Reflection on China and the Repression of Tibet
This event tells me that although Human rights are very important, and it seems that everyone is always talking about human rights and how we should protect them. It’s like that doesn’t apply to everyone. It’s not equal through all the countries. In Tibet they had almost all their human rights taken away, but nobody really seems to care, or nobody really wants to get involved in helping the Tibetans fight against China. This event relates to the Holocaust because the German’s took away all of the Jews human rights such as religion, freedom of speech, and press. They also killed many Jews for no good reason, and they cruelly punished them for unnecessary reasons. This is the same thing that is happening in Tibet. The Tibetans no longer have control of their own country. They can’t practice their own religion, they no longer have control of the newspaper, or radio, or anything for that matter. It is like a scaled down holocaust, because the Chinese are killing the Tibetans for no reasons as well.
The repression of Tibet denies the idea of Humanism. This is because if all people mattered in Tibet, the Chinese would allow them to do as they pleased, and to really be an individual. They would be able to practice their religion, and they would be able to say what they pleased, without getting hurt. The Chinese would not be harming people for having a peaceful demonstration or having a protest if they believed in Humanism. So the Chinese government definitely does not support the idea of that all individuals matter.
I most definitely feel bad for the people living in Tibet today. This is because they did not ask to be invaded by China. I think that it’s horrible that the UN did not do anything when Tibet asked for help in 1950. I think that the fact that the Chinese went back on their word, and ended up exiling the Dalai Lama. I don’t understand why it is so bad for the Tibetans to practice their own religion as long as they aren’t hurting anything.
I think that the peacekeeping efforts by the UN are unacceptable. This is because I don’t think they are really trying. If they were really trying then Tibet wouldn’t be under Chinese rule, and they would be a free country. Even if they had to stay under the Chinese government, I think that the UN could make the living conditions and the laws easier and more equal in Tibet. So I don’t think that the UN is doing a very good job trying to keep the independence of the other countries.
If the UN wanted to step into the sovereignty of the United States, I think that would be absolutely horrible. This is because the US prides itself on being an independent nation, and having freedom and everything. So if the UN wanted to take that away from us I think that would be very bad. Though I don’t think the government, and all the people would ever let that happen because we are a pretty powerful country, and we know what would happen.
Julie Solomon pd 2
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The UN’s main role would be to keep the peace, not relief efforts, because need for relief is an effect of not keeping the peace. It is the responsibility of every country to care for its citizens, not the UN’s. However, it is important for the UN to protect citizens who are being mistreated, because who else is going to do it if they cant trust their own government? I agree that at times the UN needs to step up and do more, but they can’t just force world powers out of occupied countries, there would be too much resistance. This would in turn cause a major conflict. Although it would be nice for the UN to be able to do this, it is not likely or very possible. I can relate this to my topic, Russia and the case of Chechnya, because the republic of Chechnya is fighting for their independence. They are occupied by the Russians, who routinely detain innocent people, assuming they are part of the small population of Chechen rebels. The detainees later are tortured, raped, and/or killed. This is a current event, and something needs to be done to keep the peace. In my view, that larger power who is going to step in should be the UN. The UN should be taking measures to keep the peace, but they can’t go right in there and let the Chechens be independent. There is a fine line between where the UN is welcome to interfere with the governments (if people are suffering) and where they need to stay out (conflicts that should be resolved by the government). But they can’t just force a country out of another. Therefore, I disagree with your statement that if the UN was really trying, Tibet wouldn’t be under Chinese control. That is for the governments to resolve. Sometimes weaker, occupied countries get stuck in situations like this, but it’s not the UN’s place to interfere. Some other resolution should be found, possibly peace treaties, voting, or government leadership meetings.
-Christina Garbarino
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