tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post715631779241922834..comments2023-10-26T22:53:59.503+08:00Comments on The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato: Fear not the great ‘brainwashing’J. Michael Cole 寇謐將http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125612369359079447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post-12140231926654748782012-07-07T03:48:29.259+08:002012-07-07T03:48:29.259+08:00Thanks for your comments, Christine. I see your po...Thanks for your comments, Christine. I see your point, but it should also be noted that several thousand people have protested at Beijing's efforts to impose Mandarin in schools to replace Cantonese. Language is part of one's identity and many Hong Kongese are very unhappy with this.<br /><br />See also: <br />http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/07/02/2003536771<br /><br />You write: "When people are busy coping with everyday life, abstract ideas (such as identity) will be marginalized."<br /><br />While this may be true, the marginalization of abstract ideas does not necessarily translate into people's willingness to compromise who they are; it simply means that they are focusing their energy on more immediate concerns.J. Michael Cole 寇謐將https://www.blogger.com/profile/12125612369359079447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post-84747544918734762752012-07-07T00:23:15.464+08:002012-07-07T00:23:15.464+08:00Michael:
CCP is doing the same thing in Hong Kong...Michael:<br /><br />CCP is doing the same thing in Hong Kong.<br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/hong-kongers-resist-pressure-to-identify-with-motherland/2012/06/28/gJQATAge8V_story.html<br /><br /> In my opinion, the KMT brain washing tactic still works to some degree esp to those who are older than 40 years old. Once I asked a friend not to call herself "Lau Chung" (old Chinese), since we are NOT Chinese. she innocently answered: we are Lau Chung, and people from Mainland are "Lau Kong" (Old Communist), I rest my case with her.<br /><br />One major concern of mine is the media in Taiwan, esp that of Want Want. group.<br /><br />The problem with the younger generation in Taiwan is that while they have strong identity toward Taiwan, they seem to have a hard time finding a decent job, let alone setting up the young families. When people are busy coping with everyday life, abstract ideas (such as identity) will be marginalized.Chrsitinenoreply@blogger.com