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ancianita

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124. What are you trying to say? That Tibet is a sovereign country? It's not. China runs it.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #42)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 11:15 AM

Aug 2014

Per a quick wikipedia look, it's been incorporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai.

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LOL that's hilarious. I bet most just read that and went right on reading without a pause. YOHABLO Aug 2014 #7

they live in India because they most likely have been exiled from Tibet by China JI7 Aug 2014 #8

Sign says they ARE FROM Tibet yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #11

people in exile still consider themselves from the country they can't go back to , they aren't in JI7 Aug 2014 #15

You are assuming they are in exile.. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #16

that's what it said in the op JI7 Aug 2014 #17

Yes the guy who did it was from Twitter... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #19

you know the Dalai Lama lives in India, yet anywhere he goes he is seen as representative of Tibet JI7 Aug 2014 #22

That may be but again this is all speculation yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #25

the guy actually met with them and india has a community of tibetan exiles , i doubt there are many JI7 Aug 2014 #27

and yet there is this ... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #34

as i said , Protest signs are not official travel documents, my cousin says she is from Britain JI7 Aug 2014 #39

Now you leap to it being a protest sign yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #42

so now you don't even believe they are at a protest in ferguson ? JI7 Aug 2014 #47

wow... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #97

What are you trying to say? That Tibet is a sovereign country? It's not. China runs it. ancianita Aug 2014 #124

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No, it's not. There are Tibetan monasteries all over India Recursion Aug 2014 #58

Do you have proof of that? yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #74

Other than having met the older one in India? Recursion Aug 2014 #83

You met these monks? yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #86

That or a close relative. Recursion Aug 2014 #105

They are Asian obviously yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #106

Right, but the largest Tibetan exile community is in India Recursion Aug 2014 #107

My mother is from Brooklyn.. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #108

The 'guy who posted this on twitter' is Antonio French, the city alderman who was Demit Aug 2014 #111

OKAY yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #113

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and someone called my posting yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #125

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I am sorry... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #131

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Thank you... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #98

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When the Chinese invaded Tibet abakan Aug 2014 #135

Yes... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #137

presumably because they escaped Tibet when China took over magical thyme Aug 2014 #9

again.. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #12

Tibetan Monks from India Stand In Solidarity with Protestors in Ferguson magical thyme Aug 2014 #28

How CLEAR is this SIGN? yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #31

protest signs are not official government travel documents JI7 Aug 2014 #35

wow so now thats a protest sign? yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #37

yes, what do you think it is, a birthday card ? JI7 Aug 2014 #48

A protest sign has a protest on it.. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #71

the guy who says they are from tibet living in exile in india MET with them, he isn't someone JI7 Aug 2014 #78

They're at the protest, so yes protest sign. tammywammy Aug 2014 #49

Yes there are ... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #72

Your analogy doesn't hold tammywammy Aug 2014 #73

okay fine.. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #80

I am American born, Paka Aug 2014 #152

not difficult to understand, just as it's not difficult to understand why Tibetan Monks JI7 Aug 2014 #155

What part of "they are FROM Tibet, but they live in exile in India" magical thyme Aug 2014 #36

I think the information may be wrong yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #40

you do know there are large number of Tibetans who live in India ? and not necessarily by choice JI7 Aug 2014 #44

I do know that... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #50

why would someone lie about something like this ? why do you find it suspicious in the first place ? JI7 Aug 2014 #53

wow...now i am suspicious yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #65

that's how it's coming off as , i mean the man actually MET these guys , why would he need to make JI7 Aug 2014 #67

fine okay ... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #68

Again, Tibetan monks living in Tibet would not be allowed to travel. magical thyme Aug 2014 #57

So are you saying ALL yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #62

that's not what I wrote at all. magical thyme Aug 2014 #66

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Yes, I know about that... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #63

because they come from Tibet magical thyme Aug 2014 #69

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okay, thank you .. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #82

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why would someone lie about something like this ? JI7 Aug 2014 #52

I don't think its an intentional lie... yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #56

but he described them as living in exile , you are assuming he is assuming htings JI7 Aug 2014 #59

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