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BackThe Kuomintang dug out Shen Boyang's old article and accused him of supporting drugs. Jiang Wanan's follow-up article was criticized by hundreds of thousands of comments.
The Kuomintang dug out Shen Boyang's old article and accused him of supporting drugs. Jiang Wanan's follow-up article was criticized by hundreds of thousands of comments.
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The Kuomintang dug out Shen Boyang's old article and accused him of supporting drugs. Jiang Wanan's follow-up article was criticized by hundreds of thousands of comments.

Lan Ying quoted Shen Boyang's 2014 drug prevention article out of context, and Jiang Wanan's article questioned it, but netizens found out that he had mentioned the US-SA winter plan in the past, which caused a big upset.

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  • The Kuomintang uncovered Shen Boyang's drug prevention articles from more than 10 years ago, quoted them out of context and accused him of supporting drugs.
  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, who was seeking re-election, followed up with a critical post.
  • As a result, the post flooded with more than 480,000 comments and was a one-sided criticism.

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Why It Matters

The Kuomintang uncovered Shen Boyang's drug prevention article published in 2014 and accused him of advocating condoning drug abuse and distributing needles, triggering political and online debates.

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The Kuomintang dug out an article on drug prevention and control written by DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang more than 10 years ago and quoted it out of context, accusing Shen Boyang of "condoning drug use" and "supporting drugs." Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, who is seeking re-election, followed suit and posted an attack on Shen Boyang on Facebook for the first time. The result was a huge upset. So far, the post has received more than 480,000 comments. However, many die-hard supporters of Blue and White saw the overwhelming denunciation of Jiang Wanan at the bottom of the post, and began to falsely accuse these messages of being operated by the Green Camp cyber army. They choked, "Blue Bird Toad spends so much money to fight a war that cannot be won with manpower. How stupid!"

Lanying recently uncovered Shen Boyang's 2014 article on drug prevention and control published in "Think Forum". In the article, Shen Boyang discussed drug policy from a criminological perspective, pointed out that "drugs" in English includes both drugs and narcotics, and called on the public to break the stereotype of addicts. The stereotype of simply being a "criminal" advocated that drug addiction should be regarded as a "disease" and addicts as "patients" in need of medical assistance. As a result, the blue camp twisted it into Shen Boyang's assertion that "drugs and medicines can be equated" in an attempt to downplay the harm of drugs.

In addition, Shen Boyang mentioned in that article the long-standing international "Harm Reduction Program". This approach refers to establishing contact points in the community and providing "clean needles" to prevent the outbreak of infectious diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis among addicts. It also takes this opportunity to guide addicts into the medical system to receive "Methadone". "Alternative Therapy", but Lanying took it out of context and discredited Shen Boyang's idea of generously distributing drugs and needles to drug users in the community.

Ironically, when Jiang Wanan served as a legislator in 2021, he personally proposed a plan to promote "methadol substitution therapy for the treatment of heroin addiction." The case advocated that the government should optimize the drug addiction treatment environment, reduce social stigma, and requested the expansion of relevant medical and treatment resources to make it more convenient and more willing for addicts to go to medical institutions to receive methadol substitution therapy. In addition, the Taipei City Government has been providing clean needles for a long time and has been doing so for more than 20 years. Currently, there are 37 health education consultation stations, 19 automatic needle service machines (vending machines), and 32 needle recycling bins.

But now Jiang Wanan gave his past self a slap in the face. He posted a post on Facebook last night criticizing Shen Boyang, "Do communities in Taipei City allow the provision of drugs and needles for drug users to use? What kind of drugs that require needles should be provided? If there is such a community, it can be placed in Where? Can the public accept it? ... Don’t use the Methadon plan to hide it: Medical units are different from community centers and private institutions; Committee member Shen Boyang should face up to his own opinions and not leave fear and doubt to the public. "

As soon as the post came out, it went viral, and a large number of netizens criticized it. More than 20 hours later, it has accumulated more than 481,000 comments, and even broke the Guinness World Record for the most comments in a single day. Although the bottom line of Jiang Wanan’s post was full of criticism, many die-hard blue and white fans still disagreed. “You can tell at a glance that they are all cyber warriors.”, “It’s either machines or some bluebirds and toads. It’s really stupid to spend so much money to fight an unwinnable war with manpower!”, “Let them continue to dream, and we will kill them on 11/28.” Wake up hard and recreate the glory of the big recall competition." "These accounts are all paid to do things. After the election, they became quiet, just like the time of the big recall." "The number proves that there are so many cyber warriors. It's so funny." "It seems that the budget is not enough!"

Just like that, another battlefield has opened on the Internet, and other netizens have spoken out to refute, "How stupid would you be to think that 300,000 yuan is a cyber army now? Do you know how much money the cyber army can earn in such a short period of time?", "When I opened the message, I found that many of my friends have left messages. They are all real people.", "I also want to receive feed money, Lanbai, do you want to give it to me?", "Can you go to the next one in person? To start with, it’s really about real people. I am in the medical field. It’s no different from a class reunion here. Oh, it’s not a class reunion, it’s a teacher’s appreciation banquet, because even the teachers are involved.”, “Well, they are all Internet warriors. Jiang Wanan is super stable, so you can go out with peace of mind on the day of the voting.”, “I also left a message saying that Blue and White of the Cyber Army will pay me?”, “Tell me where you can get money.”

Open Questions

  • Will Jiang Wanan’s team provide further clarification on the controversy surrounding the post?

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