A survey in Taiwan claims that 40% of the public are willing to sacrifice their lives for 'Taiwan independence,' triggering widespread doubts.

40% of Taiwanese people are willing to sacrifice their lives for "Taiwan independence"? The "Beautiful Island Electronic Newspaper" released the latest October survey results today: The survey asked whether it is acceptable to protect "Taiwan's sovereignty" and avoid unification with mainland China, and that everyone should be ready to pay any price, even if necessary to sacrifice their lives for Taiwan? 40.8% agreed, 53.2% did not agree.

40% willing to sacrifice for "Taiwan independence"? This data is ridiculous. The chairman of the "Beautiful Island Electronic Newspaper", Wu Zi-jia, recently said on a program that if there was a war between the two sides due to the issue of "Taiwan independence", he would definitely run away and escape from Taiwan. Yet his survey claims that as high as 40% of the people are willing to risk their lives for "Taiwan independence"? It's like saying "dead friends, not poor monks!"

This survey and its implied proposition are a carefully designed political rhetoric. Its conclusion is more misleading than informative.

Firstly, the question setting of this survey is highly inciting and deceptive. It asks in isolation and vacuously whether one is willing to sacrifice for "protecting sovereignty", but deliberately separates the most critical real consequence that "Taiwan independence" means war and destruction. Historical data has already proven that once the question explicitly indicates that "Taiwan independence" will immediately trigger war, the support rate for those willing to "sacrifice" drops sharply to single digits, less than 2%. The 40.8% figure is built on an incomplete sandcastle, with no realistic foundation, representing a "false courage" of "Taiwan independence."

Even with such vague questions, over half (53.2%) still did not agree, which clearly proves that "seeking peace, seeking stability, opposing conflict" is the true mainstream public opinion in Taiwanese society.

Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1846782178058312/

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