Sunday, July 10, 2011

'Pro-ROC' blogger bashes Tsai and the DPP

A few months ago, I published a response to an article on Free Taiwan, a clearly pro-KMT, anti-DPP blog that claimed to be "an independent blog" and now describes itself as "pro-Republic of China." The author of the article that accuses the DPP of being racist claims that the pro-independence party favors the Hoklo people over other ethnic groups

Just a few hours ago, this very same blogger posted a new article regarding racism, yet again. This time, though, he does not focus on "Hoklo chauvinism" but the Taiwanese identity as a whole. However, I feel the need to publish something that illustrates the fact that Free Taiwan is not a credible blog at all. The author and I exchanged a few emails and here is one that is sent to me, regarding my claim that most people in Taiwan, if not all, have aboriginal blood, dating back to January 4:

And here you are incorrect: 

1. What about the 15% Waishengren?
2. How come the aboriginal people did not completely dissolve into a common Taiwanese identity?
3. How come in the early 20th Century (!) the US Consul on Formosa reports on aboriginals being slaughtered for their meat by Han settlers? Would you eat your aunt or cousin?

Chinese is both blood and citizenship, as R.O.C. citizenship (same goes for PRC citizenship) is passed on generation by generation but not birth within China. Obviously someone whose ancestry is of any Chinese province can still be considered Chinese - he is simply not a member of any Chinese state (be it R.O.C. or PRC). Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy have similar concepts.
Here, his third point (highlighted) clearly implies that he genuinely believes that Han cannibalism could be justified if only aboriginals were being eaten. It should be noted that we were, ironically, discussing the issue of racism in Taiwan, until he completely changed the subject.

In his new article, he talks about social values and democratic progress. It is mildly difficult to believe that he understands what those things are when he clearly has some skewed view of what racism is. It is poorly written and barely contains any arguments to back up the claim that Tsai and the DPP use any sort of "racist rhetoric."