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Your voice or snake oil - a priestess anointed by the U.S. State Dept. Re: 'No Room for Tibetans in the Chinese Dream' By Tsering Woeser.
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In article <1636997.7pQkg3b3j5@Dharma>,
Peter Terpstra <pe...@dharma.dyndns.info> wrote:
>
>'No Room for Tibetans in the Chinese Dream'
>By Tsering Woeser
>2013-03-05
>
>Tsering Woeser, who is one of 10 Women of Courage honored by the U.S.
>State Department this week, has used her blog, Invisible Tibet,
>together with her poetry and nonfiction and social media platforms
>like Twitter to give voice to millions of ethnic Tibetans who are
>prevented from expressing themselves to the outside world by
>government curbs on information. Woeser continues to document the
>situation of Tibetans in spite of constant surveillance and house
>arrest.
Yes, "documenting the situation of Tibetans" from thousands of miles
away from Tibet in her apartment in Beijing in China's northeast. How
credible!:)
I saw her in an Australian propaganda documentary. That video devoted
a significant portion of her on-screen time to scenes of her lighting
incense before a full color photo of Da Lama in her Beijing apartment.
My impression of her is not that of a poet but a priestess.
She was shown, essentially, worshipping an idol - an idol exported by
the U.S. State Department, to be exact.
The motive of that lengthy capture of a priestess performing a rite
was clear. It was to cement her place in the western-hatched
narrative that Da Lama is the savior of the Tibetan people.
It is a necessary step in the anointment process of Woeser, because
the U.S. government has decided on using Da Lama as the "voice" of the
Tibetan people.
What does Woeser know? She lives so far away from the Tibetans in
Tibet. And she holds such an unlightened view of the Tibetans'
collective future; she sees them continuing to worship a rather false
idol.
But she speaks a language approved by the United States State
Department which specializes in overthrowing other governments -
that's why they gave her an award, conferring on her the status of a
voice for "millions" of Tibetans, even though there is no proof that
she is. Which Tibetans know of the words of a single one of her
"poems"?
Her voice may represents that of the TGIE in Dharamsala but the TGIE
represents at most 10 percent of the Tibetans inside and outside of
Tibet.
The Chinese dream does include the Tibetan Chinese - just that it has
so far been rejected by a minority of them who are willing to be used
by the U.S. State Department for its own geopolitical purpose.
The Chinese dream does not include traitors and idol worshippers. Nor
does it include those who do not want to be a part of it.
What is the point of talking about Da Lama's Middle Way when every
time the TGIE appointed PM Sangay somebody calls Tibet a land under
Chinese occupation? How can you say you accept China's sovereignty
over Tibet while describing Tibet as a land of occupation by China?
If Woeser were a voice of millions, then she ought to know this
contradiction. If she doesn't or she deliberately ignores it, then
she doesn't have either the intellect or intellectual honesty to be a
voice of anybody else, not to mention millions.
In fact, the U.S. State Department was pretentious enough to call her
a voice for millions of Tibetan women. That is about 99% of all
Tibetan women. Are we going to accept this bottle of snake oil? Feel
free to choose your voice or snake oil!
And what can possibly be new when RFA interviews one of its own?
lo yeeOn
>
>In a commentary broadcast by RFA's Mandarin Service, she assesses the
>likelihood of a less hard-line policy on Tibet with the
>advent of China's new leadership under Communist Party chief Xi Jinping:
>
>Perhaps it's inappropriate to continue to hope that we will see any
>change from the new leader of the ruling Chinese Communist
>Party, Xi Jinping, on Tibet? I think that a lot of people are hoping for
>a softer line, or even for something like the "positive
>changes" we have heard spoken about in diplomatic statements.
>
>So many people have asked me what to expect from the Xi administration
>on Tibet that I am getting a headache. This is
>because that is often followed up with a story from the past that is
>supposed to sound heartening. The story goes that His
>Holiness the Dalai Lama met with Xi's father when he was in his early
>twenties ... and had an impression of warmth and open-
>mindedness from the friendship.
>
>But Confucius, that ancestor of Chinese culture, has a saying: "Look not
>at someone's words but at their actions." Xi Jinping,
>about to fully grasp power at the 18th Party Congress [in November],
>talked about "achieving the great rejuvenation of the
>Chinese nation," and focused on the "Chinese dream."
>
>I don't think this is fantasy. I think that the Chinese people are
>closer to realizing this goal now than at any other point in
>history.
>
>According to Party tradition, every leader has his own agenda. Deng
>Xiaoping's was "reform and opening up." Jiang Zemin had
>the "Three Represents." Hu Jintao's was "a harmonious society." And Xi
>Jinping's should be "the rejuvenation of the Chinese
>nation".
>
>And to what is the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation closely related?
>
>On Jan. 28 this year, Xi Jinping took a stand and got tough on the
>Diaoyu Islands. He said: "We must not give up our legitimate
>rights and interests, and we must not sacrifice our core national interests."
>
>Analysts noted that Xi's emphasis on "the rejuvenation of the Chinese
>nation" and "the Chinese dream" are actually a dream of a
>Chinese empire.
>
>Looking ahead, the sun is setting on the veteran imperialist countries,
>while the emerging empires are on the rise. Territorial
>autonomy is a top priority, and has usually been focused on never giving
>it up, rather than on trying to grab it.
>
>The Tibetans' dream is nothing less than the "Middle Way" of His
>Holiness the Dalai Lama, who seeks a high degree of autonomy
>in Tibet; although support for the pursuit of independence for Tibet
>increases daily.
>
>But it seems that for the Chinese Communist Party, the "Middle Way" is
>still "de facto independence," and "independence" is a sin
>which cannot be pardoned. It interferes with China's "core interests"
>relating to territory and sovereignty, and so this dream
>must be crushed.
>
>Some people do not believe that Xi Jinping can achieve the great
>rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and feel that the
>renaissance of a nation deprived of its spirit and soul is no
>renaissance at all.
>
>But one fact is clear. There is no room for the dreams of Tibetans in
>the "Chinese dream."
>
>Translated by Luisetta Mudie.
>
>http://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/room-03052013153949.html
>
>--
>A beautiful song from Tibet
>I miss Dalai Lama
>http://youtu.be/_zo3kYvJr38
Peter Terpstra <pe...@dharma.dyndns.info> wrote:
>
>'No Room for Tibetans in the Chinese Dream'
>By Tsering Woeser
>2013-03-05
>
>Tsering Woeser, who is one of 10 Women of Courage honored by the U.S.
>State Department this week, has used her blog, Invisible Tibet,
>together with her poetry and nonfiction and social media platforms
>like Twitter to give voice to millions of ethnic Tibetans who are
>prevented from expressing themselves to the outside world by
>government curbs on information. Woeser continues to document the
>situation of Tibetans in spite of constant surveillance and house
>arrest.
Yes, "documenting the situation of Tibetans" from thousands of miles
away from Tibet in her apartment in Beijing in China's northeast. How
credible!:)
I saw her in an Australian propaganda documentary. That video devoted
a significant portion of her on-screen time to scenes of her lighting
incense before a full color photo of Da Lama in her Beijing apartment.
My impression of her is not that of a poet but a priestess.
She was shown, essentially, worshipping an idol - an idol exported by
the U.S. State Department, to be exact.
The motive of that lengthy capture of a priestess performing a rite
was clear. It was to cement her place in the western-hatched
narrative that Da Lama is the savior of the Tibetan people.
It is a necessary step in the anointment process of Woeser, because
the U.S. government has decided on using Da Lama as the "voice" of the
Tibetan people.
What does Woeser know? She lives so far away from the Tibetans in
Tibet. And she holds such an unlightened view of the Tibetans'
collective future; she sees them continuing to worship a rather false
idol.
But she speaks a language approved by the United States State
Department which specializes in overthrowing other governments -
that's why they gave her an award, conferring on her the status of a
voice for "millions" of Tibetans, even though there is no proof that
she is. Which Tibetans know of the words of a single one of her
"poems"?
Her voice may represents that of the TGIE in Dharamsala but the TGIE
represents at most 10 percent of the Tibetans inside and outside of
Tibet.
The Chinese dream does include the Tibetan Chinese - just that it has
so far been rejected by a minority of them who are willing to be used
by the U.S. State Department for its own geopolitical purpose.
The Chinese dream does not include traitors and idol worshippers. Nor
does it include those who do not want to be a part of it.
What is the point of talking about Da Lama's Middle Way when every
time the TGIE appointed PM Sangay somebody calls Tibet a land under
Chinese occupation? How can you say you accept China's sovereignty
over Tibet while describing Tibet as a land of occupation by China?
If Woeser were a voice of millions, then she ought to know this
contradiction. If she doesn't or she deliberately ignores it, then
she doesn't have either the intellect or intellectual honesty to be a
voice of anybody else, not to mention millions.
In fact, the U.S. State Department was pretentious enough to call her
a voice for millions of Tibetan women. That is about 99% of all
Tibetan women. Are we going to accept this bottle of snake oil? Feel
free to choose your voice or snake oil!
And what can possibly be new when RFA interviews one of its own?
lo yeeOn
>
>In a commentary broadcast by RFA's Mandarin Service, she assesses the
>likelihood of a less hard-line policy on Tibet with the
>advent of China's new leadership under Communist Party chief Xi Jinping:
>
>Perhaps it's inappropriate to continue to hope that we will see any
>change from the new leader of the ruling Chinese Communist
>Party, Xi Jinping, on Tibet? I think that a lot of people are hoping for
>a softer line, or even for something like the "positive
>changes" we have heard spoken about in diplomatic statements.
>
>So many people have asked me what to expect from the Xi administration
>on Tibet that I am getting a headache. This is
>because that is often followed up with a story from the past that is
>supposed to sound heartening. The story goes that His
>Holiness the Dalai Lama met with Xi's father when he was in his early
>twenties ... and had an impression of warmth and open-
>mindedness from the friendship.
>
>But Confucius, that ancestor of Chinese culture, has a saying: "Look not
>at someone's words but at their actions." Xi Jinping,
>about to fully grasp power at the 18th Party Congress [in November],
>talked about "achieving the great rejuvenation of the
>Chinese nation," and focused on the "Chinese dream."
>
>I don't think this is fantasy. I think that the Chinese people are
>closer to realizing this goal now than at any other point in
>history.
>
>According to Party tradition, every leader has his own agenda. Deng
>Xiaoping's was "reform and opening up." Jiang Zemin had
>the "Three Represents." Hu Jintao's was "a harmonious society." And Xi
>Jinping's should be "the rejuvenation of the Chinese
>nation".
>
>And to what is the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation closely related?
>
>On Jan. 28 this year, Xi Jinping took a stand and got tough on the
>Diaoyu Islands. He said: "We must not give up our legitimate
>rights and interests, and we must not sacrifice our core national interests."
>
>Analysts noted that Xi's emphasis on "the rejuvenation of the Chinese
>nation" and "the Chinese dream" are actually a dream of a
>Chinese empire.
>
>Looking ahead, the sun is setting on the veteran imperialist countries,
>while the emerging empires are on the rise. Territorial
>autonomy is a top priority, and has usually been focused on never giving
>it up, rather than on trying to grab it.
>
>The Tibetans' dream is nothing less than the "Middle Way" of His
>Holiness the Dalai Lama, who seeks a high degree of autonomy
>in Tibet; although support for the pursuit of independence for Tibet
>increases daily.
>
>But it seems that for the Chinese Communist Party, the "Middle Way" is
>still "de facto independence," and "independence" is a sin
>which cannot be pardoned. It interferes with China's "core interests"
>relating to territory and sovereignty, and so this dream
>must be crushed.
>
>Some people do not believe that Xi Jinping can achieve the great
>rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and feel that the
>renaissance of a nation deprived of its spirit and soul is no
>renaissance at all.
>
>But one fact is clear. There is no room for the dreams of Tibetans in
>the "Chinese dream."
>
>Translated by Luisetta Mudie.
>
>http://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/room-03052013153949.html
>
>--
>A beautiful song from Tibet
>I miss Dalai Lama
>http://youtu.be/_zo3kYvJr38
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