Lefty hipsters haven’t cared about Tibet since the Beastie Boys fell off the face of the earth. And even then, they didn’t have the fainst idea what they were supporting anyway. “Free Tibet” was nothing but a bumper sticker.
It’s going to make Richard Geer cry. Since when did the left need a faint idea to support something?
But they do express support for the Dalai Lama, so this must present a problem of sorts for them. Poor Richard Gere, for example. What’s a hollywood celeb to do when two favorite causes collide like this? It was bound to happen sooner or later, I guess, and it will be fun to see how they juggle and rationalize. I suppose it will be Bush’s fault. Anyway, I’m feeling much more loyalty to China being shown than I’m entirely comfortable with. Can you say Chairman Mao? I knew you could.