Copyright 2008 Tân Gī-jîn. Used with author’s permission
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A-píⁿ-á nn̄g-jīm chóng-thóng, siōng-tōa ê kòng-hiàn, khó-lêng sī tō-tek…
Ū hiah úi-tāi?
A-píⁿ-á siong-koan ê lâng hōan chhò, chôan-kok pòaⁿ-sò ∙ í-siōng ê lâng tō-tek-kám tōa-tōa thê-seng: sú ûi pat tek, tùi kok-ka tiong-sêng, chheng-liân, phín-keh khò-thêng…
Ti̍t8-kàu Má ê put-tōan hōan chhò, tō-tek iao-kiû lóng piàn-chò bô-iáⁿ bô chiah.
Ūi-tio̍h8 A-píⁿ-á, tō-tek sī nn̂g-kim. Ūi-tio̍h8 Má ê, tō-tek sī káu-sái.
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During his two terms as president, A-Bian’s greatest contribution has possibly been morality…
You think he’s been that great?
People connected to A-Bian have made mistakes, but the moral sense of the majority of people across the country has been elevated: the Cardinal Virtues, loyalty to the nation, purity and integrity, character education…
Up until that bastard Ma has made mistake after mistake, and moral demands (on the People) have disappeared.
For A-Bian, morality is gold. For that bastard Ma, morality is dogshit.
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Note: there’s some wordplay in here. “Má ê” comes from Mandarin “Ta ma de,” and “nn̂g-kim” is a euphemism for dogshit.
