Today, let's reveal the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" version of the 2024 Taiwan election. Don't worry, I'm not here to add fuel to the vinegar of political analysts, but to gossip experts in the entertainment industry, bringing you a gossip drama about the election campaign.
In 2024, Taiwan's general election will come to an end, and the blue, green and white tripartite battle will be fierce, each finding its own "way out", and the entire election campaign will be like a group of heroes competing in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". However, the highlight of the story is not between these generals, but a seemingly unnoticeable emerging force - the People's Party. They have given this election campaign an unusual touch of color, and have become the most eye-catching characters in the whole story.
First of all, the DPP successfully defended the position of "bandit chief", this news is like the announcement of the results in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but the details are the most attractive. In the "Legislative Yuan," the Kuomintang had one more chair than the Democratic Progressive Party, and the seemingly victorious Kuomintang was disrupted by two non-party chairs with blue light, which was quite an exciting political episode.
And the People's Party, whose performance in this election was like the Yellow Turban Army in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", broke into this political drama and added a lot of color to the entire political stage. Not only did they successfully get the "presidential subsidy" and the "political party subsidy," but even the "Legislative Yuan" won eight chairs, becoming the "key minority" in this political drama. Does this remind you of the scene in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" where the mysterious forces quietly rose and changed the direction of the whole story?
And in this political drama, we see that the performance of the People's Party is more eye-catching, especially their success in attracting Generation Z Taiwanese youth. These young people have expressed strong dissatisfaction with the stale selfishness and corruption of the two major parties, and they are determined to change the status quo of politics just like the new forces in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Low-cost political mobilization with a keyboard is simply a modern version of the rise of heroes in historical dramas.
Looking back at history, we find that in the past "Sunflower Movement", young people stood at the center of the political arena and became the center of attention. However, as time went on, the tide faded, leaving behind a mess of chicken feathers. This is quite similar to the lonely ending of the heroes in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" after their rise.
Comparing the history of Taiwanese politics, we can find some similar examples, such as the People First Party. After influencing this former political force for a period of time, it disappeared due to the passage of time, leaving only the legend of "Youyu every year". However, the future of the People's Party seems to be brighter than that of the People First Party, as they are just in time for the historical opportunity of the "generational change".
However, there is a saying in the entertainment industry called "360 lines, the line is the champion", and the same is true in the political arena. First, the oligarchic iron law of a political party may weaken its democratic institutions, and the ideology and behavior of the party as a whole may tend to be conservative. This is like the oligarchy in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", as the scale of the organization expands, the core gradually moves away from the masses, making the whole party ossified.
Second, young voters are more volatile, and their support is highly rewarding but unstable for political parties. The lesson of Han Kuo-yu is still fresh in my mind, and if the People's Party wants to maintain the support of young people, it must always keep an eye on its image and avoid unnecessary controversy. It's like in the entertainment industry, once the image of celebrities is damaged, it may lead to a plummeting career.
In the end, just like a new idol in the entertainment industry, although Ke Wenzhe has brought success to the People's Party, he is a mortal after all, and he can't escape earthly fates such as birth, old age, sickness and death. It's like the transformation of an idol, once Ko is no longer the protagonist in the political arena, the People's Party will face a huge challenge and will need to train a new leader to take his place.
Okay, gossip fans, that's all for today's gossip. This "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Taiwan's political arena is really tortuous and bizarre, and whether the People's Party will be able to leave a strong mark in the long river of history remains to be tested by time. Let's wait and see what surprises the next episode of this political drama will have!