PFP Legislator Diane Lee (
What is worthy of attention is that Lee actually claimed that she was misled by the main witness and the victim. Even some media have started to "reverse cause and effect" by accusing Premier Yu Shyi-kun of misleading the lawmaker. Obviously, they believe that the fault lays with just about anybody but Lee, because she was "just a passive recipient of the petition -- not the initiator of the whole case. Personally, I believe there is very deep meaning behind her claim of being misled.
Ever since President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) administration came to power, those in the pan-blue camp have sharpened their swords in preparation for battles. Based on their experiences in the past, they naturally think that the DPP government will twist the law to obtain its own interests while abusing government power -- just like the former KMT government did. Hence, after they assumed that Twu had sexually harassed the victim, they believed that he would certainly use his power to pressure the petitioner, and that the government would certainly try to silence the witness. This was exactly how the pan-blue camp treated the Taiwanese people in the past. Therefore, Lee just couldn't believe in other evidence. Even Twu's aged parents swore on their lives [to claim their son's innocence], she still refused to accept such proof and therefore made the big mistake.
Saying that Lee was misled by the witness or the victim would be oversimplifying the whole matter. I believe that what misled the lawmaker was the pan-blue camp's habit of "assuming something as a matter of course" (
This case is just like former New Party Legislator Hsieh Chi-ta's (謝啟大) accusation that former first lady Tseng Wen-hui (曾文惠) tried to flee to the US with a large sum of cash, PFP Legislator Chin Huei-chu's (秦慧珠) accusation that Chen received financial aid from Beijing during his presidential campaign, or PFP Legislator Liu Wen-hsiung's (劉文雄) accusation that relatives of former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) for remitted huge sums of money to foreign countries. Surprisingly, these extremely ridiculous, illogical words had been repeatedly spread by our legislators. I can't help but wonder: For those who came up with these fantasies, exactly what kind of twisted experiences have they had before? Could it be that they think this way because such dirty deals were common of the pan-blue camp in the past?
Recently, some PFP candidates for the Taipei City Councilor election have launched a bus ad campaign -- with the slogan: "Let's challenge the unstable times together!" This slogan best reflects the unstable character of the party. But to be more specific, perhaps it should be changed to "Let's lie in the unstable times together!" At a time when biases are everywhere, these politicians will never think that it's their fault even if they make thousands, or tens of thousands of mistakes. Thus, it's all others' faults no matter what. Lee's mix-up was not an accident. Rather, it's actually the inevitable destiny of the pan-blue camp.
Hsu Chia-ching is the secretary-general of the Taiwan Women's League.
TRANSLATED BY EDDY CHANG
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