tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4741329582919416438..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: ECFA August Round UpMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-63261329142071576482009-09-02T21:46:55.683+08:002009-09-02T21:46:55.683+08:00I didn't like the wording either, but I assume...I didn't like the wording either, but I assumed there was some backstory that I didn't know. <br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36105015542222415812009-09-02T21:16:48.663+08:002009-09-02T21:16:48.663+08:00I get the feeling people I talk to don't care,...I get the feeling people I talk to don't care, I'm disturbed, why are my collegues not?<br /><br />One of those cases when people will only realise how badly they have been duped when it's far too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-67133673919694553262009-09-02T08:40:33.300+08:002009-09-02T08:40:33.300+08:00Having a referendum on having a referendum is the ...Having a referendum on having a referendum is the most absurd thing I've ever heard. Rejecting it was the right decision, regardless of whether the reasoning behind the rejection was correct. The DPP's proposal ironically would have made a mockery of democracy - I never thought I'd see the day where the KMT are the ones protecting democracy.<br /><br />For their next trick, maybe the DPP could institute a referendum on whether CSB should go free or not. I'm sure they'll happily accept the words of the 80% of the country that believe him to be a crook. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44768525464525021692009-09-02T03:15:16.557+08:002009-09-02T03:15:16.557+08:00Yes, cross-strait relations are warming, the way a...<b> Yes, cross-strait relations are warming, the way a house fire warms you even as it burns your house down. </b><br />Nice comparison, like many before...Gerdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-12215007778227138732009-09-02T00:01:18.428+08:002009-09-02T00:01:18.428+08:00Isn't China's threat to cancel billions in...Isn't China's threat to cancel billions in orders an attempt to portray DPP's actions as anti-business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-90335299782689877572009-09-01T23:04:24.608+08:002009-09-01T23:04:24.608+08:00.
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I've said it at other blogs and I'll....<br />.<br />.<br />I've said it at other blogs and I'll say it again. I really don't think proposing a referendum on a referendum was the smartest thing the DPP could have done. As expected, it was a waste of effort and politically, it has not paid off.<br /><br />I think it would have been far better to propose an actual referendum on the issue itself when the time is right. Even if it is rejected by the KMT due the deal being already made -- the DPP would have far more political leverage.<br />.<br />.<br />.skiingkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381159852660053893noreply@blogger.com