The Dalai Lama probably made those remarks of mockery at President Elect Donald Trump (he will be taking office on the 20th January 2017) out of jest. However as the Religious Head representing Tibetans in exile, he should refrain from personal affront, especially the one now rising to power that controls the ludicrous annual sponsorship of his people. As "refugees", the Tibetans in exile are dependant on the goodwill of sponsors to survive without a country to call their own. As such they need to be in the good books by obediently toeing the line and wishes of their sponsors.
It is sad that after so many years of holding the governmental power, CTA had not made any progress in its status nor gain any influence with other head of states. The shame of not having the ability to bring their people home, they instead turn to distract them from this fact with the ban and abusive activities against enlightened Protector Dorje Shugden's practitioners. Also they constantly attack China with propaganda of human rights violation, they are ruling with exactly the same cruelty as well. As Chairman Mao had consolidated his rule through attacks on "Capitalists", CTA emulated through attacks on Shugden practitioners. CTA ban the practice, discriminate by forbidding Shugden practitioners from receiving medical care, receiving monetary aids, entering shops for grocery supplies, travel papers or identity documents, their children receiving education without harassment and monks were expelled from monasteries they had practically built or grown up in, etc. CTA incites their people to attack, threaten and harass Shugden practitioners to give up their practices which had been given by their Gurus. China has changed over the years and are now pouring in funds to promote rehabilitation of sacred places & buildings, Tibetan culture, living standard (with ownership of properties which under previous feudal rule were not allowed) and improving transportation to facilitate trade and travel. Yet CTA keeps harping on history, hanging on to the past and ignoring the current.
It is due to the greed of CTA that they ignore the Dalai Lama's call for negotiation on Autonomy rule all these years. Now that China is strong and leading, without clout, CTA puts Dalai Lama in the position of a "pawn" to America's wishes, instead of the exalted position he should be in as the emanation of Buddha Avalokiteshvara with the enlightened mindstream. Although many still love and revere the Dalai Lama, including Shugden pratictioners, they do not realise the precarious position that CTA had put him and the survival of Tibetans in exile in. Wake up, wake up Sikyong Lobsang Sangay! Wake up Tibetans to what CTA is doing to your future (or lack of).
