Cast the democracy vandals outBy Liu Shih-ming 劉熙明The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) have disregarded procedural justice and disguised their attempt at a power grab as legislative reforms, which has sparked a public outcry. The protest has been called the Qingniao movement (bluebird movement, 青鳥運動), named after Qingdao E Road (青島東路) where the protest took place. Protestors in the Qingniao movement behaved in a peaceful and rational manner. Therefore, those who participated in the Qingniao movement should not be pessimistic. Taiwan’s next local elections are to be held in one-and-a-half years, which would allow eligible voters to teach these democracy vandals a lesson.

Source: Taipei Times May 28, 2024 16:47 UTC