there was an article in the china daily a few days ago about how the old president of taiwan, lee teng-hui, is unhappy with lien chan's visit to the mainland; the article was full of slander and petty name-calling. admittedly, i know next to nothing about lee teng-hui, but this article was such over the top propaganda that i had to respond, probably a little too heatedly. this was the first thing i wrote in the comments section, under the name Voice of Reality:

"But one cannot fool all the people all the time, and politicians who cheat the public to do evil will eventually be denounced by the public."

Wow. How is this article presented to the viewing public as news instead of an editorial opinion?

Where is the evidence of the 'new round of mainland enthusiasm' in Taiwan? Has the author of this article even been to Taiwan lately? If so, he must have left his conscience and journalistic integrity in Beijing.

Are you bitches blind? Nobody in Taiwan even comes close to liking the law. Why would anybody be happy about a law that authorizes another country to bomb the shit out of them according to that country's own whim?

The surreal level of hypocrisy of the Chinese media is beyond belief. Until China faces up to the fact that Taiwan has been a de facto independent state for the past 60 years, cross-strait relations will never have a solid foundation of truth. If the Chinese government really cares about popular opinion in Taiwan, and if they are so sure that most Taiwanese desire re-unification, they should simply back the hell off and let the Taiwanese people dictate the course of their own island. After all,"the real traitors are those who distort, cheat and misappropriate public opinion for their own vicious intentions, and those who claim to love Taiwan but are actually sabotaging thewelfare of the Taiwan people and selling out the future of Taiwan. They will be denounced by the people once their true face is exposed."

surprisingly enough, it was posted, along with comments by other readers expressing their disagreement with the article, and a dialogue of sorts began. kind of encouraging.

sorry everything's been so curt and serious lately, i haven't really felt like writing in awhile. though if you're still reading this, you're probably used to my inconsistency by now.

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