Most of us have heard about Tibet and the demands by Tibetans in exile that Tibet be free from China to rule itself.  We hear claims of recent brutal human rights violations taking place without much evidence to support the claims. 

Meanwhile, in the United States, news recently revealed that tens of thousands of illegal aliens (some seeking political asylum) locked up in detention centers are not getting proper medical care and are dying because of it.

How does Communist China treat its minorities compared to the way minorities have been treated in the Americas? Yes, human rights violations did take place in Tibet and there is evidence to support such claims.

However, during Mao’s twenty-seven years as the modern emperor of China, almost everyone in China suffered. Most who lived in China during the Cultural Revolution, including my wife, suffered.

Thirty-seven million died including people in Tibet. Since Mao considered Tibet to be part of China (and recorded, nonbiased evidence from primary sources prior to the rise of Communism supports that claim), those who suffered in Tibet were treated the same as the rest of China, horribly.

Monasteries in Tibet were destroyed. Buddhist Monks were killed, but the same was going on everywhere in China. Soon after Mao died, many of the larger Buddhist Monasteries in Tibet were rebuilt and Buddhist monks wearing saffron colored robes once again inhabit their rooms.

Most know that China’s Communist government is capable of reacting harshly when there is criticism of their management of China, but China does not have a Bill of Rights as America does. Chinese law does not permit criticism of the government. We may not like it, but China is not Europe or America. Of course, American and European democracies can say, “Look at how we treat people in our countries as an example of how to treat your people.”

If this tactic were used, it would be wise not to mention how American natives, minorities and illegal aliens have been and are being treated in America.

What is that saying? Don't do as I do, but do as I say. Correct me if I'm wrong.