It’s time to vote, people!
Yes, leave your reason and logic at the door; it’s election-time in Taiwan. What does that mean? Tanks. Tanks and LEDs!
Cruisin’ for a bruisin’.
Underlighting.
But wait a second! Haven’t we seen these before? 2004? 2006?
Shilin, 2004
This seems … familiar … except updated with LEDs. What next? LCD screens all over it? I should not joke.
Good luck, America!
What better for your Taiwanese political stomach problems?!
“If you have troubles stomaching Taiwanese politics, perhaps you should try KMT tablets!”
For all the problems with Taiwanese democracy, it is quite the most vibrant and passionate group of voters I have ever encountered. Perhaps we just need to give them time to adjust and develop a healthy dollop of voter apathy, but for the moment they are resplendant in their suits communally shouting ‘down with this sort of thing!’ or ‘don’t stop doing this sort of thing!’ at the top of their lungs.
As horrified as I am at seeing a small truck dressed up as a tank – or rather, horrified that someone would deem this appropriate for a political campaign – it is pretty cool. I even saw one of the candidate’s posters the other day where the guy was holding a baseball bat, ready to strike. Amazing.
“YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS TO VOTE”
I forgot to post much about the huge political protests aimed at Chen ShuiBien (the President) over the past few months, but this was perhaps the most impressive image of all that I saw. The people have spoken.
Taiwanese politics is usually better known internationally for its petty fist fights in parliment, but this week saw the Legislative Yuan voted in (I understand it as the equivalent of the Senate in the US). Michael wrote a much better piece on the subject and spent time taking lots of photos. Therefore, I will point you towards his site instead! Enjoy.
Another week, another fist fight
Electioneering, Taiwan-style