I'm having a hard time verifying the provenance of this article, so I have to admit that it might be Fake News. Regardless of whether or not the Dalai Lama actually said these things or not, however, it's 100% correct, and aligns quite well with our own scriptures. I'll note that:
—Even when the Nephites accepted the Ammonites, they gave them their own land to inherit for their own people; they didn't just intermix with the Nephites. They had friendly relations and traveled back and forth between each others' lands because they were friendly, but the Ammonites didn't become Nephites or vice versa.
—Members of the church love to point out the offhand reference Mormon makes in 4th Nephi about there not being any manner of -ites following the ministry of Christ among them, but they conveniently ignore just a few verses later when they split off again into Nephites and Lamanites because in spite of even the presence of a Zion-like state, they simply were different people, with different cultures, and needed to be separate so that they could practice their various differences in peace. Because they were all intermingled, and because the Lamanite base state was one of wickedness, even three generations of Zion-like behavior didn't remove those behavior patterns from their genetic matrix.
—One of the most powerful underlying messages of the Old Testament is that at righteous nation needs to have boundaries between itself and less-righteous nations if it is to maintain itself. The Children of Israel fall into unrighteousness over and over again because of exposure to nations around them that do not practice their cultural and religious values. Not to suggest that this is the only way in which nations dwindle in unbelief, of course, but it is consistently the problem that they had in the Old Testament.
—Isaiah prophesied for the last days (13:14; it's repeated by Nephi as well) that every man would flee unto his own people and back to his own land. Regardless of how it makes you feel, diversity will come to an end as we know it today. It is inevitable. It's been prophesied by legitimate prophets of God and placed in two bodies of scripture.
Loving your neighbor does not mean becoming your neighbor, or rolling over to let your neighbor take over your country and the inheritance of your children. Anyway, to the Dalai Lama's supposed quote:
The Dalai Lama has sparked controversy after he once again defended White nationalism. The elderly monk agreed with the statement that, “white people have a right to exist in their own countries.” Explaining himself, he stated, “I do not think a world without white people would be complete. We should celebrate the whole world’s diversity and that of course means nations being their own. I do not think a France without the French would be a good thing, but completely the opposite. I love all people.”
Going on, he stated that, “I can understand the sadness and despair of Europeans and Americans who worry about losing their countries. Immigrants should return to their own countries, especially those who are from safe places. When I travel to Berlin, I wonder, where are the Germans? I weep for what they have lost.”
“People should, of course, be in friendship and harmony, but there is a saying. Good neighborhoods have good fencing. I think there would be much less hatred on Earth if we respected each other’s nations much more. I have become much more convinced of this as I grow older. I do not think that mixing is always a good thing. We can learn from each other without becoming one another.”
When asked if he thought immigrants should be expelled, the Dalai Lama explained that, in his view, “They should go home on their own accord because it is a good thing to do, if your country is safe. However, if they refuse to leave, I would understand if there was some compulsion.”
UPDATE: Curious situation. I still can't confirm that this is a real article. HOWEVER, I can confirm that the Dalai Lama has said all of these same things—paraphrased differently—in the last few years. I.e., even if this report of an interview is Fake News, ironically it's also Real News, because this does reflect the Dalai Lama's opinion quite well, and that's easy to verify.
