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tibetans arent 100% monks/lamas, are they? those monks emanate from a lineage of theocratic elite, of course a communistic government will try to convert them. aside of those monks, i dont think the common tibetan sees any benefit in gaining independence o.o
violence 50 years ago would be justified. violence today would just be a move of a separatistic minority, since tibetans arent to be considered majority anymore.
israel/palestine is similar. i condemn violence there as well.
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The common Tibetan citizen does care about independence, but only insofar as independence being an alternative to the "cultural genocide" of the status quo. They would probably not care at all if they were given some degree of self determination as a province of China.
Additionally there is a deep seated historical hatred- a moderate estimate of the death toll of Tibetans since the 1950's is nearly 1.2 million. And many historical buddhist temples were destroyed in the 50's.
They are also mostly Tibetan Buddhists, so watching their religious leaders forced into "re-education camps", it angers them.
And I'm not sure about your accuracy of the statements about how monks are from a "lineage of theocratic elite". Some 500 of the "living Buddha's" are from a hypothetical lineage of reincarnation, so no true blood relation. Can you back up your statements with something? I checked into it and found
this website, which discusses how people become monks, but mentions nothing of lineage. It appears to explain that nearly anyone can be a monk, and advancement to leadership positions is based on skill, not strict guidelines of lineage.