From: liaohen@cbnews.cb.att.com (Heng-Hsin Liao)
Subject: Re: Election in Taiwan
Organization: AT&T Bell Lab
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:05:45 GMT

From article <Bzo8z9.7s6@austin.ibm.com>, by tylee@leety.austin.ibm.com (Ty Lee):
> In article <1992Dec22.155710.18149@cbnews.cb.att.com> liaohen@cbnews.cb.att.com (Heng-Hsin Liao) writes:
>>Seems to me that you just cannot catch up with the speed of change in
>>Taiwan. If there exists any TI terrorist overseas (w.r.t. Taiwan), he/she
>>must be joking. Taiwan does not need any terrorism to make its own
>>decision. Taiwan does not need any foreigner to help it's decision making.
>>
> 
> I disagree with you that I did not catch up the change in Taiwan.
> 
> Yes, I am serious and not joking. Let me paraphrase your sentences
> to reflect the true change and meaning that should be.
> 
> "TI terrorists do not need terrorism to make their own decision
> (what a joke, since they have passed the stage stated in their FAPA document).
> Taiwan terrorists need only Japanese colonists to help
> make their decision (see YCC's past arcticle about Japanese)."
> 
> What I meant on my response is that based on the past obnoxious history
> of TI terrorists on mobs, killing (force people to set fire on their own 
> bodies), bombing, social disorder and paralysis, blackmailing, ...
> I believe the threats to the ROC government come not only from the CCP
> communist regime but from TI terrorist paranoias.
> 

That's what I said you are kind of slow. People in Taiwan are looking
forward to the future. Instead, you are looking into the past.

Second, didn't Dr. Sun did the same "terrible" things in the past?
To me, those acts are understandable and not so evil. Just try to
understand the reason behind those.

> And the statements made by me should be clear that I favor no Chinese
> Nationalists. I favor the stability and the welfare of Taiwan. I favor
> not the cheap, superficial "democracy" *pushed* by the DPP. I favor a
> well defined yet to be adapted to the current situation democracy and
> republic by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.
> 

Fine with me. But "well-defined", and "cheap, superficial" is arguable.

Instead, I prefer a dynamic balancing to our society.

>>I also heard that President Li used to be a Communist in his early days.
>>Then what? In the early days of Communism, young bloods joined Communist
>>Party mostly because of its idealism not its terrorism. What's wrong
>>with one joined Communist Party? What's wrong with the late Chiang Junior
>>joined Communist Party? What's wrong with President Li joined Communist
>>Party? It tells me that they both have some sort of idealism in their mind.
>>I am afraid that your anti-Communism thought is based on your fear of
>>Communism.
>>
> 
> Can't you see that I attached a big laugh on the end of my article.
> That is very explanatory of my statement, isn't it?
> 
> Please be consistent on your TI attitude, those two are Chinese Nationalists.
> 

You are still a little bit losing connection with Taiwan and the "new"
concept of TI. Pro-TI does not necessarily mean unification is dead wrong.
It does not necessarily mean KMT is dead wrong and KMTers are all enemies.
KMT is part of Taiwan just like Wai-Sheng Ren is part of Taiwan.
Taiwan already said goodbye to the old-time TI movement as most TIers
went back to their homeland. Taiwan is more dynamic than you can imagine.
I would recommend you also say goodbye to those "bad old days."

Heng-Hsin

> 8=D
>>Heng-Hsin
>>
> 
> 
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