Chen tells voters to bury nation's dictatorial past - TW

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DEMOCRATIC LEGACY: The president said a second term would prevent the nation's authoritarian forces from making a comeback and threatening reforms
By Lin Chieh-yu
STAFF REPORTER
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2004,Page 1

President Chen Shui-bian (???) said yesterday his winning a second term is essential if the nation is to complete its evolution from an authoritarian state to a democracy.

"If I am re-elected, Taiwan will be the first country among Asia's democracies to successfully defeat its ancien regime in its evolution from authoritarianism to democracy," Chen told the Taipei Times.

"In the three global waves of democratization, many countries, including ones in Asia, completed the transfer of political power, but these countries are either still mired in commotion or the original authoritarian conservative political parties and forces have made a comeback because the people could not put up with the pain of reforms," Chen said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/03/10/2003101850

Bury the KMT? No, send them back to China for trial!

[Lithos]

1. That's not going to happen

No matter how deplorable the KMT was, it is rapidly becoming a fixture of the past with those original members who made the migration in the late 40's dying of old age.

I think that Taiwan has definitely made great strides, though is not as close as Mr. Shui-bian states.

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[dArKeR]

2. It's going to happen! You've got to BELIEVE!

Also, 'migration' is an interesting word for 'defeated army, run to Formosa before we're taken prisoner or killed.'