Well, I am going to add that I had attended the protests here in Chicago that were peaceful and to the point. The Tibetan community in the Midwest marched from Michigan Avenue to the Chinese Consulate. There were police riding on horseback to make sure nothing got "out of hand." The Chinese Consulate pointed their cameras through the blinds and took photos of the participants. For what? Funny to think that most of the Tibetan community are Buddhist and practice peace and there has been concern about their state of mind from the picture that has been painted by the Government of monks rioting etc. I find it quite absurd. I can see how there has been a growing frustration over the years, a simmering of resentment for being separated from loved ones and not having the freedom as refugees to travel back to their homeland. But most Tibetan people who practice Buddhism are well aware of the karma associated with such violent acts. I just hope they don't loose sight of this. And what about the younger generation whose culture is in danger? The situation is quite complex and seems to really just boil down to economics. Especially with the Olympics coming up. It is ludicrous to believe the His Holiness the Dalai Lama would intentionally want to create a ploy to destroy the "Games". Another passing the buck by a Government that doesn't want to accept any responsibility for their actions. Absolutely disgusting. Too bad we didn't pay more attention to humanity first. I guess one just has to experience things first hand to get a real taste of what it is like to live in such a situation. I thought that I would share some images, as a photographer of the protests. I will post my more recent images and one can see that there is some graphic nature to a few involving Tibetans holding images of the brutally murdered. One of whom happens to closely resemble a friend of mine that was living in the middle of it all in Lhasa. A place I had spent six weeks living a few years ago.
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