The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet

Re:The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet by floridaguy01 on Friday June 12, 2015 @04:13PM (#9708243)

Fun fact: the dalai lama was once the world's largest slave owner in feudal tibet.

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Re:The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet by w1ntermute on Friday June 12, 2015 @04:16PM (#9708254)

For those interested in a more balanced take on the matter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Tibet_controversy

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Re:The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet by kleer001 on Friday June 12, 2015 @04:30PM (#9708322)

That sounds like a worthless political factiod rather than an actual objective fact about the world or its history.

I can't think of any country in the world that has the moral high ground.

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Re:The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet by steve19 on Friday June 12, 2015 @06:46PM (#9709046)

He was 15 years old when he was given full power, and at this point China had already invaded. What he "inherited" with his position is irrelevant to him as a person.

That said, feudal Tibet was not a great place to be a serf.

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Re:The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet by locopati on Friday June 12, 2015 @04:52PM (#9708461)

Fun fact: you're muddling the position and the person in your comment

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Re:The Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine and Information Diet by joshdick on Friday June 12, 2015 @06:41PM (#9709024)

Even if that were true, doesn't it matter more what he's done in the 50 years since then?

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