tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2009403009532316862..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Ma: Half of Aboriginal Villages Must Be MovedMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-48227704305028051202009-11-16T00:05:23.190+08:002009-11-16T00:05:23.190+08:00How many centuries have these people lived in the ...How many centuries have these people lived in the mountains? And now suddenly they're not safe?? Something's rotten in the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan!Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-50097987963271204482009-11-15T19:45:53.219+08:002009-11-15T19:45:53.219+08:00Maps and photos can hardly begin to convey the sha...Maps and photos can hardly begin to convey the shape of the terrain the way the naked eye can, never mind that maps especially are prone to error. Plus, site visits would insulate them from accusations like mine :)<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3565484313140947382009-11-15T11:38:29.604+08:002009-11-15T11:38:29.604+08:00Satellite maps and so forth are usually more usefu...Satellite maps and so forth are usually more useful and accurate in telling how dangerous the land is in a place. Naked eye viewing is wholly subjective. The report doesn't say they didn't visit, it says they based their reports on the science. Which is the correct thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10491490094599308762009-11-15T01:35:59.757+08:002009-11-15T01:35:59.757+08:00Hello, just a long time reader of your blog. I wa...Hello, just a long time reader of your blog. I was curious about how biking has been for your health / weight since you've taken it up. Every time you go, it seems like a pretty long trip and you go pretty consistently. Would you mind sharing a short post on that or a comment about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7530952021476974652009-11-14T21:33:12.923+08:002009-11-14T21:33:12.923+08:00I predict a huge backlash against the government o...I predict a huge backlash against the government on this, including by international rights organizations. Safety first, or human rights (and what about private property?). This is very similar to what the Brazilian logging interests tried to do to the Amazonian indigenes.<br /><br />Also predict that several indigenous groups will strongly consider returning to the ancient tradition of headhunting for trophies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com