Even while I was a lib, the Dalai Lama fixation always came off as liberal Orientalism where even the most objectionable behavior is easily forgiven as part of a grand mystical and esoteric process which serves a greater purpose. Of course this eventually carved out spaces for sex pest cults like Shambala.
![[CW: animal cruelty] The Guardian's obituary for the Dalai Lama's younger brother includes a story of how he pushed a nun out of a helicopter. He also beat the family cat and her kittens to death.](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/67bb5ac3-3437-412a-8f9c-71371a7de8b0.webp){kind=link}
Even while I was a lib, the Dalai Lama fixation always came off as liberal Orientalism where even the most objectionable behavior is easily forgiven as part of a grand mystical and esoteric process which serves a greater purpose. Of course this eventually carved out spaces for sex pest cults like Shambala.