everything has its two sides. before the torch relay, most of people in the world had no clue or paid no attention to this "free t-bag" shit. where i live is the major base for this shit, never did it get my attention. the direct result was that people tend to believe whatever the "free t-bag" told them.
after that, with intense debates and fighting online, people who are more intelligent naturally would have to dig more into the details. more information being revealed, the more people would see the true nature of this so-called "peaceful" lamaism sect.
gelupa sect of tibetan lamaism didn't get its status in tibetan lamaism history by nothing, the brutal tactics and military support from qing's emperors were major factors for its dominance among all sects of tibetan lamaism.