tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post849209915269090379..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Short Links For WedMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10101478502844299592011-07-22T23:15:24.879+08:002011-07-22T23:15:24.879+08:00P.S. @different anon Come on, now. This is a comme...P.S. @different anon Come on, now. This is a comments section, which is more conversational in nature. Requiring that my sentences perfectly align subject and clauses isn't as important here. What is important is that I try and make myself clear. Clarity is the most important thing in writing; clarity is what J. Michael Cole's writing lacks, at least in his Ottawa Citizen article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70631653086914569182011-07-22T23:05:33.057+08:002011-07-22T23:05:33.057+08:00But Michael, they could just as easily pick a pseu...But Michael, they could just as easily pick a pseudonym instead, like Albatross78. At least we could have "someone" to respond to. <br />Most of the time, what we get are these dive-bombing anonymous commenters simply leaving comments as anonymous or Other Anonymous to sabotage other, real and genuine commenters. They don't help the flow of discussion. Why not just require people to use pseudonyms, at the very least? It doesn't put anyone in danger. That argument, anyway, is claptrap, because there are always organizations out there, if they really want to, who can find our ISP or whatever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56189356964464463922011-07-22T22:53:07.289+08:002011-07-22T22:53:07.289+08:00Why do I publish them? Because there are several a...Why do I publish them? Because there are several anons who leave very good comments.<br /><br />MIchaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62751278351745532962011-07-22T22:50:37.186+08:002011-07-22T22:50:37.186+08:00And no, I don't believe you are really a diffe...And no, I don't believe you are really a different anon. <br />Michael, why do you publish these anonymous comments?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10082168346894948362011-07-22T22:49:40.281+08:002011-07-22T22:49:40.281+08:00*with this?**with this?*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-67390037428032737732011-07-22T22:41:00.200+08:002011-07-22T22:41:00.200+08:00@different anon What's your problem with this....@different anon What's your problem with this. Or are you too chicken to use your real name?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3973769811136408182011-07-22T21:53:36.850+08:002011-07-22T21:53:36.850+08:00"For someone who is not getting paid, and who..."For someone who is not getting paid, and who writes my posts very quickly, my spelling and grammar is far superior to what I've seen in most blogs."different anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-50693795889904678982011-07-22T19:10:59.269+08:002011-07-22T19:10:59.269+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80419166872420357672011-07-22T19:05:13.792+08:002011-07-22T19:05:13.792+08:00@Anonymous J. Michael Cole is a supposedly profess...@Anonymous J. Michael Cole is a supposedly professional writer writing for a professional paper (The Ottawa Citizen). What I write on my blog is my own business. I am not accountable to advertisers or consumers in the same way, and I am most definitely not accountable to time-wasting trolls like you. However, I fixed the spelling. But you really are nitpicking, aren't you?<br />For someone who is not getting paid, and who writes my posts very quickly, my spelling and grammar is far superior to what I've seen in most blogs. I am not bragging, I am just stating a fact. Even though I don't always agree with him, Michael Turton's writing is good, too. These are just two good examples. But there isn't much good style in writing these days. <br />And I can't really turn to Anonymous, (I am assuming you are one and the same). It is very easy to be a smart aleck & take potshots at people behind anonymous covers. Typical tiresome nonsense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56416516885612082242011-07-22T18:28:47.044+08:002011-07-22T18:28:47.044+08:00... says the guy who on his blog manages to get bo...... says the guy who on his blog manages to get both Murakami and Ishiguro's given names wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73032902319884628392011-07-22T04:23:53.430+08:002011-07-22T04:23:53.430+08:00Jack Layton would have been a far better choice. S...Jack Layton would have been a far better choice. Socialists don't always spend more than their political opponents and in fact often spend more efficiently.Ashleigh Lowellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10864846152642628582011-07-21T15:59:29.838+08:002011-07-21T15:59:29.838+08:00P.S. J. Michael Cole's writing is awful in tha...P.S. J. Michael Cole's writing is awful in that Ottawa citizen article. <br />The article uses tangled sentences, with comma after comma, and takes several sentences to get to the point he said he was going to make earlier. Really awful. Is his writing this bad in the Taipei Times. I am shocked that the Ottawa Citizen printed his piece. Reading it nearly gave me a flashback to when I was grading undergrad papers, 90% of which were plagiarized, 99% unreadable, plagiarized or not, and 60% of which appeared to me as if they were written by an 11-year-old.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18809205772118064342011-07-21T15:53:19.930+08:002011-07-21T15:53:19.930+08:00@STOP Ma It's too early to say. I suspect that...@STOP Ma It's too early to say. I suspect that Harper's cabinet is developing a somewhat more sophisticated doctrine than they had before, when it comes to dealing with China, Taiwan, etc. <br />Just remember: the Liberal Government kowtowed to China. If the Liberals were in power now, it would be worse. What you are seeing might just be cosmetic. For example, the PRC regime might say they will not execute white collar criminals, but then if they then go and do just that, then there is no reason the Canadian government should not go a deal directly with Taiwan, or something like that. Harper is not completely predictable. He's boring, yes, but he's also unpredictable. <br />Harper was a better choice than the milquetoast Liberal Ignatieff or the socialist Layton. Not that this is really saying much. In the past few years, Harper has spent my Canadian tax dollars like a sailor on a drunken binge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6643055486877097822011-07-21T01:37:41.417+08:002011-07-21T01:37:41.417+08:00.
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One of the only aspects that I liked about t....<br />.<br />.<br />One of the only aspects that I liked about the Harper government (in Canada) was its resolve when dealing with China.<br /><br />Looks like there is absolutely nothing to like about the Harper government now -- especially with a majority.<br />.<br />.<br />.skiingkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381159852660053893noreply@blogger.com