MV: Vote for Taiwan’s Future

I don’t think I have ever posted an article this quick after posting another one. However, a fantastic video just got released within the last few hours and I had to share it with everyone who cares for Taiwan. The video is about the upcoming election in Taiwan which is extremely important for the future of Taiwan and its freedom!

Currently, Taiwan enjoys a free and open democracy unlike most all countries in Asia. But in order to keep this freedom and democracy alive, its citizens must get out and vote on election day!  I have never once gotten political on ThinkTaiwan and do not intend to start at all. This is not the intention of my post.

My intention is only to inform those living in Taiwan that this is a very important moment in the history of the Country of Taiwan. What will YOU do to help protect the future freedom of your wonderful Homeland? Please take a moment to watch this video which emphasizes the importance of voting for Taiwan’s future freedom. This song is written and sung by my friend XenoYella (鍾翔宇)

So please go out and vote on election day if you are living in Taiwan! Do not take this for granted! Do not lose your freedom! Keep Taiwan free! For those of you who only speak English, here are the lyrics to the song written by XenoYella (鍾翔宇):

Our democracy is our greatest weapon 
Do not doubt Only it can protect the welfare and justice of the country 
So do not see politics as an affliction 
If you don’t care about politics the society is prone to fall into authoritarianism 
If you are dissatisfied or angry about the government 
Let us use our ballots to grade our government 
A nation under democracy, this is our responsibility 
Only by voting can we elect our representatives 
Who said the purpose of rapping is to act cool 
I wrote this song hoping that we can be represented by our government 
Heading toward the future of our generation 
This is the era to create another generation 
No matter how great the hardship Taiwanese will certainly not fail 
So if you have thoughts or opinions that you want to express 
Let the government hear your voice 
It’s simple, get out the vote on election day 
No matter how deep your political conviction 
If you want democracy to be effective 
You gotta go vote on the election day 
Let us shout out for the era of our generation 
For Taiwan’s future, Let us get out the vote 
The sacrifices of our forerunners we shall not forget 
Our homeland, Taiwan, our pride