RL political absurdity

[liresius]

Ramona Koval (ABC Radio ~ The Book Show) discussing a book by Indian, Pankaj Mishra in which he discusses his meeting with the Tibetan poet and essayist Wosa (dissenter against Chinese occupation of Tibet) to Robert Silvers (NY Review of Books).

"In August this year [2007] the officially atheist Chinese regime passed legislation effectively banning Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission."

*cracks up*

Is there anyone else around that thinks this is completely, hilariously absurd (that is if it wasn't about cultural oppression)?

Comments

[tagetes.livejournal.com]

:-) Are there any penalties when a monk breaks the law?

[liresius.livejournal.com]

Not sure about penalties legislatively speaking, but there are consequences! The Chinese kidnapped some other boy child reincarnated, and replaced him with one of their own. No one knows what has happened to the child. Also the Dalai Lama has said he will be reincarnated outside Tibet next time, so as to avoid another occurrence of this same situation.

Unbelievable! ;-)

[ailurophile6.livejournal.com]

omg, that would be so funny if it wasn't so oppressive!!

[liresius.livejournal.com]

Yes. It's kind of awful that there's hilarity in such a terrible thing.