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

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[–] Antiwork@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net 55 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He's played "free tibet" shows, I think.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Whats wrong with "free tibet"?

Edit: thanks all for the answers

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 80 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 43 points 2 years ago

Another problem was that CIA was airdropping rebels in Tibet Fortnite style.

[–] RedDawn@hexbear.net 56 points 2 years ago

China already did it

[–] DrCrustacean@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years 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

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is what is wrong with "free Tibet"

It's a 20 min ish read, well worth it.

parenti

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

@Fibby@lemm.ee please be aware that while this essay is good as fuck there are several references to some pretty heinous shit so go into it with that in mind

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

Thanks for the heads up though. Shouldve known.

[–] McCainRBGcreampie@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 years 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.

[–] FuckYourselfEndless@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because there's no such thing as a free lunch.

[–] Antiwork@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] temptest@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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'

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

Because he's a filthy radlib like all of us here on hexbear

[–] FuckYourselfEndless@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Drugs probably.

[–] McCainRBGcreampie@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are there currently working nitter instances?

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago

nitter.net works sometimes. It's rough.