The Dalai Lama

i was driving outside fort hood today when i saw a billboard with a picture of the dalai lama with a caption that read: doesn't just wish for peace. he works for it. HOPE pass it on.

and this made me do what i believe the ad was designed for. it made me think, but probably not how the organization behind the ad wanted. i value results more than effort. over a half century later, tibet is still under communist rule. if the tibetians try to stand up to the chinese they are beaten back down. non-violence only works when the other side doesn't really want to be violent in return. now the next dalai lama will be choosen by the chinese government.

look east a little bit and you'll find taiwan. still free. still democratic. still prosperous. why? because they are kept so by the American soldier. with guns, and missiles, and ships, and jets. put my picture up on that billboard and it will make more sense. RESULTS pass it on.