So...let's talk politics.

Well honestly, I don't know that much about politics here, but honestly the country seems stable to me. My question for the people in China is, why do they feel they need to have Taiwan be apart of their country? Things here are very capitalistic, although the rich do get richer and poor do get poorer. But that's the way capitalism works.

My impression of how the establishment of Taiwan came about is probably different than XD's, seeing as how my parents are from Taiwan and my grandparents came over here during the Taonan [er whatever you call it....cultural revolution we'll say]. I've heard countless stories.

There were those with different beliefs, just like 2 political parties. The ones who believed whatever the heck the Taiwanese people believed ran, and they all ran to this island. The rest who either agreed with this new government or had no choice, stayed. So in my mind, I don't understand why Taiwan must stay apart of China.

It seems as though XD's point of view is like the point of view of those in the Union. They felt that although the South had different views and ideas that they began as one country, and thus should stay as one country. Now Adam's point was to compare Taiwan and China to the great US vs. the proud England.

Either way...what we say has no effect on reality. So let's just all be friends and sing Kumbaya.