Show Pace 2 W"2'd C&irTv Chronic'e Comments Prey ess February 1 IQQO Media Man! on the power of the positive ‘no’ by Sue vOi ¥ Rand by Ken (say nay) to ( Editor’s note: You don’t have read this week’s column Really Just say ‘no) Colun 'ists humor or otherguise know they’ve hit the "Big Time when in people deliberately do stupid things front of them to get their name in the Polls have closed and election returns are coming into the election center (local school gymnasium) Reporters from all over the world (lelt half of picture) watch the returns and call results to their respective Taiwan (Republic of China) held ihcir first democratic elections December 2 1989 an event that they can and are justifiably proud of To publicize the elections they invited and hosted many journalists to record the occasion Taiwan has had elections in the past but under the form of government they have had only members of the ruling party Kuom intang (KMT) were considered legitimate candidates In fact the Republic was under martial law until 1987 The lifting of martial law made it legal to form political parties opposing the KMT and start newspapers among other things The KMThaving been in existence in Taiwan for over forty years seemed well organized and provided visiting reporters mounds of written material explaining their background and position It is very (c) young liberal Jaw KMT legislator visiting informally with reporters after news conference Jaw received the highest number of votes of any candidate 139641 m 1UUU4U UMaaa interesting to read but lengthy to digest In brief: The First National Congress of the Kuom in tang of China was adopted cm January 28 1924 The first three articles of the Charter state: “Article The purpose of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China) is to realize the San Min Chu I (the Three Principles of the People: Nationalism Democracy and People's Well- - Being) and the Constitution (which establishes the executive legislative control judicial and examination branches of the government) Article 2 The Kuomintang shall be a revolutionary and democratic political party charged with the mission of completing the National Revolution carrying out the Three Principles of the People recovering the Chinese mainland promoting Chinese culture aligning with other democratic nations and building the Republic of China into a unified free and harmonious democracy based on the Three Principles of the People Article 3 The Kuomintang shall be comprised of Chinese citizens who are committed to upholding the Three Principles of the People and to following the teachings of the Tsungli (the late President of the i Party Dr Sun the Tsuntsai of the Party (the late President Chiang and the late who Party Chairman Chiang are determined to unite all people in opposing Communism who are prepared to promote constitutional democracy vigorously and who will strive in a concerted effort for the interests of the nation and the people" - 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4:30 pm February 8 "Once Upon A Time In Clear Lake” Great Basin Historical Society topic 7 pm Delta City Building Service Officer from American LeJob Service gion will be at pm February 9 Registration deadline for Girl's Bas& 7th8th graders) ketball (5th6th White Sage Regional Park 10 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday Gary Hatton and Merrily Carpenter wedding Open House 7 - 9 pm Kanosh Ward Cultural Hall Everyone invited February II Elder Kevin Wasden Mission Farewell noon Scipio Ward February 17 Order of the Arrow “M ix"ican dinner 5:30 pm Palomar Indian Dance Show 7 pm Overeaters Anonymous Newcomer’s Workshop 1:30-pjn Fillmore City Library tagon) I will not describe what prompted these thoughts because there are those in our community indeed of our very own species who would be so embarrassed at thembeing caught behaving just like selves (ie stupid) as to create a ripple effect of gushing sympathy by fellow hemorrhoid suffers which would spin out of control like eastern European politics and in turn wreck the entire Western economy which come to think of it is in pretty fragile condition anyway ami prompt me to write an incredibly long sentence to explain why I won’t discuss what prompted these thoughts in the first place (Editor’s note: You were expecting him to make sense this week?) Instead I'll just say ‘no Perhaps the most remarkable artifact the from to Reagan emerge administration in addition to hisself of course is the use of the word “no" as in Nancy Reagan's solution to the drug problem: "Just say ‘no’" Here are some random (or as a critic once phrased it: “Rand dumb") observations about the word ’no' arranged in no particular order in a list form because I'm too dadgum lazy to organize it - It’s okay to say ’no’ to the wrong What's That's no problem question difficult is figuring out what the wrong Voters present identification and proof of voting eligtility to election judges Polling place for this particular precinct was a Normal College where students studied to be teachers “Ynakd up the Charter) K The KMT Platform WE'UTHEtt Della Area Krrd Henry Tso our guide explaining election material posted outside polling places The material contains the candidate's picture age education birthplace parents birthplace political party and political views (There arc 52 Articles in total which i SL ' media Results came into the computers on the far right of the picture and Hash on the Television screens at thr far right tor the reporters to monitor column Sometimes it doesn’t even involve politicians or the exposure of normally hidden body parts Sometimes it does but I always like to hold a little something back in case I need some extra cash Extortion is a fun hobby And there are no messy bowls to clean And what is meant by the “Big Tune" is another thingy all together like the Don’t ask Suffice to say word“thingy" it means one thing to Gary Hart and another to Donna Rice For some people the “Big Time" can fit in a shoe box (Emanuclla Marcos) and for others it Penrequires the entire Great Basin (the contains 89 points under 12 Chapters The titles are: Political Development Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs National Defense Economic Development Educational Dcvcl- - States they suffer from one of our maladies - lots of talk little action and slow change The Democratic Progressive Parry (DPP) being new not particularly organized and lacking the kind of funds the KMT enjoys did not pass out material So my analysis of their platform is just that my analysis formed with minimum exposure to DPP candidates or party leaders The DPP seemed to appeal more to younger people who are impatient and feel that reforms and changes are not taking place fast enough And then there is the New Country Alliance a radical faction of the DPP which advocates Taiwan Independence from Mainland China The pros and cons of independence could be debated forever and some DPP members would probably be happy with the right to debate independence But at the present time the constitution formed in 1949 forbids advocating independence and regards it as “seditious and punishable by law" There are people presently in jail for advocating independence in the past One of the questions remaining after the election is whether the government (still predominantly KMT) will investigate and take actions against candidates who openly advocated independence A strong reason to play down independence is that the People’s Republic of China (Communists) have made it clear that any attempts at independence will result in Taiwan looking like a big Ticncnmen Square And most T ai wanese seem much more interested in economic with growth than a no win Mainland China who is only 120 miles away And many feel Communism will eventually be gone from mainland China and the benefits labor force land raw materials and reuniting of families is worth the wait Two hundred and ninety three gional and parliamentary scats were up in the Dec 2 election The KMT hoped for 70 percent popular vote - they received 59 The DPP received 31 percent including some very crucial posts Independent panic captured the remaining 10 percent? million Taiwanese voted about 3 of the total population The election made very little difference in the balance of power as the election represented orly a portion of all the political posts in Taiwan but now parties oilier than KMT are recognized and can function as members of the bodies and introduce legislation rather than tactics as they have In Ci past At present many KMT office holders are elderly parliamentarians who were elected on mainland China (prior to 1949) They were elected for life and many have died or been unable to per- - I often felt I was observing a US election as many times charges of vote buying ballot stuffing and various dirty tricks overshadowed the real issues housing pollution crime and other problems A shame they picked up the negative is well as the positive of our system I thought Criticism that reforms are too slow is a little hollow considering how far they have come in just forty years it took the United States much longer to reach full democracy Also observing the elections was a US congressional delegation US Rep Stephen Solarz head of the delegation spoke at the magnificent Grand Hotel called the election a democratic milestone Taiwan’s approach to political reform was certainly a contrast to attempts at Beijing last June and I am certainly glad I attended Taiwan’s question is If you start out by saying ‘no’ to anything anyone asks you before they ask "No Now what was the quesyou tion?" - you are likely to be right more than 50 percent of the lime Try it No? ‘No’ has taken a bum rap for having a negative connotation ‘No’ is not a negative term especially when it is adapted to the qucstion“Will you please ( V or "WiH you give me your walletIife?" war?" or "Will you please fight my lousy please try some of my yucky pepper oni meatloaf?" — ’No’ is associated with negativism which is supposed to be a bad tfiing like for Demobeing left handed or voting crats or not washing behind your ears But some folks have a negative attitude about being plundered pillaged robbed ransacked ruined ravaged and rifled Of course how you say ’no’ is asks you to important When somebody civigive them your left arm standard lized etiquette requires they be politely declined: "No tliank you Not today" When they ask a second time a firm very direct answer is not frowned upon in polite society: "No” Upon being asked the same question by the same inquisitor a third time one may be allowed a liulc leeway in exercising phraseology otherwise unsuited for family newspapers But I’ve made a list if you’d like to see it The beauty of the word ’no’ is the lack of fetters and frills It is so direct like a swift pop up side the left ear with a frying pan If you ever meet the “persistent salesbeast" described in the above note you may appreciate the bounty of this observation by asking of himherit: "Which part of ’no’ don’t you understand?” This is ever so much fun And while you’re having fun with the word ‘no’ remember the double negative wherein two ’nos’ equal a ‘yes’ I have always been puzzled by the inequality of the fact that ‘yes’ plus ‘yes’ And how many doesn’t equal ’no’ ‘whichs’ of ’what’ docs it lake to equal ’maybe?’ ’No’ is understood throughout the world In English we say ‘no’ in French it is non in Russian it is ‘nyet’ in New York they say ‘buzz off dude before I rip off your face’ Even sign language is understood from the basic shake of the head to the more colorful Italian version The first word learned by children the world over is not ’mama’ or ‘dada’ or ‘divorce’ It is ‘no’ The second word they leam is ‘hell no It is not until they become lawyers do children learn the word ‘maybe’ Hie universality (when was the last time you ran across that word in a newspaper?) of the word ‘no’ indicates it is a biological rather than a cultural iom This directly relates to the debate among anthropologists and theologians alike that the very first answer ever uttered by the species to the very first question ever asked was "No not tonight I have a headache” Whether or not the word ’no’ was invented in Eden or Provo remains the subject of some debate (Editor’s note: Did you read the whole column? 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