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by floridaguy01 4020 days ago
Fun fact: the dalai lama was once the world's largest slave owner in feudal tibet.
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For those interested in a more balanced take on the matter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Tibet_controversy
That sounds like a worthless political factiod rather than an actual objective fact about the world or its history.

I can't think of any country in the world that has the moral high ground.

He was 15 years old when he was given full power, and at this point China had already invaded. What he "inherited" with his position is irrelevant to him as a person.

That said, feudal Tibet was not a great place to be a serf.

Fun fact: you're muddling the position and the person in your comment
Even if that were true, doesn't it matter more what he's done in the 50 years since then?