Between a ROC and a Hard Place - Part 2
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Aug 3, 2021 • 48M
Between a ROC and a Hard Place - Part 2
We learn about the history of Taiwan
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Robert Granniss
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Today, we have Taiwanese rapper Xiangxu here to talk to us about the past 100 years of Taiwanese history in our part 2.
1:15 - KMT activities in the USA
2:39 - Taipei Credit Affair
5:48 - Origins of the DPP
8:50 - Rise of separatism
13:30 - Provincial Government of Taiwan
16:49 - 1996 Elections in Taiwan
28:00 - Identity Issues in Taiwan
30:27 - 2004 Elections
35:03 - KMT vs DPP on the Youth
38:36 - Sunflower movement
40:00 - Taiwan Today
Between a ROC and a Hard Place - Part 2
In an open democratic society (not least compared to China), identity politics is fluid and shifting, and people are free to make their decisions in a transparent election, isn’t it? Or in the mind of the guest speaker, “the people” are mindless swarm of subjects who were unable to understand all the nuances, clean slates waiting to be manipulated by the propaganda? Or do you think there is a significant difference between the authoritarian and democratic regimes in the ways propaganda is conveyed and seeped into the society?