Alabama and Tibet

[Brad De Long]

>
>Thought I'd throw in my two cents:   What exactly is the difference
>between E. Timor and Tibet,
>according to you?  You've stated that
>> E. Timor
>> was an independent state.  Tibet was not.
>But so what?
>
>Jessica Squires

I see no difference. Both are ruled by obnoxious and bloodthirsty colonial
powers.

In both cases, however, the question of how to get a
good--democratic--government after independence remains...

Brad DeLong