"Free to Talk", can the old drama of tragedy and hatred save Jiang Wanan's election?

◎ Burnt-faced Spoonbill

After watching the entire inaugural meeting of Jiang Wanan's presidential campaign, if you just listen to the background music, the content of the speeches, the host's pronunciation and the way he shouted slogans, you will think that you have traveled back to a rally 30 years ago.

Continuously stacking various hateful language, paired with tragic sound effects like Jing Ke stabbing Qin, told the audience that there was an evil devil who was attacking their kind "good boys" with all possible means.

Sounding the clarion call for counterattack: mobilization techniques that have remained unchanged for 30 years

Jiang Wanan’s inaugural meeting on October 26. If you just listen to the background music, the content of his speech, the host’s pronunciation and the way he shouts slogans, you will think that you have traveled back to a rally 30 years ago. When the nannies of the blue camp gradually filled up their emotions, Jiang Wanan came on stage to cheer up and shouted that he would "blow the horn of counterattack", allowing the supporters to obtain the highest emotional satisfaction.

This tragic drama, which has been performed for 30 years, reflects that elections are never purely rational actions, and emotions are the key to catalyzing voting.

In particular, "hate" is a quick-acting agent that unites supporters and calls for action; people may not necessarily have the same preferences and identities, but they will come together because of their hatred of the common enemy.

Chiang Wanan wants to strengthen the evil image of his opponent and dilute the distrust of his supporters; he wants to set the tone of this election campaign to defeat the evil devil instead of building a better Taipei; he wants the blue camp base to return out of hatred instead of convincing other voters through rational arguments.

Elections should not be about hatred, we should look forward to a better life

With one month to go until the election, the Kuomintang will continue to strengthen Shen Boyang's image as the "evil green camp devil", and then package Jiang Wanan's mediocrity and incompetence into "too honest and kind."

Perhaps at the last moment, Jiang Wanan will appear again with his wife and children. He may cry on the stage, or even make a shocking kneel, so that the supporters of the blue camp who originally did not intend to vote will be "forced" to vote, thereby urging the votes that may influence the election.

However, Taiwan has experienced countless "bloody, tearful, and hateful" votes, so many people have gradually become indifferent to politics.

We all hope that this unhealthy voting method will stop in our generation; we all hope that the next generation will be willing to care about politics and participate in elections because they are full of imagination and expectations for a better life.

Politics will not always be filled with sadness and hatred. Elections can also contain a lot of joy and expectations. The real meaning of the election is to give this land a better future, rather than to allow ourselves to be trapped in hatred again and again.

The Kuomintang will continue to strengthen Shen Boyang's image as the "evil green camp devil", and then package Jiang Wanan's mediocrity and incompetence into "too honest and kind."