tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6824513920217878935..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Bullets and Elections in TaiwanMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-81136005258858369342007-06-01T02:23:00.000+08:002007-06-01T02:23:00.000+08:00Found your blog by chance.Here is a nice, interest...Found your blog by chance.<BR/>Here is a nice, interesting place, because I can review and realize the opinions of the foreign friends about Taiwan.<BR/>I am a Taiwanese but live in Europe. From your texts and photos I can also remind something in Taiwan.<BR/>Would visit again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-11051356455587667982007-05-31T09:21:00.000+08:002007-05-31T09:21:00.000+08:00Arty, are you from Taiwan? The connections between...Arty, are you from Taiwan? The connections between the Blues and the gangs go way back in Taiwan, back to when the Blues were the only gang in town. There are of course Green gangs, but they are vastly outnumbered by mainlander-run gangs like the Bamboo Union and others. The Taiwanese gangs can't compete, lacking both the organizational skills and the government backing of the powerful mainlander-run gangs. Here's <A HREF="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GF04Ad06.html" REL="nofollow">Asian Times Article</A><BR/><BR/>For a more detailed look, see the book <I>Heijin</I>. For a study of the Henry Liu killing and the thick KMT-gangster connections, see <I>Fires of the Dragon</I><BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17524854232154279582007-05-31T01:20:00.000+08:002007-05-31T01:20:00.000+08:00Wow, gansters are mostly blue camp. Since you are ...Wow, gansters are mostly blue camp. Since you are so well read Michael, please give me some references, thank you.<BR/><BR/>That's like I am saying that Americans that are over weight are mostly to be poor and a lower social class. The funny thing is that I can give you a reference for this.<BR/><BR/>http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/tu-iat052206.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19561038065476026312007-05-30T23:26:00.000+08:002007-05-30T23:26:00.000+08:00Arty, the killing has been blamed on gangsters wan...Arty, the killing has been blamed on gangsters wanting lucrative construction contracts. Those guys are mostly Blue, if they have a "camp." The person who took at shot at Chen committed suicide before he was arrested.<BR/><BR/>I'm saving the assassinated councilor for a later post. ESWN discusses that in his post.<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-4785244967613812512007-05-30T12:30:00.000+08:002007-05-30T12:30:00.000+08:00How about mentioning the person who was actually s...How about mentioning the person who was actually shot dead? A pan-blue city council was shot dead, I don't even have to guess which camp did it. Democracy? Giggles...as for the person who allegied shot Chen, where is he now? I thought he got arrested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com