tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post114631776029534868..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Interview with former Member of Ministry of Justice, Investigation BureauMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1146462323615660432006-05-01T13:45:00.000+08:002006-05-01T13:45:00.000+08:00She Ming-De was once my hero too, until I heard hi...She Ming-De was once my hero too, until I heard him said,<BR/><BR/>"Being not voted for a 2nd term is not my loss but all Taiwanese loss"<BR/><BR/>after his failed campaign for his 2nd-term legislator.<BR/><BR/>Was it really Taiwanese loss? <BR/><BR/>In his first term, he was among 3 of the "worst performed" legislators --- he often partied all night and got up late in noon, missed the morning legislative meeting entirely. In the entire season he was one of the legislators whose performance was "close to doing nothing at all."<BR/><BR/>He was once saviour in the eyes of may Taiwanese. But he simply threw it away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1146352913091686712006-04-30T07:21:00.000+08:002006-04-30T07:21:00.000+08:00Shi remains a personal hero of mine.MichaelShi remains a personal hero of mine.<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1146329961867555262006-04-30T00:59:00.000+08:002006-04-30T00:59:00.000+08:00Sad, bizarre... authoritarianism is such a corrupt...Sad, bizarre... authoritarianism is such a corrupting force, not just on the wielders but on the victims as well. It's hard to blame people that get sucked into the system sometimes--they are given all these carrots and sticks and it's no surprise where they end up.<BR/><BR/>All the more respect we have to give to people that could be conscious of what was going on, choose to not accept it, and perservere. Props to Shi Ming-De and company. All my respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com