tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4054989794993038328..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Polls and Links for TuesdayMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-84894817002452937222015-05-21T17:21:53.168+08:002015-05-21T17:21:53.168+08:00And now the pundits are saying Matong would let Wa...And now the pundits are saying Matong would let Wang Jinping run as veep to Wu Denyi. Let the slaughter begin!lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34651990001692517842015-05-21T01:49:27.821+08:002015-05-21T01:49:27.821+08:00"Shih Ming-Te will split the DPP vote. I'..."Shih Ming-Te will split the DPP vote. I'm scared."<br /><br />I'm fairly certain most green voters despise him at this point.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-782526860967138792015-05-20T23:22:16.093+08:002015-05-20T23:22:16.093+08:00"New theory: Eric Chu is a latter day Lee Ten...<b>"New theory: Eric Chu is a latter day Lee Teng-Hui (re: your "saw the light" point in an earlier post). He's a self-discovered, self-appointed Taiwanese nationalist Trojan horse within the KMT, and doing everything he can to scupper their chances for a generation."</b><br /><br />Love it!<br /><br />For all of its positions and faults, to me, the most concerning thing about the KMT right now from a democratic process perspective is actually that no one believes the only two candidates registered for the primary are the ones that will actually be nominated for the real campaign! Everyone believes Ma Ying-jeou and Eric Chu will completely ignore process and make an independent choice.<br /><br />This is extremely damaging for a competitive democracy. The DPP needs a healthy opponent that keeps it honest, not one that is a complete joke and even to this day, hesitates in its commitment to democracy. I wouldn't be so sure that these developments are great for the DPP.<br /><br />A party realignment couldn't come soon enough. Whatever his faults, I see James Soong and the PFP destroying the KMT as the only way to keep democracy going strong. But the realignment most likely would be chaotic and create a lot of noise that will coverup real issues, and so it's hard to see it as a great path either...Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592751713675895474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74106854529835475032015-05-20T12:16:19.365+08:002015-05-20T12:16:19.365+08:00As a recent article in the Taipei Times pointed ou...As a recent article in the Taipei Times pointed out, <br /><br />http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/05/20/2003618719<br /><br /> the KMT is a culture of "Yes-men". <br /><br />The KMT party culture, with its emphasis on patronage and access to spoils, rewards cadres, not for dispensing useful advice, but for massaging the ego of their infallible boss. <br /><br />Why should Ma actually listen to the public, when he, as an enlightened Han and a descendent of the dragon, need only that his own wishes be validated by the praise of underlings? <br /><br />Is this not enough? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-2824861542272522662015-05-20T12:02:24.560+08:002015-05-20T12:02:24.560+08:00Not realistic, but I imagine this is a belief taki...<b>Not realistic, but I imagine this is a belief taking shape in some Deep Blue pockets. And currently indistinguishable outcome-wise from whatever he's really up to.</b><br /><br />I agree. The deep blues are totally out of touch with reality, and even earnest reformers like Chu are trapped by the assumptions of their Blue identities...<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-41750702058191070712015-05-20T12:01:29.315+08:002015-05-20T12:01:29.315+08:00Shih Ming-teh will have little effect. He will col...Shih Ming-teh will have little effect. He will collect donations however.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-37300151453061222032015-05-20T03:02:49.282+08:002015-05-20T03:02:49.282+08:00I had no idea Wu Den-yi was so unpopular.I had no idea Wu Den-yi was so unpopular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-51729743040866563232015-05-20T02:59:13.988+08:002015-05-20T02:59:13.988+08:00Shih Ming-Te will split the DPP vote. I'm scar...Shih Ming-Te will split the DPP vote. I'm scared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-43465059393168528192015-05-19T23:31:31.996+08:002015-05-19T23:31:31.996+08:00New theory: Eric Chu is a latter day Lee Teng-Hui ...New theory: Eric Chu is a latter day Lee Teng-Hui (re: your "saw the light" point in an earlier post). He's a self-discovered, self-appointed Taiwanese nationalist Trojan horse within the KMT, and doing everything he can to scupper their chances for a generation.<br /><br />Not realistic, but I imagine this is a belief taking shape in some Deep Blue pockets. And currently indistinguishable outcome-wise from whatever he's really up to.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728813658038665956noreply@blogger.com