tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498456885133307567.post7147389785752152580..comments2014-06-23T20:25:11.107+01:00Comments on Grupo de Apoio ao Tibete: Dalai Lama urges pressure over Tibet 'oppression'Grupo de Apoio ao Tibetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480032224379764957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498456885133307567.post-74514176300585402462009-06-09T18:58:36.487+01:002009-06-09T18:58:36.487+01:00I can understand & appreciate the emphasis pla...I can understand & appreciate the emphasis placed upon the Dalai Lama as a figure-head and completely respectable spokesperson for Tibet's cause, however, as a citizen of the world, fully aware of just how advanced the current state of environmental degradation is & equally the reality of needing new and far more 'radical' solutions to be applied if humanity is to hold onto its now almost invisibly slim and fading chance for survival, and therefore being interested to see Tibetans reclaim their sovereignty over their rightful homeland's territories, so that they may apply the political will to effect the significant kinds of sustainable development policy & implementation that I do believe will show the way to sustainability, with Bhutan, as perhaps the most advanced nation on earth being a good case in point of what one can reasonably expect of Tibetan stewardship... I do think that Tibetans now must re-assess the political process for how to advance their governmental structure & consider that it may be necessary to promote the full recognition of The Tibetan Government In Exile by the international community, including the implications of the fact that they govern in exile, so that through natural recognition of Tibet's rightful status as a nation, the international community can then take supportive steps to restore Tibetan sovereignty within their homeland.B.J. Douthwright, Tiotiahke~Montreal!!noreply@blogger.com