tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6979887476267047612..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: KMTitanic 13: Hung over an AbyssMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-762149991925828512015-06-28T22:26:06.547+08:002015-06-28T22:26:06.547+08:00Seriously, it looks like that there's no way t...Seriously, it looks like that there's no way to explain what “wonky" means to rational and educated people. <br /><br />Direct them to http://grammarist.com/words/wonkish-wonky/ or http://grammarist.com/words/wonkish-wonky/, and they will say that those are only blogs and not reliable sources. <br /><br />Dictionaries such as Webster or American Heritage do not have that second meaning, ”overly studious or obsessed with details," listed for wonky. The blogs mentioned that only OED included that meaning after 2014, but I do not have access to OED. Show them entries on political wonk and they will point to you that the adjective for wonk is wonkish, not wonky.<br /><br />Tell them to read the paragraph, put it in the context, and they will tell you that people who would discuss protectionism over a cup of tea in the morning are self-contradictory, empty-talking and unreliable.<br /><br />I doubt asking the author herself would work, too, since UDN is saying that it is a slip of tongue that reveals a true, hidden, implication underneath.<br /><br />So petty, being entrapped in this narrow frameset that shifts the focus from an whole article to one ambiguous word makes me feel petty about myself too. So frustrating, how are dialogues possible when people continue to be so rational, logical, and well-educated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33242628161853031252015-06-26T02:59:33.068+08:002015-06-26T02:59:33.068+08:00All through Ma's two terms in office, there ar...All through Ma's two terms in office, there are those who have been quietly saying that Ma was given the nod for scuttling the KMTitanic by 2016. It follows that Hung is the eager but whacky boatswain to untie the last hawser. Et voilà. . . voilà, voilà, there she goes to the abyss, with flying colors.Jerome Bessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958179528113268616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-53677207676057584932015-06-25T15:40:11.255+08:002015-06-25T15:40:11.255+08:00Yes, that's a good point.Yes, that's a good point. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9481898754637062882015-06-25T13:45:28.856+08:002015-06-25T13:45:28.856+08:00For the DPP, this is the make-or-break opportunity...For the DPP, this is the make-or-break opportunity of a lifetime. It's not just enough for Tsai to win; she has to absolutely clobber Hung.<br /><br /><br />Inflict a massive defeat on Hung in January - say, 70% to 30%, and the KMT will be forced to Taiwanize in a hurry or never win the presidency again. Unification may finally become abandoned vocabulary for good.<br /><br /><br />But let Hung lose narrowly - say, by 54% to 46% - and not only will the KMT hang around, but unification might actually gain a lot of legitimacy - "Hey, we ran the craziest pro-China candidate possible and STILL only lost narrowly!"<br /><br /><br />2016 is a vital crossroads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-58758987052820515412015-06-25T09:42:24.812+08:002015-06-25T09:42:24.812+08:00Excellent comment, angry taiwaneseExcellent comment, angry taiwaneseMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-953148077923255482015-06-25T09:36:56.599+08:002015-06-25T09:36:56.599+08:00I can understand the "wonky" issue. If ...I can understand the "wonky" issue. If you don't know the word and look it up, you only get the unreliable definition. I think the correct adjective form of "wonk" as in "policy wonk" is "wonkish."Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079284428870214896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69412728412975995732015-06-25T08:48:21.414+08:002015-06-25T08:48:21.414+08:00I do not want to make this blog about Hung Hsiu-ch...<b>I do not want to make this blog about Hung Hsiu-chu, but the Discovery of Hung is not only endlessly fascinating, but critically important for the KMT. </b><br />Also critical for the west Pacific geopolitics. Her every motion helps us to evaluate whether if KMT elites have made an important new decision - that is they decide to leave the USA-lead alliance and switch to the side of communism China. China may also want to use her to change the vagueness in the status quo, a way to tell the USA 'let's play a new game'. So do keep blogging on Hung. an angry taiwanesenoreply@blogger.com