They have a right to protest and if those protests are peaceful, which they have been for the most part, there is a lot we can learn from them about peaceful protests. When Nepalese protest,  we protest like  maniacs burning down telephone booths, smashing cars, vandalizing public property etc. There might have been some of that in Lhasa but I give the protesters full credit for keeping things mostly under control in Kathmandu.

The more interesting question is whether Tibetan independence is a good thing for Nepal. Sure the Dalai Lama does not seek full independence, but should Tibet ever become independent, what does that mean for Nepal? Are we better off, worse off or unaffected by an independent Tibet?

Food for thought.