Comments on: My take on the Chen Shui Bien scandal long after it’s old news…

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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:35:17 +0000

[...] apparently stole millions of NT dollars while in power. Here’s a view on the Chen Shui-Bien scandal from a Taiwanese [...]

By: meiguotaiwanren

meiguotaiwanren — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:27:11 +0000

You’re very welcome– thank YOU for the kind words you’ve said about my own blog in the past!

I think that the Taiwanese tend to be critical of Taiwan in the sense of wanting more out of their country. Sometimes I feel Taipei is a bit wannabe Seoul or Tokyo. Maybe Taiwan is still in the process of growing into itself with all the attendant pains and grimaces that accompany growth spurts…

I was really surprised though by the amount of “Why’d you want to come HERE?” I got when I first arrived, though. I guess there’s kind of the feeling of wanting to sit with the cool kids sometimes, which can be a pity.

By: michaelturton

michaelturton — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:07:23 +0000

Hey! Thanks for the plug. The tendency of the young to check out of politics is disturbing, but it is linked to another disturbing problem, and that is the tendency of Taiwanese to be more critical of Taiwan than it deserves.

Michael

By: meiguotaiwanren

meiguotaiwanren — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:22:31 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, David. As I said, I’m actually fairly clueless about these things here, but I’m happy to stand corrected. I suppose I just called it the “Green Party” due to the color-identification of the party.

By: David on Formosa

David on Formosa — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:52:27 +0000

Please don’t use Green Party to refer to Chen Shui-bian and the DPP. The Green Party and the DPP are separate entities. Taiwan’s Green Party is very small and part of the world wide movement of Green Parties. Chen Shui-bian’s party is the DPP which was borne out of the dangwai movement here in Taiwan.