tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6800472182751783540..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Colonizers are ModernizersMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8396520687812382132014-05-19T13:40:59.122+08:002014-05-19T13:40:59.122+08:00@anon. I could be wrong but don't the KMT clum...@anon. I could be wrong but don't the KMT clump both Hakka and Hoklo together as Han for colonial purposes?<br />Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-65444041386952155802014-05-14T11:54:44.665+08:002014-05-14T11:54:44.665+08:00les, don't forget the new dog & cat meat h...les, don't forget the new dog & cat meat hotpot restaurants soon to open in the Taiwan province. Snake alley may even have live civet cat skinning demos for China tourists to make them feel at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71155155905945439012014-05-13T12:30:50.510+08:002014-05-13T12:30:50.510+08:00Pretty soon our culture will be 'modernized...Pretty soon our culture will be 'modernized' with behavior like spitting, public urination and smoking everywhere and anywhere becoming 'cool'. Half the entertainment industry is willing to brown-nose China for the crumbs off the table, so they'll be more than happy to help spread the word.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74278784457396905282014-05-12T11:24:57.930+08:002014-05-12T11:24:57.930+08:00I think you've kinda missed the point there, a...I think you've kinda missed the point there, anon at 11 AM.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-28140640544152508032014-05-12T11:00:53.727+08:002014-05-12T11:00:53.727+08:00The fat pigs in Taiwan is a Hakka tradition. They ...The fat pigs in Taiwan is a Hakka tradition. They make up about 15-20% of the population so hardly a majority, unless you also count the Hoklo speakers that many experts to be descended from the original Hakka settlers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88748230701155289072014-05-12T09:19:21.999+08:002014-05-12T09:19:21.999+08:00Very true. Modernity is often the weapon of choice...Very true. Modernity is often the weapon of choice for the colonizer as it can allow them to perpetrate a bloodless genocide; often turning the object of colonial desire into the foot soldier. When a regime controls access to mobility, self-colonization often is the result. Taiwan has a rich history of this phenomenon, not only in the past with the acculturation and assimilation of the indigenous peoples, but more recently with the current ROC regime that uses points of contact with the state to promote its colonizing project under the guise of "modernity" and "nation building". The colonial era is mistakenly presumed to have ended with Japan's exit in 1945. If one examines the structures of a colonial enterprise, it is evident that Taiwan has yet to achieve post-coloniality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com