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> Taiwan is not going to revert voluntarily. Russia proved that it's quite possible to manipulate public opinion quite easily these days. Turning an enemy into
by markdown 8y ago
> Taiwan is not going to revert voluntarily.
Russia proved that it's quite possible to manipulate public opinion quite easily these days. Turning an enemy into an ally isn't all that hard with sustained propaganda and by supporting friendly politicians.
- arthurofbabylon 8y agoContextually, I’m not sure how well the lessons of Crimea would apply to Taiwan. Taiwan is often considered to be the most fiercely democratic country in the world. Edit: ahh - I understand - US sentiment in ‘16 election was your example, not the Crimea.
- BerislavLopac 8y ago> Taiwan is often considered to be the most fiercely democratic country in the world. So was the UK.
- pjc50 8y agoNah, that was propaganda. We've always had an unelected upper house (!), non-proportional elections, quasi-banned parties (SF) and so on. "Most fiercely democratic country" is probably Switzerland.
- yellowapple 8y agoBy whom? I'm no expert in British government, but last I checked it's a monarchy with a parliament, the "Lords" of which having been indirectly appointed by that same monarch (by way of the Prime Minister). That ain't exactly a new development, either.
- zer71856 8y agoIntermarriage between Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese accounts for 70% of all international marriage in Taiwan. Add to all the business that is done between the countries and how many of the top Taiwanese students are choosing to go China for college, it's only a matter of time that China will start to have a higher prestige. Even amount my network, the best programmers and engineers have all moved to China to for work. The pay is easily 3-5x more.