Conversely, anyone with even a smattering of knowledge about constitutional law knows that Pan-green agitators for a would-be “Republic of Taiwan,” aptly abbreviated “ROT,” and “tai du” (Taiwan independence) do not have a legal leg to stand on.

But what many Pan-blue defenders of the ROC and eventual reunification fail to realize is that in addition to occupying the legal high ground, they also occupy the moral high ground.

In other words, defending the ROC and eventual reunification is not merely more practical than agitating for a would-be “Republic of Taiwan,” it is also more moral. Champions of Chinese reunification occupy the moral high ground.

One of the most exasperating experiences for True Blue defenders of the Republic of China, is watching as Pale Blue “spokepersons” fecklessly surrender the moral high ground, by apologizing to their Deep Green opponents for defending the Republic of China and eventual reunification.

Don’t they realize the Republic of China and eventual reunification need no apologies? Don’t they realize that Pan-green agitators for a would-be “ROT” and Taiwan independence are the ones who owe the nation and society abject apologies?

Why do Pale Blue “spokespersons” feel the need to apologize to their Pan-green counterparts? Why do they feel philosophically disarmed and at a moral disadvantage?

The main reason many Pan-Blue “spokespersons” feel philosophically disarmed and at a moral disadvantage when confronted by Pan-green agitators for Taiwan independence, is that these Pan-blue “spokespersons” have internalized a whole slew of false premises.

They have internalized the false premise that “The Republic of China is Taiwan,” and that “Taiwan is the Republic of China.”

In other words, they have ceased being Pan-blue defenders of the Republic of China and become Pale Green supporters of “du tai,” i.e., an “independent Taiwan” hiding behind a Republic of China mask.

They have internalized the false premise that “The Republic of China has a population of 23 million citizens,” rather than 1.3 billion citizens. In other words, they have unilaterally disenfranchised 1.3 billion of their fellow citizens without consulting them, without first asking them whether they wish to remain Republic of China citizens. Don’t these 1.3 billion Republic of China citizens have a say in the matter of their own future?

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