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May 12, 2009

And one point for Tsai.

To see an example of the DPP responding to Ma's policies rationally nowadays, you have to look to Tsai Ing-wen, like at her recent speech at George Washington University (posted by Michael Turton here).

Unfortunately, Tsai's measured responses rarely capture the sensational Taiwan media's attention, and she's largely drowned out by the gaggle of legislators who spend all day wailing, "The sky is falling!"

1 comment:

Dixteel said...

"Unfortunately, Tsai's measured responses rarely capture the sensational Taiwan media's attention, and she's largely drowned out by the gaggle of legislators who spend all day wailing, 'The sky is falling!'"

That's normal though, I think. I think Tsai is an extremely good diplomat. Her stance is very firm but not confrontational.

But domestically, we also need people to rally for support, to persuade other, or just to say "hey, wake the **** up." Sometimes you just need to yell to do that, otherwise a lot people will still be sleeping when the fire broke out. Only after they wake up, then you can reason calmly with them.