Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party actively adopts a campaign strategy that crosses the stratosphere and "breaks the circle." His past statement about "politics is a choice based on overlapping ideas" has recently been hotly debated by netizens. He emphasized that there are no political parties with 100% overlapping ideas. He also emphasized that politicians have the responsibility to seek ideological intersections with opponents and minority groups. "Recognizing this matter will naturally reduce a lot of anger, make it less easy to create gods, and be less likely to be exploited."
Shen Boyang posted on Threads in early June 2024 that politics is about choosing the person or party that has the most overlap with your own ideas and order of ideas. Taking himself as an example, he said frankly that when it comes to private initiatives, there is about 80% overlap in ideas with the Democratic Progressive Party, so he will naturally choose to support it, as well as some small parties; there is only about 10% overlap with the Kuomintang, and most of them are projects with lower priorities; as for the People's Party, he bluntly said, "I can't calculate it because I'm not sure what its proposition is."
Shen Boyang emphasized that there cannot be 100% agreement in the political field. If the requirements are completely consistent, advocacy groups are more suitable. He saw many people reminding him not to create gods through sports. Indeed, politics is prone to cults. So he thinks a better way to put it is to remember that no matter how you support this politician or political party, he must have something that does not overlap with you. And your support is because "wanting him to do well" overlaps with you, so you shout loudly. But if you disagree, you have to show it.
Shen Boyang pointed out that street partners or online opponents may only have 40% or even 15% overlap in their ideas, but they can fight side by side on specific issues. "Whether or not to pursue a search is a personal choice, but politicians have a stronger responsibility to search for it. If you recognize this matter clearly, you will naturally reduce a lot of anger, make it less easy to create gods, and less likely to be exploited."
This post was recently resurfaced, and netizens left comments like, "He has been doing what he said, how could anyone say that he has changed his character on both sides?", "This is a good time to stay with friends for review", "You don't have to support someone who is 100% the same as you, but as long as most of the ideas are consistent with yours Yes, they are worthy of support. Recognize this fact." "Shen Boyang's articles a few years ago already explained all the things we will face in the future. There are no prophets or prophets, only experts and geniuses who have studied a certain field for a long time." "Don't vote because the 10 party has different ideas. It is to let 90 people with different ideas come to power." "Today I have a new feeling about the Puma article. As a politician, he has a strong responsibility to find and empathize with those few people who share the same ideas, and even people who would never meet at all. He has worked hard and we may not agree with what he is looking for, but he needs and has the responsibility to find it. Come on!"
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