[Talk] Presidential Election (from my blog)
Old wisdom has taught us that politics are not a good topic for
small talk. Being a student not so in to politics, I could not grasp
the severity of the problem... until now! Especially with the chaotic
Taiwan politics, you can see how it manipulates people. Take my mom for
example. She and my dad have always had different political stances,
but before, she would always ignore the issues and let my dad continue
on about his political views. But as Election Day came nearer, the
atmosphere at home grew tense. They seldom talked to each other, and
whenever they did it usually ended up in a quarrel. And since any
conversation may very well end up hostile, political talk-shows became
staple routine.
Personally, I do not object watching political talk-shows.
I acknowledge that politics is a very important part of life and these
shows do shed some light on what is really going on (behind all the
marketing gift-wrapping). But I find it interesting that some people
(including my mom) pick a political talk-show that is heavily biased
towards their own political preference. On the shows you can see the
publicist's sarcastic remarks on the counter party and the host does
not give "the enemy" opportunity to explain themselves. The result is
a show where two or three people yell at one, and that lone-ranger
gets cut-off whenever he tries to defend himself. I do not understand
the concept of such shows. Obviously people of the counterparty would
not tolerate such "nonsense;" therefore, I believe it is safe to say
that only members of that particular party is tuning in. But what
good would it do for collecting more votes if the viewing audience is
already your supporter? Or how does it contribute in clarifying the
truth when you do not allow the voice of the opposite? In my opinion,
this is no different from masturbation, where, essentially, YOU are the
only one happy. (Please forgive my vulgarity...) It does not contribute
in anything but strengthening the separation among people. But as I
said, my mom loves it, so....
The election ended last Saturday and we have selected our new
leader. I am happy to see that no riots have broken out and the results
have been thus far peaceful. And with the inauguration of our newly
elected president, maybe peace will fall in my family as well.
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