I wish the Taiwanese would stop begging the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to change ("Ma puts KMT on dangerous ground," Sept. 6, page 8).
Localization makes no difference to them. Do you think the KMT is worrying about dividing Taiwanese society? Or do you think they intend to split the Taiwanese to make room for Chinese Communist Party front (CCP)?
Maybe the article's author Jou Yi-chung (
He knows very well, even if he starts kneeling and kissing the ground proclaiming localization, he will not be believed. Former KMT chairman Lien Chan (
Instead, the Democratic Progressive Party should concentrate on asking the question: Do you want your future and your children's future in the hands of these not-so-heavily veiled accomplices to the communists in the name of Chinese nationalism, a Chinese glory that does not include "you" Taiwanese, or Tibetans, because "we" Chinese will decide if "you" Taiwanese can be independent?
Use your votes to kick all these rascals out of office. It's the only way.
Chen Ming-chung
Chicago, Illinois
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