You see, the English were playing the great game with the Russian Empire at the time, and that was who could conquer more of Central Asia.

This is, like, as we talked about pre-Churchill area, they had the funny operation names, and Churchill was like, I cannot tell a mother that a son died in operation, young husband.

Unfortunately, thousands did die in young husband and they were all indian and Tibetan and yeah so not only is it just sometimes Chinese or

sometimes Mongolia Tibet was just British for like five years and then they gave it back to China

as a joke being like ha ha we can take this from you at any time. And then all of the Chinese Civil War happens.

It's 1950 now. The People's Republic of China, that's the one today, immediately takes Tibet.

Why would they not? They have a big ass army right there. There's then a big uprising.

Ten years after that, where thousands of people

again die. And that's where the Dalai Lama comes in. Okay, is everyone familiar with the Cold War?

I have heard of it. It's cold. I was born during it, actually. Really? I don't remember it,

but I was a wee babe for a few months there.

In 1991?

Yeah.

What months did the Soviet Union fall?

Christmas, 91.

Okay, that's the end.

Okay.

Yeah, all me too.

I'm a Cold Warrior baby as well.

Yeah, I was born 87.

We're all big Cold Warrior babies.

It's baked into us.

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