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Grace En-Tien Chang commented on Re: Will the U.S. really defend Taiwan when China overtakes it? on January 23, 2008, 8:25 AM

Please elaborate.

Grace En-Tien Chang commented on Religion in a Modern World on January 22, 2008, 12:57 AM

There is the very frightening and real danger of pushing people who were innocent of the crime into doing exactly what you didn't want them to do or are accusing them of doing. There has to be a more efficient method of quickly processing suspects and eliminating suspicion - to hold people even for only half a year is a portion of that person's life that can never be recompensated. Mistakenly punishing innocent people for crimes they have not committed is going to have a debiliating long term effect on society, as with the white terror in Taiwan in the fifties where the government incarcerated and executed many of the intellectuals in society on unreliable tips of socialist activity. The effects of this can still be seen today as the politicians in Taiwan use this issue as levers for support and division.

Grace En-Tien Chang commented on Why are you a vegan? on January 22, 2008, 12:36 AM

It's true. I don't seem to get as depressed often while I'm on a vegan diet.

Grace En-Tien Chang commented on What inspires you? on January 22, 2008, 12:31 AM

I eat vegetarian because I understand that the lower down the food chain we go, the less energy we consume. With the world's population as it is and the many who do not have enough to eat, I believe it is vital that we conserve as much energy as we can. However, if there is not one vegetarian course on the table, I still eat what there is so the food doesn't have to be thrown away.