Strange Civil War Metaphors by Chinese Diplomats

From First Things.  A Chinese diplomat compared pre-occupation Tibet to the antebellum South and said that Pres. Obama, being black and admiring Lincoln should support what they are doing.  Tibet was a thoroughly imperfect feudal society before Chinese occupation.  It is hard to imagine however that the Tibetans are all itching for freedom so they can re-impose feudalism; the government in exile in India democratically elected a prime minister in 2006.  Maybe this kind of questionable logic works in China where state-run press and repressive policing gives people no chance to express their opinions.  But not here in 'merica; we have Lee Greenwood and his fringed leather jacket, dang it.