#27: 謝長廷:台灣..獨立的國家; 評地下電台>Need direct democracy. Switzerland. Hsieh: Taiwan is an independent nation. 07.7.24=2 8pm.

'謝長廷:--台灣是一個獨立的國家'
'Mutualism As a Strategy to Peace and Stability—A Strategic Perspective':
http://www.taiwanus.net/
http://www.taiwanus.net/news/show.php?id=13797

Speech by Frank Chang-ting Hsieh
at the National Press Club
Washington, DC July 23, 2007


"" My party, the DPP, believes that Taiwan is a sovereign independent state. We have fought long and hard to create a democratic system in Taiwan. A system that guarantees the Taiwanese people an opportunity for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness just like the American people do. Our democratic system also ensures that the Taiwanese people are endowed with the right to determine their own future. Today, this system is under threat. There is a real danger that the status quo could be upset, both by China’s efforts to eliminate our existence as a country and the opposition party KMT’s miscalculation and mismanagement of its policy toward China. That’s why we, the DPP, must focus on national security, for we believe that it is a matter of survival for Taiwan. Without national security,nothing else matters.If we can not protect the free and democratic way of our lives, all of the wonderful things will mean nothing.

Mutualism
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Cross Strait Relations
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Domestic politics
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Taiwan-US relations
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Conclusion

Taiwan and the US share many common values and interests. But Taiwan is a new democracy facing the challenge of survival in the international society. I am proud to have personally and directly contributed to Taiwan’s democratization process and helped write a wonderful page in the history of Taiwan. I have strong conviction to protect my people and defend my country. I have presented a concept of mutualism as my philosophy for dealing with our national security challenges. Consistent with this philosophy, I have defined this visit as “a trip of love and trust.” This is the spirit I bring to Washington, and hope that trust and confidence can be further strengthened through increased mutual understanding. ""

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'評地下電台 > We need direct democracy #1000'

"" [Tsai 07.7.24=2 #1] "就像古時希臘雅典民主政治腐敗產生「眾愚政治」的盛行。怎能期待安居樂業？" It seems to me any continental nation could not be a true democracy. For example, even the USA, whose "Democracy has its roots in Ancient Athens", and whose "Ideals on democracy have their roots in the Ancient Athenian Acropolis, the hallowed meeting place for the Assembly" The basic problem is the size: "One of the limitations of the system invovled the Assembly where each male citizen of Athens could speak, regardless of his station." Compared to the Swiss local self-rule within the loose EU, even the famous New England towns meetings, I'm afraid are restricted by the US framework, so some sessession movement continue. And, still from the same source: " Is America a Democracy? You can decide if a government that has hidden departments of assassins who have successfully directed their weapons of terror against its leaders and citizens is a democracy. " From:
http://www.politicsusaweb.com/

Now, how did the ancients deal with CORRUPTION? For them, "Democracy meant that the demos (the people) governed the state directly, controlling affairs through such institutions as jury courts and mass assembly meetings, in which all citizens were eligible to take part, as well as through numerous elected or allotted posts, each held for a brief term only. The political ideals of freedom and equality animated demokratia.":
http://tinyurl.com/ypvgf2

Taiwan is small islands, not a continent, susrsrounded by seas, just like the ancient Greece or the Great Britain. Because of our short and tragic history, we don't want to murder. We need direct democracy. "Switzerland provides the strongest example of modern direct democracy":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy
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----- Original Message ----From: 趙世安 .jp>
To: .ad.jp
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:12:38 PM
Subject: 評地下電台

民主政治放任病﹔假借自由民主体制，其实為了個人政治權力狂慾奔走。社會自然呈現民主墮落形態的無法無天狀態，拿不出實實在在政策理念的政治家，既沒有定見、又無節操，只會煽動民眾、關說從中取利，就像古時希臘雅典民主政治腐敗產生「眾愚政治」的盛行。怎能期待安居樂業？

「非法坐牢、違法嚴懲」
有執照的合法電視臺若有違法行為就應要依法嚴懲。
至若沒有執照的地下電台、不管其報導是否合乎標準，正如密医開業、那是向公權力挑戰、就應取締逮捕送交司法審判入獄服刑、再犯重罪。
那有法治国家却容非法地下電台存在，那麽警察、檢察官、法官不正是放任民主政治的主凶嗎？""

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Swiss democracy:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese376.html

'Fine Dining', by Charley Reese

"" Some years ago, I had occasion to have dinner as the guest of the minister of defense in Switzerland. It was the one and only time I ever experienced the fancy life we often see in the movies.

The dinner was held in a 300-year-old mansion in Berne. There was one servant for every two guests, and we were served one of those many-course meals on fine china and silver. Then we retired to the library for cigars and brandy.

Earlier on that trip, I was treated to a James Bond type of experience. We drove up a mountain in the minister's Mercedes-Benz, through a gate guarded by men with submachine guns and into the side of a mountain. The door looked like a gigantic bank vault. It was designed to withstand a nuclear blast.

Inside were miles and miles of tunnels. There were stored artillery shells, bombs, spare tank engines, spare airplane engines, medical supplies and other accouterments of war. Some Americans who've never visited Switzerland might not understand that the country is neutral but it is not pacifist. In fact, it is the opposite of pacifist.

At that time at least, there were built-in tank traps and explosives in the main highways, and built-in explosives in the tunnels and dams. There were people in the Swiss Armed Forces whose job it was to detonate those explosives in the event of war.

The Swiss called their defense policy "dissuasion." The country is too small to deter an attack by a major power, but the Swiss recognized that they could dissuade somebody from attacking by making the invasion too costly and by destroying their own country in the process. Who would want to pay a high price to conquer a pile of rubble that blocked all of the passes?

Applying the same logic, the Swiss recognized that there was no room for evacuation, so they decided on a policy of vertical evacuation. Shelter space was provided for every occupant of every building, including schools. Thirty (at that time) fully equipped hospitals were underground in blast-proof shelters. Citizens were required to have a fallout shelter in their home and a two-week supply of food and water. Private developers who built apartments or hotels were required to provide shelter space in the basement for the buildings' populations.

All males were required to serve in the military, and all females were required to attend an extensive course in civil defense. There were no exceptions. The police, politicians, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and everyone else all served.

It was a reserve system, and you were paid only for the days you were on active duty. There was no pension or benefits. Once off active duty, you were expected to take care of yourself. If you were an officer, you were expected to use your civilian secretary, at no pay, to help with your army duties. Pharmaceutical corporations were required to supply drugs, which were paid for only if actually used. Careful records were kept, and before the drugs expired, the pharmaceuticals had to exchange them for fresh ones.

I assume that the same system is still in place. It is the most sensible system I've ever seen. They consider defense the common duty of everyone, and so designed a system where no one gets rich at public expense and no one gets a free ride.

Does dissuasion work? It did in World War II. The Nazis thought about invading, the Swiss mobilized, and the Nazis decided against it. There is a story – probably not true – that a German officer observed to a Swiss officer that they had twice as many soldiers as the Swiss. "In that case," replied the Swiss, "our boys will just have to shoot twice." ""

July 13, 2007
© 2007 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Global democracy?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski186.html

'It’s What Bush Craves!' by Karen Kwiatkowski

"We observe the modern American political theme – global democracy, global freedom, global security, global planning – from afar, as if on a big screen, framed and shaped for our consumption, neat. "
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