Well, I think everyone understanding how a democracy works knows that there is a right for every group of people to govern themselves if they want to and they are willing to do it without breaking laws.

Now, the thing I find a little hippocretical (spelling?) is that France only 50 years ago tried as long as they could to keep Vietnam which isn't even a boarding nation. And the imperialist era ended not more than 100 years ago.

I would approve the independence of Tibet but there are a lot of things going on and nobody should expect China to just let go Tibet in a week. I hope they are going to but and if they are that is going to take more than two days and a group of angry frenchmen.