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Back|The Blue Committee issued a joint statement and accused Shen Boyang of using drugs. Internet acid: What could you smoke to make you look like this?
The Blue Committee issued a joint statement and accused Shen Boyang of using drugs. Internet acid: What could you smoke to make you look like this?
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自由时报·2 hours ago·Politics·2 min read·🇨🇳China·

The Blue Committee issued a joint statement and accused Shen Boyang of using drugs. Internet acid: What could you smoke to make you look like this?

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  • Kuomintang legislator Wang Hongwei and five other people issued the "Taiwan Anti-Drug Joint Statement", accusing DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of advocating "providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers" in the past.
  • Medical professionals pointed out that this was taken out of context and misleading, and that methadone is a medical alternative therapy.
  • After the statement was released, it was heavily criticized by netizens for spreading rumors and smearing.

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Why It Matters

The Kuomintang recently uncovered Shen Boyang's past articles on drug prevention and quoted them out of context to say that he supported providing drugs to drug users in community centers. Medical professionals pointed out that this was misleading and that methadone is a medical alternative therapy, not a drug.

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The Kuomintang recently dug out past articles related to drug control by Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, and used them out of context to smear him for "condoning drug use" and "supporting the decriminalization of drugs." Many medical professionals jumped out to slap and criticize the issue, but the Blue Camp still insisted on attacking this issue. On the afternoon of the 6th, the Blue Camp jointly issued an "anti-drug statement", which was immediately criticized by netizens.

Kuomintang legislators Wang Hongwei, Li Yanxiu, Luo Zhiqiang, Xu Qiaoxin and Lai Shibao issued the "Taiwan Anti-drug Joint Statement" and shouted, "The Taiwanese people will never accept Shen Boyang's proposal of 'providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers'! We also need to sincerely and tirelessly plead for Taipei citizens and the people of Taiwan, calling on Shen Boyang to admit his mistake and promise not to 'provide drugs to drug addicts in community centers.'"

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"'Providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers' was not said by anyone else, but by Shen Boyang himself. Shen Boyang does not need to use methadol to divert the focus. In Taiwan, no one is opposed to methadol therapy. Methadol is taken orally in medical institutions under the care of medical personnel as an alternative to detoxification. It is a medical behavior. It is definitely not what Shen Boyang advocates of 'providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers'."

"Shen Boyang advocated in 2014 that "drugs should be provided to drug users in community centers." Although this statement is scary. But we have also heard some people say that that was ten years ago, why bother? Yes, the proposition ten years ago is not impossible to change. But now, the most terrifying thing is that today's Shen Boyang has not admitted his mistake. I still think that his idea of "providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers" was not wrong. In other words, "providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers" has become Shen Boyang's political opinion. So, of course, we must stand up and plead for the people of Taipei and Taiwan!"

The statement repeatedly emphasized that "drugs are provided to drug addicts in community centers", which is obviously an attempt to instill wrong information into voters who are usually less concerned with politics, and to insist on labeling Shen Boyang. As soon as the statement came out, a large number of netizens immediately criticized, "What do you need to smoke to become like you?", "Don't your family and children think you are embarrassed?", "What did you do? Please let me know", "Don't make it so difficult." Look, you keep washing some people who don't care about politics with wrong information. I think you are really disgusting." "We are the only ones who have to worry about drug addicts becoming like you?"

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What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The KMT will continue to use drug issues as an election strategy to attack Shen Boyang

    Likely · Within weeks

  • Netizens’ misleading accusations against the KMT will continue to ferment and may spread to other social platforms

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • ?Has Shen Boyang ever publicly advocated providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers?
  • ?Did the Kuomintang specifically quote any article or speech by Shen Boyang?
  • ?Will the statement affect public opinion in the Taipei mayoral election?

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  • Kuomintang legislator Wang Hongwei and five other people issued the "Taiwan Anti-Drug Joint Statement", accusing DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of advocating "providing drugs to drug addicts in community centers" in the past.
  • Medical professionals pointed out that this was taken out of context and misleading, and that methadone is a medical alternative therapy.
  • After the statement was released, it was heavily criticized by netizens for spreading rumors and smearing.

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