Comments on: 228 Memorial Day in Taipei http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/ commentary on all things Taiwanese -- Taichung, Taiwan Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: yeng http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83814 yeng Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:08:47 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83814 looking forward to that,,, thank you and more power!!! looking forward to that,,, thank you and more power!!!

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83790 David Reid Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:07:17 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83790 yeng, one of my research topics this semester is racism and discrimination in Taiwan so I am sure I will have something to write about this in the next few months. Also if you go through the archives in the human rights category you will find a few articles about foreign workers. yeng, one of my research topics this semester is racism and discrimination in Taiwan so I am sure I will have something to write about this in the next few months. Also if you go through the archives in the human rights category you will find a few articles about foreign workers.

]]> By: yeng http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83789 yeng Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:21:33 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83789 how about writing something about foreign workers in taiwan??? just a thought,,,,i'm a filipina... thanks how about writing something about foreign workers in taiwan??? just a thought,,,,i’m a filipina… thanks

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83722 David Reid Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:53:24 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83722 Mark, it is not necessary to equate justice with vengeance or violence. If you go back to my post about <a href="http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/07/transitional-justice-and-taiwan/" rel="nofollow">transitional justice</a> I wrote: <blockquote>I think a key point is that transitional justice is not merely about seeking revenge or punishment for past wrongs. It also looks toward reconciliation, institutional reform and ensuring the wrongs of the past are not repeated.</blockquote>Another way to look at it is that justice is the foundation of peace. If a society is unjust then it will not be peaceful. The corollary of this is of course that justice must be achieved by peaceful means. Mark, it is not necessary to equate justice with vengeance or violence. If you go back to my post about transitional justice I wrote:

I think a key point is that transitional justice is not merely about seeking revenge or punishment for past wrongs. It also looks toward reconciliation, institutional reform and ensuring the wrongs of the past are not repeated.

Another way to look at it is that justice is the foundation of peace. If a society is unjust then it will not be peaceful. The corollary of this is of course that justice must be achieved by peaceful means.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83721 Mark Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:16:44 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83721 It was nice to get out and see everybody. I must have been the only one there not lugging a huge camera! <blockquote>No peace without justice. Never forget.</blockquote> I'm sure it isn't intentional, but this slogan sounds a little scary. Similar slogans have lead to thousands of years of violence and vendettas in the middle east. I'm not saying justice isn't important. It is. It's just that making it a prerequisite for <i>peace</i> inspires images of violence and terror. Maybe there's a way to phrase it that would remove those connotations. It was nice to get out and see everybody. I must have been the only one there not lugging a huge camera!

No peace without justice. Never forget.

I’m sure it isn’t intentional, but this slogan sounds a little scary. Similar slogans have lead to thousands of years of violence and vendettas in the middle east.

I’m not saying justice isn’t important. It is. It’s just that making it a prerequisite for peace inspires images of violence and terror. Maybe there’s a way to phrase it that would remove those connotations.

]]> By: cfimages http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83708 cfimages Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:10:47 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83708 According to the report in Taiwan News. <i>KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) grabbed local media headlines at the Chiayi memorial service when he said that the KMT leader during the time of the 228 Incident was corrupt and incompetent. Ma added that an apology and acknowledgement of wrongdoing would simply not be enough, saying that people must remember the 228 Incident so that mistakes are not repeated. Ma said that if he is elected as president, he would pen biographies about the victims of the 228 Incident and engage in relevant research.</i> <a href="http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=610468&lang=eng_news&cate_img=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics_TAIWAN" rel="nofollow">Ma-228</a> According to the report in Taiwan News.

KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) grabbed local media headlines at the Chiayi memorial service when he said that the KMT leader during the time of the 228 Incident was corrupt and incompetent.

Ma added that an apology and acknowledgement of wrongdoing would simply not be enough, saying that people must remember the 228 Incident so that mistakes are not repeated.

Ma said that if he is elected as president, he would pen biographies about the victims of the 228 Incident and engage in relevant research.

Ma-228

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83707 David Reid Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:27:33 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83707 Melody, please see me reply to Prince Roy's comment above. I might add that what Ma says is one thing. What the KMT does is another. Melody, please see me reply to Prince Roy’s comment above. I might add that what Ma says is one thing. What the KMT does is another.

]]> By: Melody http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83706 Melody Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:27:24 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83706 I don't think so. But if Ma Ying-jeou is selected President and cancel 228 as public holiday, I will think he is not suitable President. I don’t think so. But if Ma Ying-jeou is selected President and cancel 228 as public holiday, I will think he is not suitable President.

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83704 David Reid Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:21:07 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83704 Prince Roy, I am only speculating about the future of the 228 holiday. I personally hope the day will continue to be marked with a holiday regardless of who is in government. If Ma becomes President and maintains the 228 holiday then he will at least get a few words of praise from me. Prince Roy, I am only speculating about the future of the 228 holiday. I personally hope the day will continue to be marked with a holiday regardless of who is in government. If Ma becomes President and maintains the 228 holiday then he will at least get a few words of praise from me.

]]> By: Melody http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-83703 Melody Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:19:42 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/02/228-memorial-day-2008/#comment-83703 Dear David, why do you think that if Ma Ying-jeou is elected President then it is quite likely 228 will no longer be a public holiday in Taiwan? :-) Dear David, why do you think that if Ma Ying-jeou is elected President then it is quite likely 228 will no longer be a public holiday in Taiwan? :-)

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