further back in time.

“Israel given the back of the hand.” Yes – and it’s about time. He’s had to back off, but it’s nice to at least see a president grow a pair and try to not be played by that crowd. He failed, sure – but I don’t see you criticizing him for that. As long as america’s underwriting israel’s survival, I don’t see why the US can’t ask them to play like an actual democracy now and then.

As for the dalai lama – screw him. You’re painting a little halo around a guy who’d like to take his people back to a feudal society. If you think the tibetans don’t have rights now, then you ought to read a bit more about how things were BEFORE the chinese invaded. I have no illusions about the actions of china (which have been scummy), but the dalai lama is no democrat himself. He’s a nice chap and all, but I wouldn’t want him running my country. Now – how about showing some love for the uighurs too? Or are they a bit too “muslimy”?

As for the “ACORN, chicago” business – apparently even you guys can’t provide words to explain what the heck that’s supposed to mean. That’s just noise. Keep chanting, guys.

If this is the best you’ve got, then obama’s doing pretty well.

Why do you think I support them?
Well, really- if you think Taiwan and South Korea are “impure” enough to the point where you’d prefer they be absorbed by China and North Korea respectively, just what are we to assume?

and extremists that claim America is a Christian Nation and extremists that wish to outlaw religion in this great country we live.
“Orientalism is illusory bullcrap.”

“Not that I’m saying Orientalism is a house of cards that would surely crumble to dust if the light of truth were shone upon it (or anything)”

I can’t really help it if you draw insane conclusions from a single line of an Internet comment.
We just “can’t help” but wonder why (oh, why?) you continue to compare the Dalai Lama to Hitler/Stalin…I mean, just who is projecting “insanity” on whom?

I wasn’t? When did that happen?

Oh, what a @#$% weasel- it’s like debating Edward Said: “Orientalism is bullcrap (not that I’m saying it’s bullcrap, mind you)”.

Err, no its like debating someone who doesn’t say things that you make up in your head. I can’t really help it if you draw insane conclusions from a single line of an Internet comment.

And why the hell do you call be a soviet fanboy? Must you ask?

Well, since I have never been a fan of ANY sort of communism… yeah I gotta ask.

If they really were “your views”, you might find that they somewhat conflict with those of North Korea’s Kim dynasty

Yep my views conflict greatly with any Authoritarian system, North Korea being a great example. I do not, nor ever have supported North Korea, I have never said a single nice thing about them. Why do you think I support them? I don’t I oppose them and Cuba and Chavez and China and extremists that claim America is a Christian Nation and extremists that wish to outlaw religion in this great country we live.

I really think you’re projecting a lot of leftist bullshit onto me for some reason, and I’m at a loss to understand why.

we should be supporting free democracy for the people of Tibet if anything.
Squirrel, you could start here.

Just as I wouldn’t support Hitler OR Stalin, I’m not gonna support China OR the Dalai Lama. Oh, sure- because who in there right mind would support a Tibetan Buddhist lama who forcibly starved 7 million peasants in a Central Asian Holodomor or otherwise liquidated as many Kulaks?

And why the hell do you call be a soviet fanboy? Must you ask?

I am NOT a fan of Communism. I’m for small government, personal choice and personal responsibility.
Well, sorry, but since you weren’t even for containing communism than I’m calling you out for the crypto-lefty that you are. Yes, that is “what I’m doing”, Ratatosk.

My views a re a hell of a lot more closely aligned to the philosophy of Jefferson or even Heinlein’s ‘Rational Anarchist’ concept.
If they really were “your views”, you might find that they somewhat conflict with those of North Korea’s Kim dynasty (or the East German Stasi, for that matter). But not that you should “oppose” them or anything, right?

Who cares what a country or political group thinks if he meets someone they don’t like?

Meeting
Dalai Lama displease China
Castro displeases anticommunists
Chávez displeases right wingers
Iranians displeases war mongers
Gays displeases bigots

They can all go to hell.

So you read into that, that I was equating anything? My point was that we don’t need to pick from two horrible choices. We don’t need to support China or the Dalai Lama, we should be supporting free democracy for the people of Tibet if anything. Just as I wouldn’t support Hitler OR Stalin, I’m not gonna support China OR the Dalai Lama.

And why the hell do you call be a soviet fanboy? I am NOT a fan of Communism. I’m for small government, personal choice and personal responsibility. My views a re a hell of a lot more closely aligned to the philosophy of Jefferson or even Heinlein’s ‘Rational Anarchist’ concept. I don’t mind debating stuff, but you just seem to be making things up, or jumping to conclusions or well… I have no idea what you think you’re doing.