In Venezuela, it starts with Bolivar. Every city in the country has its main street and main square named after him.
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Replying to @Maxmordon
right, and in the early days of the US they almost made a god out of Washington
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and you see Chiang Kai Shek's face everywhere in Taiwan
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Very interesting to know that is still around in Taiwan, I thought it had been slowly phasing out since the 90's.
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oh well the political climate in Taiwan is highly liberalized, but the old guard is still there
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they've turned Chiang Kai Shek into a fashion imprint, the CKS brand
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Do you consider is because of nostalgia, nationalism or just an anti-mainland China sentiment?
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the conservative (Blue) party is still really attached to their history. I mean CKS was in fact a dictator who murdered people
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but you don't talk about that in Taiwan unless you're politically radical
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the funny thing is it's the Blue party that wants to maintain present relations with China while the Green (progressives) don't
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in Taiwan progressivism is linked to the movement to formally declare independence
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Replying to @arthur_affect
I find the fact the conservatives want to keep relationships the way it is, no matter how obtuse, amusing and kinda sad.
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