tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post6132895623418383562..comments2023-10-06T18:55:46.317+08:00Comments on That's Impossible! Politics from Taiwan: A note on the extent of Chen's damage阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-85643858008628064562008-08-20T14:55:00.000+08:002008-08-20T14:55:00.000+08:00Well, I agree that the situation is dire, but I'd ...Well, I agree that the situation is dire, but I'd say that the pessimism is indicative of a good thing - self-reflection. Something the greens seem much better at than the blues.Haitienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217827891794161953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-56801566856187690542008-08-20T12:30:00.000+08:002008-08-20T12:30:00.000+08:00I hope very much you are right but I think some of...I hope very much you are right but I think some of the green pessimism is well-grounded: there are very serious and powerful forces aimed at ending green goals, both inside and outside Taiwan. And when people lose faith in the DPP's ability to maintain its ideals and genuine reform, the cause is an even more precarious state.阿牛https://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-91192605133164249982008-08-19T22:08:00.000+08:002008-08-19T22:08:00.000+08:00Don't be too pessimistic. The people and the DPP ...Don't be too pessimistic. The people and the DPP will always rise up. Abian did horrible things, but I feel like the political narrative of Green supporters is always one of doom and gloom. "If the Taiwanese people elected Ma...there's no hop." That kind of viewpoint should be thrown out the window. Throw out the dirty old guard and keep developing the new. Maintain the true ideals of the DPP and genuinely reform.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473772703643852084noreply@blogger.com