which do you side with?
- KMT
- DPP
- other (explain your ideology and why the 2 main political parties fails to meet it)
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I’v been looking into taiwan politics lately and curious as to what these forum’s view are
I side with ones that get things done, are uncorrupt and have the people’s interests at heart.
Bet I could find a bunch of unicorns, a town of fairies and cave filled with fire breathing dragons before I could find just one of those.
Can anyone explain the KMT ideaology and what they believe in? DPP was obvious and there website explained everything but kmt’s website didn’t explain shit
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Ok, back to reality.
These forums have all kinds of views of which none are the same or different. Personally, I’m a capitalist Maoist with extreme nationalist Taiwanese sentiment. I believe in traditional Chinese characters with Japanese pronunciation and neo-de-colonialist characteristics. I currently support the Lanyu Independence Party, but the mainlanders on Taiwan are die-hard oppositionists.
Hypocrisy, corruption, kickbacks from China for saying the right thing, illegal land grabbing and speculation, bribes, U-turns, keeping their corrupt members out of jail, murder and assassinations, the collection of US passports and the wearing of very tacky nylon waistcoats.
KMT for its support of Hanyu Pinyin and its ongoing efforts to rid Taiwan of Tongyong Pinyin.
I will support whichever party sorts out the tax, minimum wage，working conditions and environment.
Basically one that gets things done. But I wont support any party for too long, power corrupts.
I find it interesting that Taiwan doesn’t have pointless parties like the (now mainly defunct) Monster Raving Loony Party, although the DPP does a pretty good job of doing double-duty these days. Personally I think a democracy isn’t a democracy until people realise the whole thing is a sham and start mocking it.
I thought that was the point of the PFP, no?
I thought that was the point of the PFP, no?[/quote]
I’d trust the PFP with its mainlander elites and technocrats more than these fools, idiots, taikes, and charlatans. 
This should be used as an advertisement for the circus coming into town and not a political debate!!! 
I wouldn’t trust these dimwits [with the possible exception of Hsu] to change the tires on my car, sell lotto tickets on the side of the street , or run a peanut stand in a rural area. If this is the best they can do, the KMT is going to be in power for a long, long time. I truly think a retarded ostrich could do a better job.
Tsai was heads and above better than this sorry lot.
A few years back, over 90% of posters on this forum were strong DPP and TI supporters. It seems that proportion has declined a bit. In fact, it seems the amount of fervor and passion that used to be so obvious in the ‘taiwan politics’ forum in general has diminished a wee bit. What gives?
That trend just mirrors the overall trend in society here.
The most noticeable thing about the recent presidential elections? The absolute lack of fervor and interest on the streets. People are really sick of politics here and I think it is probably a good thing that they are more cynical and less easy to persuade with emotional appeals.
Isn’t that their economic platform?
[quote=“headhonchoII”]That trend just mirrors the overall trend in society here.
The most noticeable thing about the recent presidential elections? The absolute lack of fervor and interest on the streets. People are really sick of politics here and I think it is probably a good thing that they are more cynical and less easy to persuade with emotional appeals.[/quote]
But strangely enough, posters on this site are still more DPP/TI supporting than the voting public in Taiwan at large, a point that has been mentioned before elsewhere in this site. That may not change for a long time to come.
[quote=“fanglangzhe”][quote=“headhonchoII”]That trend just mirrors the overall trend in society here.
The most noticeable thing about the recent presidential elections? The absolute lack of fervor and interest on the streets. People are really sick of politics here and I think it is probably a good thing that they are more cynical and less easy to persuade with emotional appeals.[/quote]
But strangely enough, posters on this site are still more DPP/TI supporting than the voting public in Taiwan at large, a point that has been mentioned before elsewhere in this site. That may not change for a long time to come.[/quote]
They are both political parties. I am deeply suspicious of any politicians. Therefore, I am deeply suspicious of both the KMT and the DPP.
I’m not sure, I think there is a more nuanced view of the political parties these days on this site. Many of us would like to see Taiwan as a fully independent and recognised nation in the world and why not as it would be a great thing indeed. Whether we believe that can happen anytime soon is another story.
[quote=“headhonchoII”]That trend just mirrors the overall trend in society here.
The most noticeable thing about the recent presidential elections? The absolute lack of fervor and interest on the streets. People are really sick of politics here and I think it is probably a good thing that they are more cynical and less easy to persuade with emotional appeals.[/quote]
The number of DPP voters has not changed significantly although Chen Shui-bian did great damage to the cause. Still, the desire to keep Taiwan independent and free is widely shared and the number of people who’d like to see a more just society is also increasing. The tide is turning.
Is it necessary to even have political parties? What are they good for? OK, I’ll answer my own question - “Winning elections.” Tribalism is a powerful force.