台灣立法院裡的特洛伊木馬—MC樂來台破防！

Ever since I, MC Le, moved to Taiwan, my assumptions and "filters" for this land have been getting shattered constantly.

Before I arrived, based on everything I followed online, I thought Taiwan had already "progressed" into the "one-party dictatorship" Ko Wen-je talks about.

But once I got here, I realized the streets are actually full of political billboards from all different parties, with candidates from rival camps sitting side-by-side.

I walk into a 7-11 to flip through the papers, and there\'92s none of that "uniform harmony" you\'92d expect from a dictatorship.

It\'92s just: roast this party, roast that party, criticize that one, and then move on to the next.

Sure, occasionally I find some comfort in articles praising our "Great, Glorious, and Correct" Communist Party.

But this scene really makes you wonder: Does "Ko-P" just not understand the definition of a "one-party dictatorship"?

Or has my Chinese reached a level so hopelessly regressive that I can't even read the room?

Hello everyone!

MC Le here.

Long time no "MKing" see.

Hope you\'92re all doing "MKing" well.

I recently hit a crossroads in my life.

I thought about going back to China, but then I realized I\'92m past the age where I can recklessly eat rat meat and drink fake beer.

But if I don\'92t go back, where should a top-tier talent like me\'97 who has mastered the world\'92s hardest language\'97 go to keep shining my light and "serving the people"?

Taiwan!

And yet, I\'92ve been here less than two months and the Legislative Yuan is already a mess.

- A Chinese national can be a Taiwan legislator?

- Your TPP is the one who nominated her!

- What a shameless party.

- How can a Chinese person be a legislator? - She has ROC citizenship!

Clearly, Taiwan is also suffering from a severe lack of rational, neutral, and absolutely objective voices like MC Le.

So, welcome to the premiere episode of LeR TV in Taiwan!

Lately, a TPP at-large legislator, Li Zhen-xiu, has stirred up a controversy that deserves our attention.

- Li Zhen-xiu is the first - Chinese spouse in Taiwan's history - to serve as an at-large legislator.

The core question the locals are asking is: Did she actually renounce her Chinese citizenship according to the law?

This seems like a simple question, but once anything enters the machinery of a democratic system, it becomes incredibly complicated.

Fortunately, the TPP\'92s current leading light\'97Huang Guo-chang\'97 has already stepped up to help us "common folk" simplify this complex issue.

- Let's look at the law as it stands.

- Under the current ROC constitutional order, - legally speaking,

- we don\'92t even recognize the People\'92s Republic of China.

- I believe that is the legal reality - within the framework - of the ROC Constitution.

To be honest, MC Le\'92s first reaction to that was...

HUH???

Does the PRC just stop existing because Taiwan law doesn't recognize it?

Does that mean those "re-education camps" in Xinjiang are actually just English cram schools opened by Taiwan?

But when you really think about it, the logic is the exact same as China refusing to acknowledge Taiwan's sovereignty.

As long as we stubbornly deny it, one day, we can use the power of our will to reshape reality.

Or as the kids say these days: "Manifesting."

"Manifesting." While I have nothing against manifesting, this kind of rhetoric is actually a bit dangerous.

Because if you don't recognize Mainland sovereignty, roughly speaking, you're saying 1.4 billion Mainland Chinese should be living according to the ROC Constitution too.

I can\'92t even imagine that scene.

If 1.4 billion people actually had the rights granted by the ROC, life would become so chaotic!

People could watch porn whenever they want, same-sex marriage would be legal, and "extremist" ideas would be everywhere.

At this rate, women wouldn't even drag themselves out of bed with a fever to cook for their husbands anymore!

If another pandemic breaks out, the whole world might actually know the source immediately.

Isn't that terrifying?

Don't underestimate the psychological toll of knowing the truth.

That\'92s exactly why the therapy industry in the West is so massive right now.

You could have been a carefree "wage slave" who asks no questions, but suddenly you have to worry about whether there\'92s sewage in your dishwater, whether your chronic cough is because of severe air pollution, or even stress over where the government is spending your tax money!

Good God.

Just thinking about it gives me the chills.

As an agent who\'92s been stationed "outside the wall" for years, I\'92ve personally experienced the agony of being tortured by the truth.

Trust me: Instead of worrying about all that, you\'92re better off just being a happy ostrich for life.

Anyway, back to the protagonist of this whole saga, Ms. Li.

I still want to...

I still want to say a few words in her defense.

Her argument is: "Subjectively," she believed her status was legal, therefore she had no "criminal intent."

I resonate with that mindset so much.

Back when I was studying in Atlanta, to deeply understand the struggles of the working class under capitalist oppression, I went into a very famous local strip club.

There, I met a very enthusiastic worker named Destiny.

We had a very deep exchange of both "body and soul," a truly sincere collision.

It wasn't until she asked me for $45 that I realized the nature of her profession.

So I argued my case in court: "Your Honor, I believed our deep exchange was entirely consensual and mutual.

Therefore 'subjectively,' I had no intent to solicit."

Unfortunately, the judge didn't buy my flawless logic and ruled that I still had to pay.

To this day, I still suspect that judge was definitely on the CIA payroll.

So when I see Li Zhen-xiu\'92s defense and situation, I can totally empathize.

Sometimes, people\'92s understanding of reality is just too idealistic.

Just like Li "subjectively" believed she could be a legislator without renouncing her citizenship, I "subjectively" believed Destiny had fallen in love with me and my profound economic insights.

Besides that, Ms. Li was recently "canceled" by the whole internet over another "subjective" misunderstanding, with the media demanding an apology.

During an argument, she called another politician, Zhong Xiao-ping, a "dog."

- While waiting to testify in the committee, - Li Zhen-xiu was chatting with Chen Zhao-zi - when she blurted this out.

To that, I really have to say something.

Do you guys seriously not get the meaning behind this?

In my eyes, "Dawg" (dog) is the highest level of respect!

When you see your best friend on the street, don't you say: "What's up, dawg?"\'97Hey brother!

Want to go to the gym and listen to "The East is Red" together?

It signifies an unbreakable bond.

It means you're my homie, my pal, my guy, my *comrade*.

Li calling Zhong a "Dawg" (dog) was clearly a gesture of goodwill!

Yet you forced her to apologize.

A misunderstanding this deep just proves that the English cram schools in Taiwan still have a long way to go.

I never imagined that while people on both sides of the Strait claim "blood is thicker than water," the gap in language and culture would require a white, straight, frat-boy-looking foreigner like me to step in as your translator.

If you also think Taiwan and China are severely lacking in bilingual geniuses like me, please don't forget to subscribe, like, and comment\'97 or even join the membership to help me finally pay off my own recording studio, so I can keep bringing you rational voices.

I'm MC Le, and I'll see you next time.

Bye!