Reasonable Explanation for Dalai Lama Tongue Episode?

Have we unwittingly been carrying water for the Chinese Communist Party?

Like many others, when the video of the Dalai Lama asking a boy to suck his tongue went viral, I tweeted about it. My tweet was stern, but measured in comparison to other reactions. I said, “What is going on with the Dalai Lama here? What could possibly be the ‘excuse’ for this?” Naturally, I got of comments that echoed the view, held by many, that ther…