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When it comes to the Wests's involvement in Tibet, the line between who is a saviour and who is a fool is thin and blurred. The grandest schemes of these seeking to 'save' Tibet have often resulted in failed outcomes, befitting a fool, US-based author James Rinaldi tells Metrolife. Rinaldi, who has been vocal about America-based 'Free Tibet' movement (which asks for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet and states that Tibetans' human rights should be respected) recently launched his new book Savours and Fools.
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Saviours and Fools
Published by
Pentagon Press, 2017
ISBN 10: 8182749220
ISBN 13: 9788182749221
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. The Western world has been trying to "free Tibet" for the last 30 years. It hasn`t gone well. China remains predictably intractable towards any Western admonitions, and repression inside of Tibet has now increased to the point where Tibetans are lighting themselves on fire in desperate, fatal protest. Arrogance has led the West to believe that its perspectives on democracy and Tibet will eventually lead to Tibetan freedom; yet, after three decades, the accumulated mass of governmental edicts, congressional legislative initiatives and verbal challenges to China has led to nothing more than a worsening of the Tibetan condition. No one personified this arrogance more than Jim Rinaldi as he concocted wild and dangerous schemes to assist Tibetans as they traveled through Nepal on their way to India. For 20 years, operating on nothing more than a full belief in his American exceptionalism, Rinaldi worked with Tibet charities; helped Tibetans fleeing over Himalayan passes; and eventually saw his efforts dissolve into nothing more than a series of brand-enhancing exercises for the American Tibet lobby. Saviors and Fools is ultimately the story of Rinaldi coming to terms with the realization that America and the West do not appear to have a clue on how to help Tibet. From his unique insider`s perch, Rinaldi levels his fire on the mistakes, hubris, opportunism and imperious political posturing that has now brought any hope for effective Tibetan advocacy by the West to a standstill. The West blew it, and Rinaldi moves forward by arguing that it`s now time for America and the West to get out of the way and let India take the leadership role. Saviors and Fools is a humorous, challenging and insightful memoir that should compel all of us to step back and re-think how we approach not only Tibetans, but human rights issues in general. It begins a conversation that is long overdue. (jacket). Seller Inventory # 119214