李遠哲的最大悲劇

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The Tragedy of Lee Yuan-tseh
by Dr. Huang Kuang-kuo
The China Times
January 25, 2008
edited by Glendy Chu
translated by Bevin Chu


Lee Yuan-tse, aka Mr. Know-it-all, Before


Lee Yuan-tse, aka Mr. Know-it-all, After

Lee Yuan-tseh said: If the KMT recaptures the presidency, Taiwan will find itself trapped in a "dangerously imbalanced state." He said he "had expectations of Frank Hsieh."

The educational reforms masterminded by Lee toppled the notion of "Education Above All." They created high school-based universities. They eradicated magnet schools. They dramatically inflated the number of universities on Taiwan from just over 20 to over 160.

Taiwan now has the highest rate of university admissions in the world. Educational reform has created countless problems, but Lee has never told us how he intends to solve any of these problems. He has never apologized for his mistakes.

In 2004, Lin I-hsiung and Lee Yuan-tseh co-sponsored a constitutional amendment halving the number of legislators and changing the electoral system to the "single-member district, two ballot system."

The implementation of this system during the recent legislative elections led not only to a crushing defeat for the Democratic Progressive Party, but to the utter annihilation of smaller political parties.

Lee's meddling had grave repercussions for the Republic of China's political development. But Lee has never apologized to the Chinese people.

In 2000, Lee Yuan-tseh convened a group of political consultants who publicly endorsed Chen Shui-bian. This was a key factor in Chen's victory.

Today, Lee admits that Chen is far from an ideal leader, that he left the government in ruins, and that he is implicated in countless corruption cases. But Lee still insists he was right to endorse Chen.

After Lee's string of fiascoes, people cannot help wonder: Does Lee have any sense of responsibility? After so many mistakes, does Lee really intend to shirk all responsibility? Does he really feel no guilt whatsoever?

From Lee's words and deeds, we can see the psychological nature of "Taiwanese consciousness," and how it sanctioned DPP misrule.

As long as the DPP professes its "love for Taiwan," and uses its "concern for Taiwanese interests" as an excuse, everything they do is legitimate. Nothing they do is their responsibility.

Lee received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Driven by "Taiwanese consciousness," he has meddled in affairs about which he knows nothing. He has betrayed Taiwan society. He has contributed to Taiwan's decline.

Lee sees the society he loves undergoing rapid decline. What he doesn't see, is that his ideological bigotry was a key factor in that decline. That someone of Lee's caliber would seek refuge in "Taiwanese consciousness" this late in the day -- that is Lee Yuan-tseh's greatest tragedy.

李遠哲的最大悲劇
中國時報
2008.01.25　
黃光國

李遠哲說：國民黨若再贏總統，台灣會陷入「不平衡的危險狀態」，他「對謝長廷有期待

李遠哲主導的教改，打倒升學主義，廣設高中大學，消滅明星高中，大學由二十餘所暴增至一百六十餘所。

現在台灣的大學錄取率已高居世界第一位，教改所造成的後遺症大量湧現，但李遠哲卻始終沒有告訴大家該如何解決這些問題，也沒有跟大家道歉。

2004年，林義雄和李遠哲聯合發起立委減半的修案，將立委選制改為「單一選區兩票制」。

最近立委選舉實踐這套制度的結果，不僅使民進黨遭到慘敗，而且讓小黨全軍覆沒，台灣的民主發展受到深遠的影響，但李遠哲也沒有向國人道歉。

2000 年，李遠哲組國政顧問團，公開挺扁，是陳水扁當選總統的重要因素之一，時至今日，李遠哲承認，扁不是理想的總統荒廢政權，出了許多金錢醜聞，但仍然堅持並不後悔當年挺扁。

這一連串事例，不禁讓人懷疑：李遠哲到底有沒有「責任」觀念？弄出這麼多紕漏，他為什麼還能把自己的責任推得乾乾淨淨，毫無愧疚之意？

從李遠哲的言行中，我們可以很清楚的看出：「台灣意識」是民進黨眾多執政亂象的心理基礎。

只要拿出「愛台灣」、「台灣人的利益」作為藉口，任何作為都具有了正當性，任何過錯也都不必負責。

李遠哲獲得了諾貝爾化學獎，在「台灣意識」驅使下，他涉入了太多自己不懂的事務，讓整個台灣社會往下沉淪。

看到自己摯愛的社會日趨沉淪，卻看不出自己的意識型形就是造成問題的罪魁禍首，還想用「台灣意識」來救台灣，這才是李遠哲的最大悲劇。