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Wise words

The following are wise words from Abian! "面對、接受、處理、放下它" This of course refers to the recent local election loss that the DPP suffered at the hands of the pan-blues, and not to being rejected by some girl. What's it take to win a heart over eh? Though I am not affiliated with any party, I do admit that I agree more with the basic ideals of the green party. I think it's important to recognize Taiwan for what it is, and for those who inhabit the island to cherish the land, people, community and culture. I get the sense that the pan-blues don't inherently think this way, and instead constantly have their eyes and hopes directed towards mainland China. And yet they have families in Taiwan, supporters in Taiwan, businesses and interests in Taiwan. But they don't have their heart in Taiwan. The general feeling I get from the greens is they have heart, but they haven't got their minds set on what to do. There's too much bravado and not enough long term planning. There's a Chinese saying "Have guts, no strategy." Greens need to move to "Have guts, have strategy." Meanwhile, the blues need to move away from "No guts, have strategy" (No guts since they just can't say no to China, and strategy which is to say yes to China).

But as I continue to stress, both sides need to stop bickering and start working together.

Good thing internet is back! Time Warner sure worked a lot faster this time than ever before. No need to brave the cold just to check email...need to fix car heating...brrr

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