Comments on: The Dalai Lama, Tibet and China – a non-violent alternative http://themoderatevoice.com/18931/the-dalai-lama-tibet-and-china-a-non-violent-alternative/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/18931/the-dalai-lama-tibet-and-china-a-non-violent-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-138407 runasim Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:23:49 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/18931/the-dalai-lama-tibet-and-china-a-non-violent-alternative/#comment-138407 I agree that the 'acting out' protests, like attacking the torch or boycotts are counter productive.<br>Peaceful protests could induce questioning by the Chinese people. but I wonder if the damage done by thoughtless acts and propoganda already done hasn't cut off the possibilities of that route<br>The Chinese are very natonalistic, and having already been insulted, I wonder how open they would be now to reconsdering the situation.<br><br>It's a real shame that the hot headed preceded the cool headed strategists. I agree that the 'acting out' protests, like attacking the torch or boycotts are counter productive.
Peaceful protests could induce questioning by the Chinese people. but I wonder if the damage done by thoughtless acts and propoganda already done hasn't cut off the possibilities of that route
The Chinese are very natonalistic, and having already been insulted, I wonder how open they would be now to reconsdering the situation.

It's a real shame that the hot headed preceded the cool headed strategists.

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