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2013 - Page 8　News List  Misleading reactionary rhetoric  By
Chen Tzu-yu 陳子瑜  The struggle over the threatened demolition of
four houses in Dapu Borough (大埔) in Miaoli County’s Jhunan
Township (竹南) is growing ever fiercer. In the midst of this
controversy, it is not hard to see how reactionary rhetoric is
being presented in deceptively persuasive terms, while
mudslinging is obstructing the possibility of constructive
discussion.  For example, Miaoli County Council Speaker Yu
Chung-tien (游忠鈿) last week blasted people who have come out in
support of the farmers, saying they are basically the same group
of people who have been involved in opposing the construction of
wind turbines near farmers’ homes in Yuanli Township (苑裡) and
supporting the Hualon Corp textile factory strikers. Yu called
the activists professional protesters and said that he suspected
they were being manipulated by political parties.  Another
example is elementary-school principal C