I find it interesting that the pan-blue or Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) supporters have not changed much since the Chiang Kai-Shek (蔣介石) period. Do you all remember who supported Chiang with weapons to fight in World War II? Now those people expect to have the same treatment! Chiang obviously had not done a good job in fighting, so he lost China. I was told by an American friend who had fought in China's battlefields that in one particular battle, Chiang's people did not even show up to cover them on the front line as promised, and caused five American deaths. US General Joseph Stillwell also accused Chiang of being a coward for not fighting in the front lines.
Pan-blue supporters seem to have the same ideology as Chiang. But unfortunately, they are worse! They are used to getting everything for free, so now they still ask for free weapons from the USA! I think Americans have learned their lessons, but have the KMT supporters?
They are truly thieves. They have stolen enough from the Taiwanese people, and now they are taking away our ability to defend ourselves! They act and think exactly like those Chinese on the other side. They are the most dangerous enemies, worse than China for all Taiwanese.
I remember seeing a historical film about Texans fighting for independence from Mexico saying, "it seems only after death that I can see life!" How sad that was! But they are willing to sacrifice everything for freedom! I do not believe in this century Taiwanese have to fight the same way for our freedom, but we definitely need to have the same determination to defend our homeland!
Lily Chung
Austin, Texas
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