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Worshiping the Taiwanese Divinities

All articles shown in this category are translated by Leo Wang, member of Tati Youth Volunteer Corps, directly from the book, Taiwanese People Worshiping the Taiwanese Divinities, Rejecting to be a Rootless People by Dr. Yang Hsu-Tung, Chairman of Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation.

After the Red Tide, Let's Discuss a Prescription For It

The current social unrests caused by Taiwan’s “red guards” (Red Shirt Armies) originate from KMT old guards’ faction pouncing back.  They want indulge in the old status quo as well as the unrighteous and unjustified spoils derived from such ancient regime.  Their distrusting of Taiwanese people is simply the voodoo of one-party national education based on the Greater China chauvinism.  The deficiency of education about democracy in Taiwan also aggravates this cohort’s apprehensive and panic state of mind.

My personal analysis on pathology of Taiwan’s current situation from the medical professional’s viewpoint:

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Newsflash


Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming, third left in front row, and other DPP lawmakers hold a press conference in the legislature yesterday in which they called on President Ma Ying-jeou to let former president Chen Shui-bian out of prison for psychiatric treatment.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

Saying that jailed former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) has severe depression, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) yesterday recommended that Chen be transferred to a hospital with a specialized psychiatric department for further treatment.

Chou Yuan-hua (周元華), a psychiatrist at the hospital, told a press conference held jointly with Taipei Prison to explain Chen’s medical situation that Chen has severe depression and anxiety, and that many depression sufferers can also have physical symptoms such as headaches and chest tightness.