And you don't think this is an instance of moral condescension toward the Dalai Lama's audience? You're arguing that they are dupes, that they are too stupid or willfully ignorant to see the truth, that they are pretending to be something that they are not, those poor faux leftists. And that isn't moral condescension? Don't hurt your eyes looking down your nose.
--nope, i don't. it's clear that there is a degree of hero worship that goes overboard when he can get on a program like Democracy Now and get a free pass. Then again, Zinn's recent remarks are a sign that some are starting to catch on, alas, even breaking the taboo of speaking critically of his holiness.