台灣青年正在崛起
-辜寬敏與台灣青年的火花
由國內五大青年社團所籌組而成的「台灣尚青大聯盟」，繼3月26日當天以「反霸權、愛和平、親本土、護台灣」為核心訴求，正式宣佈成立後，今（3）日更以「台灣青年正在崛起」為號召，於Youth Hob舉辦「辜寬敏與台灣青年的火花」座談會，前總統府資政辜寬敏也親臨現場與青年分享與傳承，其畢生所堅持推動的「國家認同」與「台灣主體意識」的經驗過程。前總統府資政辜寬敏演講時表示，為了捍衛自己的國家、捍衛自己的理想，台獨之路雖然遙遠，但只要堅持決心，讓更多青年積極參與，台灣終能擺脫中國束縛、昂揚國際。
前總統府資政辜寬敏指出，自己曾在流亡日本時參加台灣青年社，一群台灣青年用行動來推動台灣邁向正常化國家，現在看到這麼多年輕活力的青年，關心台灣的定位，使得他對台灣的未來充滿信心。推動台灣邁向正常化國家的理念這樣的夢想、決心與覺悟，仍非常堅定、更不曾改變，相信未來也將是所有台灣青年的夢想、決心與覺悟。
台灣尚青大聯盟主席顏聖冠表示，台灣青年的力量讓台灣在國際上持續發光，從朱木炎、陳詩欣，超馬好手林義傑、棒球的王建民等人的表現都展現了台灣青年的力量，台灣青年正在崛起，推動台灣邁像正常化國家的動力就在青年。
顏聖冠表示，現階段贊成「台獨」比例是50.4％，且認同自己是台灣人比例更高達68.1％，顯示大多數台灣人已認知到台灣主體性的重要，相信未來只要持續堅持「台灣價值」，團結合作，以青年集體的力量共同打拚，一定會完成夢想。
台灣尚青大聯盟舉辦的「青年講座」，吸引近百位青年朋友參與，在「青年崛起、台灣向前行」的口號下揭開活動序幕，現場彷彿一場「典雅的白襯衫」派對，活力十足，也象徵著理想的傳承，不再呆板無趣，只要加入創意、活潑的新思維，讓更多的青年投入、積極參與，青年意志將生生不息。
Koo shares experiences with youth
By Loa Iok-sin
STAFF REPORTER
Monday, Jun 04, 2007, Page 3
Former Democratic Progressive Party presidential adviser Koo Kwan-min, left, gives a young supporter of Taiwanese independence a ''high five'' at a forum on Taiwanese national identity yesterday in Taipei.
PHOTO: CNA
Veteran independence advocate Koo Kwan-min (辜寬敏) engaged in a dialogue with young people yesterday in an effort to promote Taiwan-centric identity among the country's youth.
The forum was held by several pro-independence youth organizations in Taipei.
Koo started by sharing his life stories and beliefs. "When I was a kid, I attended schools where most of the students were Japanese," Koo said.
Koo was born in 1926 during the Japanese colonial period. As a Taiwanese, Koo often suffered discrimination by his Japanese classmates, but he never surrendered, Koo said. "They [the Japanese students] said I should be humble because I was Taiwanese and they wanted me to apologize for not being humble enough. But I refused to do that," Koo said.
"So they beat me, and I fought back and never surrendered to them" Koo told the audience.
Koo told his audience that his childhood experiences had taught him to fight injustice and to hold on to his beliefs.
"Maybe you're young, inexperienced and maybe you're just an ordinary person ... but as long as you hold on to what you believe, you'll win the respect [of others] one day," Koo said.
He said that his struggle against the colonial regimes that ruled Taiwan -- be it the Japanese or the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) -- and to help to establish Taiwan as a self-sustained nation were his life-long beliefs.
Asked by a member of the audience if he was worried about a Chinese military intervention if Taiwan were to declare independence, Koo said "I wouldn't worry about it."
"China's economy relies on foreign investment along the coastline. If a war breaks out between Taiwan and China, China's economy would simply collapse as foreign investment would melt away," he said. "That would be a real disaster for China."
Koo, however, said that if China developed into a self-sustained economy, "the situation could change."
As most of the cash flow doesn't return to Taiwan, "the tighter the relations between the two countries, the worse the economic condition would be for Taiwan," he said.
"A lot of people are against Taiwan's independence while they benefit from Taiwan's status as an independent country," he said.
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辜寬敏變偶像 年輕粉絲喊我愛你
日期:2007/06/03
前國策顧問辜寬敏，今天對年輕人開講，批評李前總統以卸任元首身分，去日本領後藤新平獎，非常不適當，也沒有必要；另外談到謝長廷的副手人選，辜寬敏則認為說蘇貞昌和游錫堃;都不適合，辜老極度推崇的是葉菊蘭。
年輕粉絲：「辜老，我愛你！」
81歲的辜寬敏，一頭白髮，獨派論述，吸引一群20歲出頭的年輕粉絲。年輕粉絲：「年輕人啊像我們，就是覺得說你就很酷、很屌，有熟男的魅力！」
辜老說話，尾音上揚的獨特腔調，有粉絲自告奮勇，來段模仿秀。年輕粉絲：「不管怎麼樣，就是台灣人繼續執政，就是獨立大業，一定會成功的，(元首)穿裙子不穿裙子，這個問題，就交給我本人來回答。」
年輕人面前，辜老不避諱大談他心中屬意的謝長廷副手人選，非葉菊蘭莫屬。前國策顧問辜寬敏：「游也不要，蘇啊，因為這個副手，副總統，這個是配套的，所以如果叫『游』或者是『蘇』去搭配的話，這完全浪費人才，最好請葉菊蘭。」
看到李登輝訪日，獲頒「後藤新平獎」，但日據時代，後藤新平在台灣推動殺人如麻的惡法，甚至大賣鴉片穩定總督府財政，辜老認為李登輝實在不該去領那個獎。辜寬敏：「李前總統是我們國家的元首，雖然是卸任的，去東京去領這個獎，我覺得非常不適合，不必的事。」
批評時政，敢怒敢言，辜老是台灣尚青大聯盟這群年輕人，心中的政治偶像！
