A critique of the controversies surrounding the 2017 Summer Universiade opening ceremony in Taipei. The author argues that characterizing anti-pension reform protests as an 'international disgrace' lacks global perspective. Instead, the real disgrace lies in the broken promise to host the games in the Taipei Dome, which remains in a state of construction limbo under the Ko Wen-je administration. The piece satirizes the perceived forgetfulness of the Taiwanese public and draws parallels between broken international promises and domestic pension reforms.
This article comments on the 2017 pension reform protesters disrupting the Universiade and preventing several countries' athletes from entering the venue. The author questions whether the media (United Daily News) exaggerates President Tsai Ing-wen's 'furious' reaction and compares it to Ma Ying-jeou's 'refined' response during the Sunflower Movement, sarcastically noting that Tsai seems to be 'furious' every three to five days since taking office. The article also criticizes Taiwan's national security response capability in counter-terrorism and suggests its security measures would be inadequate against real terrorist threats.
The article comments on the incident where anti-pension reform groups blocked athletes from entering the opening ceremony of the 2017 Taipei Summer Universiade. It criticizes the 'cheap justice' and hypocrisy of the internet community. The author argues that this incident was less severe than the Sunflower Movement's occupation of the Legislative Yuan and Executive Yuan years ago, questioning why those who shouted 'When dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty' now refuse to allow military, public, and teaching personnel to protest. The author accuses netizens of bullying these professionals out of resentment and incompetence, highlighting a double standard compared to their treatment of China Airlines flight attendants' strikes and ignoring more intense protests at major international events abroad.