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I support free Tibet, but Mao Zedong already did it
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Obviously that's awful behavior, and he shouldn't be allowed around random children. But he's also 90 years old. Unless some pattern of behavior has been uncovered, I think this is more a case of him being a senile old coot who's brain is leaking out of his ears, than someone of sound mind making an intentionally malicious decision.
Sexual abuse of children was rampant in Tibetan monasteries from medieval times to the 1960s liberation, I wouldn't presume random senile behavior when there's a much better explanation
Some people on here sure like to play devil's advocate for a guy that's been involved in many scandals surrounding sexual abuse in his own community, attending sex cults where they trafficked women, and totally fucked up remarks thoughout the years. This shit goes back decades.
But I guess it's all just a complete coincidence, and it must be his age and senility.
I can't say I have an encyclopedic knowledge of Tibetan Buddhist sex scandals. But yeah, it's a politically influential, hierarchical religious institution. Of course it's crawling with sex pest shit. This is surprising to absolutely no one on earth.
I'm not talking about other sex pests, but about the Dalai Lama.
You questioned if he has a pattern of behavior and put that shit down to his age, and I pointed out that there's been plenty of controversies and inappropriate behavior from him going years back. Hence my surprise that some people are so eager to give him the benefit of the doubt, because I thought this was pretty well known.