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A democratic society should be a bustling marketplace of voices, where opinions are as varied as goods on display for choice. But sometimes, this market quietly changes; vendors disappear one by one, leaving only a single voice echoing. This change doesn't happen overnight, just as history tells us—the arrival of totalitarianism is always lurking in the cracks of daily life before people perceive it.
The article criticizes the 2019 'Anti-Red Media, Anti-Nikkei' (Anti-Want Want China) protest movement, deeming its logic absurd and its nature a matter of political manipulation. The author points out that 'Green Elderships' have virtually devoured almost all news channels, yet Green-camp supporters (Green-brains) only see CTI (Chung T'ien). The author questions the irony of protesters holding banners for 'seeking freedom of the press and opposing lies and fabrication' while only targeting CTI and ignoring the bias of other news stations, calling it 'the biggest joke under Taiwan's sky.' The author believes the essence of this activity is to aid Tsai Ing-wen's campaign by attacking Han Kuo-yu and questions the danger of the government defining 'fake news.' The article expresses concern that if CTI is shut down, there will be no media left to reveal the truth about the government, likening this political behavior to the essence of 'religious money-grubbing.'
Recently, Facebook has been flooded with media professionals protesting the Want Want Broadband acquisition of China Network Systems (CNS). The controversy has escalated due to the alleged 'hired protester' incident involving a certain scholar, drawing students into the crowds. Critics argue that the merger will create a media behemoth (controlling 12 TV channels and 11 cable systems), threatening freedom of speech and creating a media monopoly in the Republic of China (R.O.C.).