Interesting news out of Washington today...apparently President Obama has "delayed" a meeting with a Dalai Lama who is in Washington, D.C. this week. Now the White House claims that there was no meeting scheduled with the president and that Obama "would like to see him in December." Hmm, smell something fishy? Looks like once again the US is getting cozy with governments who are in so many ways against what we claim to be proponents of, mainly human rights issues. We would rather pacify the Chinese than actually take a stand for what we believe in. The Dalai Lama, more than anyone else in the world right now, stands for peace and justice. He has fought for a return of Tibetan land to it's rightful owners the Tibetan people; all done with a love for not only his own people, but for humanity as a whole. No matter what you do or don't believe spiritually, you cannot deny that the world would be a much better place if we all learned to love peace and justice like the Dalai Lama.
This is extremely disconcerting for an administration who has claimed to stand for human rights. I'm starting to doubt this "hope" and "change" that was supposed to inevitably follow Obama taking office. President Obama: How about for a change you stand up for the things I think you truly believe in and start doing the right thing, even if that means angering the Chinese government. How about we show the rest of the world that America is truly what we all should want it to be: a country that proclaims and protects the rights of all humans, everywhere.
Rep. Frank Wolf said it best: "I call on the president to stand side-by-side with His Holiness, a man of peace, and align America once again with the oppressed, not the oppressors,"
If you would like to read more on this story read the following articles from the Washington Post.
Obama's Meeting with the Dalai Lama is Delayed
Dalai Lama Set Aside by Obama, Honored at US Capitol
Dalai Lama Receives Rights Award at Capitol
Peace and love.
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