This is a commentary piece deeply criticizing the phenomenon of worshiping Japanese colonial-era engineer Yoichi Hatta in Taiwanese society. The core argument compares this worship to the political tactic used during the Qing Dynasty of elevating Guan Yu to belittle Yue Fei. It argues that the DPP 'deifies' Hatta to cover up the historical context of colonial exploitation and to dilute the KMT's contributions to Taiwan's infrastructure.
This article criticizes the current Taiwanese cultural circle's phenomenon of deliberately fixating the enlightenment of Taiwanese Literature and Taiwanese Culture in the 1920s as a form of self-castration. The author points out that this approach ignores the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the period between the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki and the 1920s, attempting to portray history before Japanization as barbaric. The article attributes this to a colonial adoration mentality stemming from unrealistic fantasies about the Japanese colonial era, contrasting it with South Korea's attitude towards Japan, questioning whether this group suffers from Stockholm Syndrome, and includes links to historical documents of Japanese massacres in Taiwan.