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I have been following Taiwan politics on and off for the past three months since Han Kuo-yu came into power. My observation: 1. Mazu is big in Taiwan. 2. DPP

I have been following Taiwan politics on and off for the past three months since Han Kuo-yu came into power. My observation: 1. Mazu is big in Taiwan. 2. DPP didn't have any political achievement in the past three years. 3. Taiwan has been stagnated for the past two decades due to ideology politics. So yes Guo stands a (big?) chance.

Diederich 7y ago
> 1. Mazu is big in Taiwan. In your opinion, how much of an advantage is gained from the announcement being clearly aligned with Mazu? Thanks.
- EastToWest 7y ago
  I don't think it will be a deciding factor, but it is definitively a positive factor for Guo.
  - _underfl0w_ 7y ago
    What's stopping the other candidates from arbitrarily saying they heard a magic deity tell them the same thing?
    - EastToWest 7y ago
      Nothing stops them from doing that. On the other hand, candidates don't have to use the same strategy or excuse to gather support.
showjackyang 7y ago
being a Taiwanese, I feel (2) and (3) are actually the perception people have from exposure to China-originated fake news that intents to obscure current Taiwanese government's efforts. No doubt about (1)
- EastToWest 7y ago
  There is no point arguing with me -- I'm pretty sure you watch those politics talk shows. Branding all of them as "fake news" is not helpful. If you disagree, you'd better refute me with facts. Tell us what achievements (political, economical) DPP had in the past three years; show us the growth in the past two decades. (I learned the term 22k not too long ago)
  - showjackyang 7y ago
    Well... I really don't watch those and clarifying facts is always important. So here you go: This is the GDP for Taiwan is recent years, clearly an ascending trend: https://tradingeconomics.com/taiwan/gdp https://tradingeconomics.com/taiwan/gdp As for political achievements, things like (1)having a female president (2)openly supports LGBTQ rights (3)Taiwan's recognition from other like-minded democratic counties has never been stronger since 1979. If these are not political achievements, I don't know what is. As for 22k, low income for young generation is a real (global) issue, which DPP is fighting hard to solve. Having a pro-China, conservation populist figure like Gou is only going the worsen the problem of distribution of wealth.
mshockwave 7y ago
Please don't come up with such assertions, even Taiwanese don't know the exact answers for your statements mentioned above. Especially (2), it's like saying either parties in U.S. didn't do anything, which will raise a HUGE debate here on HN

Diederich 7y ago

> 1. Mazu is big in Taiwan. In your opinion, how much of an advantage is gained from the announcement being clearly aligned with Mazu? Thanks.

EastToWest 7y ago
I don't think it will be a deciding factor, but it is definitively a positive factor for Guo.
- _underfl0w_ 7y ago
  What's stopping the other candidates from arbitrarily saying they heard a magic deity tell them the same thing?
  - EastToWest 7y ago
    Nothing stops them from doing that. On the other hand, candidates don't have to use the same strategy or excuse to gather support.

showjackyang 7y ago

being a Taiwanese, I feel (2) and (3) are actually the perception people have from exposure to China-originated fake news that intents to obscure current Taiwanese government's efforts. No doubt about (1)

EastToWest 7y ago
There is no point arguing with me -- I'm pretty sure you watch those politics talk shows. Branding all of them as "fake news" is not helpful. If you disagree, you'd better refute me with facts. Tell us what achievements (political, economical) DPP had in the past three years; show us the growth in the past two decades. (I learned the term 22k not too long ago)
- showjackyang 7y ago
  Well... I really don't watch those and clarifying facts is always important. So here you go: This is the GDP for Taiwan is recent years, clearly an ascending trend: https://tradingeconomics.com/taiwan/gdp https://tradingeconomics.com/taiwan/gdp As for political achievements, things like (1)having a female president (2)openly supports LGBTQ rights (3)Taiwan's recognition from other like-minded democratic counties has never been stronger since 1979. If these are not political achievements, I don't know what is. As for 22k, low income for young generation is a real (global) issue, which DPP is fighting hard to solve. Having a pro-China, conservation populist figure like Gou is only going the worsen the problem of distribution of wealth.

mshockwave 7y ago

Please don't come up with such assertions, even Taiwanese don't know the exact answers for your statements mentioned above. Especially (2), it's like saying either parties in U.S. didn't do anything, which will raise a HUGE debate here on HN