Those who love to write history without reading it, beware

Tomorrow is 3-26, a date of great importance for Taiwan. Our president, Mr. Chen "A-bian" shui-bian (陳水扁) is leading a mass of a million people (the advertised number) to march around Taipei to protest Beijing's putrid attempt at convincing the people of Taiwan how much they love our little island. Let me tell you why I think this idea is good:

-It shows the international community that Taiwan exists (as it has existed geologically for a many years and will continue for many many years to come), and that we don't want to be a part of the People's Republic of China (who does?).
-It offers pro-independence minded people a way to vent their anger toward China without having to actually work for Taiwan's dejure independence or help Taiwan sustain its real economic and political independence from China. This is "Independence without Mayhem-Lite"
-It greases the wheels of "Protest Vendors" (those people who sell stickers, whistles, and other cool protest gear to the hardy participants of rallies---did I mention the gleeful smiles of the Taipei metro, the nationwide bus network, the food vendors, the Taiwan Railway Administration and the smiling, happy-go-lucky military police?

There are also some potentially "bad" side effects that this rally might have on Taiwan:

-By leading a march, the president of Taiwan looks like he's a local administrator, petitioning the central government in Beijing. Hey, Taiwan isn't Hong Kong (at least not yet), ok?
-We legitimize Beijing's actions by legitimizing their "legal" terminology. At best, this anti-seccession legislation is a domestic law of the PRC. The ROC could care less about it! Yes, we should be angry at Beijing, by why do we have to dance to their tune? Why can't we be more proactive?
-A million people can produce lots of urine and solid waste in such a small area such as Taipei. Where's all that shit going to go?

More analysis later...gotta check out this porto loo/potty