台灣民主，負面示範？

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I happen to hear a conversation between two bike riders passing by last Sunday morning.  They recited the government propaganda: The economic decline is obvious, for Taiwan has long been short of domestic investments since President LTH.

Is it true?

As a senior citizen, I can easily point out the leading industries in each phase of our economic development, which includes textiles, machines, plastic, electronics (from PC to NB to LCD and D-RAM), services and bio-technologies.  Thanks to the propaganda, we are very familiar with these items and the leading stock exchanges.

Yet, no one can make sure what the leading industry is during MYJ’s rule is.  None.  MYJ is totally lacking in the creation of Taiwan’s economic heading industry.  Instead of substantial policies, he threw controversial and empty guidelines, which have caused serious debate in house.  And the Council for Economic Planning and Development, which are supposed to take the wheel in ministerial level, did nothing either.

Years ago, I heard a worrisome capitalist remark that he did not know what to invest in since the government indicated none.  The government he referred to was, of course, MYJ’s administration.

The CEOs now can do nothing but extract profits from limited sales by bringing cost down or producing phony stuff in the ever declining economic situation.

Now the other three tigers are cautious not to follow the negative example of Taiwan’s economy.

What I am worried about is that the chaotic process of democratization might become Ma’s excuse for his impotence.  If that is the case, the so-called universal values and the advantage of soft power that the western civilization enjoys would be in vain.    Revised at 1525

週日在運動時，兩位呼嘯而過的時髦自行車手在對談：台灣經濟往下走豈不當然，從李登輝時代起就投資不足…。

是真的嗎？

從蔣經國、李登輝與陳水扁時代，台灣都有領導產業，從紡織、塑膠、電子（PC→NB→LCD+D-RAM…）、服務業、生技等。這些我們都朗朗上口。可是，馬英九完全沒有設計與指出台灣的領導產業。完全沒有。經建會，只想去死。

幾年前，我也聽過苦惱的資本家說，政府沒有指出可以投資的標的。這個政府，指的是馬政府。

所以資本家只能在有限的營業額中挖利潤，其結果就是壓低成本與造假。

現在，台灣是「其他三小龍都對台灣的現狀引以為戒」。

民主，一旦被坐實了代罪羔羊，西方也就沒有普世價值與軟實力優勢了。

海峽論談：台灣已經成為反面教材？◎VOA（2013.11.02）http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/131102/plc13110208550005-n1.htm

台灣在上世紀50年代到90年代時候，進行了一系列的政治改革，制度改革和經濟建設，由於改革結果成功，使得台灣發展突飛猛進，成為許多開發中國家的典範，台灣因而得以跟新加坡，南韓和香港，並稱為亞洲四小龍，創下了所謂「台灣奇跡」。
但是，現在其他三小龍都對台灣的現狀引以為戒，台灣反而成了負面教材。南韓把台灣當作新興國家發展的失敗案例在研究； 香港人羨慕台灣民主政治，但不認可混亂的「台灣式民主」； 新加坡不想重演「台灣故事」，以避免喪失全球的競爭力。
這些例子是否就足夠説明台灣失敗了？