[quote=“ShrimpCrackers”][quote=“mofangongren”][quote=“Chewycorns”][quote=“TaipeiDawg”]
Happen to attend any political rallies lately that were composed of a bunch of charming, fashionably dressed, highly evolved intellectuals?[/quote]
Republican Conventions in the US. UK Conservative Party conferences in Blackpool. I’m sure these conventions would have what you are describing above.[/quote]
I’ve got a felt-tip pen that flows as fast as the racial epithets at a GOP event. Since when did “fashionably dressed” mean white sheets and pointy hats?[/quote]
Remember whom we are talking to here, Chewy is a guy whom wrote here that he hates the DPP because he was offended by a small minority within the party. I mean the majority of Americans and other friends we have in Taiwan are very cool people, but I have met a minority of jerks as well. They’re a minority so I won’t put all friends of Taiwan in the same lump as a result.
How do we know he wasn’t fired because of his personality or his ability? I think the fact that the DPP does employ other non-Asians in their cadre, that also happen to be satisfied with their work, is proof enough that it wasn’t due to Chewy’s race that they let him go.
In the end Chewy compares the Republican Convention (such as at Javitz Center in NYC) to a street rally. Doesn’t that show a lack of ability of putting things into context fairly? This evidently goes beyond rationality and is now just simply barely hidden hate.
Yeah sure, the DPP are guilty of using identity politics a bit too much. That doesn’t make them guilty of everything.[/quote]
Conventions are still political rallies are they not? Cadre? Just complete your second-year university political science class? 
If you know any history about political conventions, you’d know that there are often just as many rallies and/or interesting events going on outside of the convention. People don’t just congregate inside the whole time.
That’s a nasty personal attack above. Where was I attacking the DPP? I certainly don’t hate all people within one political party or another. I have friends that are deep green and deep blue and all shades in between. I have nothing but great things to say about the first round of DPP political appointments at my old position. It’s the deep green appointments with little “real life” experience that I dislike. What is bad about disliking political cronyism and preferring meritocracy? With meritocracy, shouldn’t one rely on evaluations as a strong indicator of performance? If you receive excellent evaluations with Chinese chops (always 4/5 or better) and receive excellent letters of reference (two pages long from a minister) but are treated poorly by new deep green political appointments, shouldn’t one protest? I sure think so. So did a lot of pro-blue and pro-green moderates I worked with. Anyways that’s old news.
In any case, I’m apolitical about the upcoming election. I don’t care who wins. Hsieh is moderate DPP. Ma is moderate KMT. I think Ma will win, but I can’t honestly say one would be better than the other (although I support the foreign policy of the DPP more, economics and internationalization issues–the KMT).
You, of any people, should understand this duality. After all, you mentioned to me before that your father knew Lien Chan before the martial law era ended and supported Li Ao in the years before democratization (who has long supported reunification and was jailed for his beliefs). What are you? Just another spoiled rich kid from New York that is rebelling against the politics of his parents? How bloody boring and petty bourgeois is that? 
Taiwanese are fed up with the lack of results and will show their displeasure at the ballot box next week. It’s their right and the results of the election will only strengthen Taiwan’s democracy (and further contrast it to the mainland). A transition of power from one party and vice versa is a healthy thing, wouldn’tyou say?
Shame on you for getting personal when my last post wasn’t even meant as an attack in any shape or form on the DPP. Not suprised though by your nasty tactics. Reminds me of Hsieh’s attacks over Ma’s green card (which I suppose he launched to firm up the deep green base). A low cheapshot. Nice. 