tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post8103660814432219622..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Happy Birthday, Sons of KillersJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-28457990547051200452012-10-14T00:48:44.160+08:002012-10-14T00:48:44.160+08:00"...now both parties have to win on the basis...<i>"...now both parties have to win on the basis of their platforms..."</i><br /><br />Oh the electoral <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9rVRuehGU" rel="nofollow">launch platforms</a> always have me pissing myself with excitement I have to admit.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-58207666754483476352012-10-12T21:19:09.726+08:002012-10-12T21:19:09.726+08:00That could well be true, although I do hear young ...That could well be true, although I do hear young people taking up the rallying cry of the old fightin' for democracy guard (and more of them than I hear any true enthusiasm from the youth for the KMT - there are youth who vote for them, but primarily because either their primary focus is making money, or their parents are blue, or both).<br /><br />If it's true, it's true for both Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-52537812427465335082012-10-11T23:18:28.026+08:002012-10-11T23:18:28.026+08:00I think the more interesting story is the future o...I think the more interesting story is the future of the DPP - I think they are already finished as an <i>ideological force</i>, and haven't even begun to realize this yet.<br /><br />It seems to me that intelligent young people already identify themselves primarily in <i>individual</i> terms with, at best, only an apologetic reference to the collectivist terms of either the greens or the Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-8149547932701778822012-10-11T13:35:58.535+08:002012-10-11T13:35:58.535+08:00Exactly!
My dislike of the KMT (and lack of respe...Exactly!<br /><br />My dislike of the KMT (and lack of respect for Ma Ying-jiu) is my opinion, on my blog, which I do feel I've supported with ample reasoning.<br /><br />I'm not going out and telling others "you can't vote for them!". I'm saying what my opinion is. <br /><br />Does it really matter if 800,000 more people in Taiwan voted for him over Tsai in terms of my Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-11333391098523551902012-10-11T09:59:50.157+08:002012-10-11T09:59:50.157+08:00My Facebook wall was awash with the same stupid co...My Facebook wall was awash with the same stupid comments about a birthday, resulting in me posting a status update telling people to knock off the misinformation. <br /><br />And I'm with you on the deep seated dislike of the KMT. Just because there's a KMT president, as one of your previous comments noted, doesn't mean we have to wholeheartedly support the bastards because a Katherinehttp://katherineintaiwan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-545581983694484772012-10-11T08:48:41.111+08:002012-10-11T08:48:41.111+08:00As for "the ROC in Taiwan" - that's ...As for "the ROC in Taiwan" - that's fine, whatever.<br /><br />But I don't care about the ROC. I care about Taiwan. They can have a holiday if they want, and those who care may celebrate it, but I choose not to.<br /><br />My issue here is that I saw a lot of people saying "happy birthday Taiwan" yesterday - and it was NOT Taiwan's birthday. <br /><br />If it Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-71531927413273673652012-10-11T08:41:47.156+08:002012-10-11T08:41:47.156+08:00If you think "most people don't think of ...If you think "most people don't think of today as Taiwan's birthday", then, well, my Facebook feed must not be coming from the real world but from some alternate universe, because I saw TONS of "Happy birthday Taiwan!" comments on there yesterday - from educated and smart people who should know better.<br /><br />So on that count, I don't think you're correct. Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-88571456561962343692012-10-11T01:09:41.644+08:002012-10-11T01:09:41.644+08:00The majority still voted for KMT/Ma this year, the...The majority still voted for KMT/Ma this year, the election result was clear (and don't start with conspiracy theories, they don't work). It supposed to be a landslide for Tsai, if people would feel the way you do - apparently they do not. It's disappointing to read such article from you, it's below your standard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-28717938033412136952012-10-11T00:07:35.333+08:002012-10-11T00:07:35.333+08:00NOBODY claims that double ten is "Taiwan'...NOBODY claims that double ten is "Taiwan's birthday". At least nobody with at least a minimum level of education.<br /><br />What you don't want to see with your comical self-righteous attitude is that most Taiwanese accept the ROC as THEIR government and are proud of it.<br /><br />They were sick of martial law and a ROC narrative that completely ignored them, yes.<br />But youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com