Taiwan 2008 Legislator Election
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Today is Taiwan 2008 Legislator Election (台灣2008立委選舉). We can see some campaigns going on around the residential area weeks ago. We even found some attached pamphlets, and brochures as well as advertisements in the newspapers condemning each other... Hey, some people are very rich posting full colour-page advertisements just to condemn the party or some people representatives... However, this year people are not very passionate to go for voting according to my friends, may be they are disappointed for the ruler party or some of the senators, better vote for a watermelon*...
You can find the details of the election here. The site is very interactive and informative.
So, the result is: Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party scored a landslide victory.
Good or bad, i cannot tell... Too much victory for a party is not good either for the country, both conservative and liberal parties have to be in balance... Hopefully the winners can really carry out their duty and fight for the people. The requests from the minorities doesn't mean not important, everyone including aborigines, GLBT, handicapped, disabled and old folks also have to be taken care. Treat them as your friends and family members, put your feet on their shoes, then you will know how desperate their condition is.
Hmmm..., for me everything is fine as long as my study is not affected by all these political matters. If they increase my stipents now, then i will promote them... haha!! I care for my home country more la..!!!
*watermelon.., Frank said there is a "fruit" candidate, if you don't like all the five candidates, you can vote for the watermelon.., if watermelon won, then there will be no parliament seats for that area (may be they will put a watermelon on the empty chair... haha...), this is because you are useless and hopeless for the people since you even cannot beat the watermelon...
Then some might said voting a watermelon might as well don't go to vote... In my opinion, to vote is to carry out your duty as a citizen, vote for a watermelon is to show your disappointment over the candidates or parties, if the rate of voting is too low, it cannot represent the wish of the people.
台灣加油!
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posted by teopag @ 11:08 PM,
