Dalai Lama proclaims himself to be a Marxist

Usually what we hear from the Dalai Lama is an insistant yet soothing voice for compassion and peace.

So Tsering Namgyal, a journalist based in Minneapolis, 

was jolted by the Dalai Lama's talk to 150 Chinese students this month at the University of Minnesota.

Where the formerly resigned head of Tibetan peace stated:

"as far as socio-political beliefs are concerned, 

I consider myself a Marxist ... But not a Leninist,"

After all, China is constantly pressing to legitimize its takeover of Tibet in world opinion. 

Meanwhile, the Buddhist spiritual leader is the global symbol of Tibetan opposition 

and what the opposition considers the obliteration of its independence and religious culture.

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