Jiang Wanan praised Luo Dayou! Lee Chung-hsien reveals that “two types of votes” may continue to be lost

In a recent exclusive interview with media personality Tang Xianglong, veteran musician Luo Dayou made shocking remarks, criticizing former President Tsai Ing-wen and other female politicians from the Democratic Progressive Party for not having children, and therefore not caring about Taiwan's next generation as much as those who have children. He also criticized President Lai Ching-te and Executive Premier Zhuo Yongtai for "not countersigning" the Legislative Yuan bill. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan praised Luo Dayou for being "inspiring." In this regard, National Cheng Kung University professor Li Zhongxian said that after seeing Jiang Wanan’s praise of Luo Dayou, “I think he will continue to lose votes from women and young people.”

Li Zhongxian posted on Facebook today that it is really confusing that the person who once wrote "The Master of the Future", "The Orphan of Asia", and "Song of the Dwarf" uses whether he has children to judge whether a person cares about the future. People with children may care more about education and society because of family ties, or they may sacrifice other people's opportunities for the benefit of their children. "Isn't this the reason why Jiang Wanan lost his vote in the first place?"

He said that behind this is a very ancient concept, which is to regard fertility as the continuation of life, as if leaving children and grandchildren can overcome the fate of human beings who will eventually die. But children are not copies of their parents, nor are they an extension of life. Genes can be inherited, but the meaning of life cannot be inherited. If children are used as a way to fight against death, it is easy to turn the existence of children into a tool to satisfy one's own wishes, and then draw the inference that "only those who have children really care about the future" cannot stand the test.

He bluntly said that people with children may care about education out of family affection, but they may also sacrifice the opportunities of others for the benefit of their own children. On the contrary, people without children may devote their lives to education, medical care, human rights or environmental protection, so that countless unrelated children can have a better future. To regard procreation as proof of moral responsibility is to mistake biological instinct for ethical value.

Talking about the nature of family and parent-childhood, Li Zhongxian pointed out that Taiwan has already rethought the meaning of family from the legalization of same-sex marriage to the opening up of joint adoption by same-sex couples. For example, the attitude of Mr. and Mrs. Shen Boyang in adopting children provides another understanding: there is no need to insist on copying genes. The fact that children can enter each other's lives and live together is a fate worth cherishing. He emphasized that the essence of the parent-child relationship should be love, responsibility and respect, not genes or favor, and children have no obligation to fulfill their parents’ unfinished ideals.

Li Zhongxian further believes that public responsibility should not depend on blood. A democratic society is worth preserving, not because future generations must live in it, but because everyone deserves freedom, equality and dignity. He recalled that after the Tiananmen Square incident, Luo Dayou wrote "Song of the Dwarf" to criticize totalitarianism. At that time, he seemed to understand that freedom did not belong to any specific group, but now he uses whether women have children to speculate on the degree of concern for the future. It is puzzling.

Finally, Li Zhongxian emphasized that truly respecting the next generation means accepting that they have the right to choose a life different from ours. The value of life does not lie in how many people are similar to you, but in whether you can give those who are different from you a chance to live freely.