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* #228_Massacre
#二二八大屠殺

I used to call the #228_Massacre the "#228_Incident" and used to call #Lunar_New_Year "#Chinese_New_Year," but now I know better.

我之前把228的狀況稱為「#事件」。現在知道應該把它稱為「#大屠殺」，不再說「事件」。
#WordsDoMeanThings = 「字眼真的有其意義」以及「字眼會做壞事。」
#Taiwan 🇳🇫
#台灣
 #二二八大屠殺

Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國 Feb 27

When somebody pointed out to me 19 years ago that I should say "#228_Massacre" instead of "#228_Incident (#二二八事件)," I immediately changed. I stopped calling it an "incident" evermore on March 5, 2007 after getting this message.
#Taiwan 🇳🇫
#台灣
#二二八大屠殺
#WordsDoMeanThings

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Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國 Feb 27

@taipei_times
📢 Dear #Taipei_Times editors,

😱 When referring to the tragedy by name, it's "#228_Massacre," not "#228_Incident" or just "228."
http://thismodernworld.com/archives/7617

💔 Love,
🐕 Tim

#WordsDoMeanThings
#二二八大屠殺

Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國 Feb 27

"Incident" (事件)? Satirist #Tom_Tomorrow gives a perfect example of when you •shouldn't• use that word.
http://thismodernworld.com/archives/7617
#massacre
#228_Massacre
#二二八大屠殺
#WordsDoMeanThings

Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國 Feb 27

🇳🇫 #TAIWAN:
"228" isn't just a number.
It's not just an "incident" (事件).
On Feb. 28, Taiwanese remember the •massacre• of 18 - 30,000 people by KMT ❂ troops.
#228_Massacre
#二二八大屠殺

Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國 Feb 27, 2025

What's the difference between the #Nanjing_Massacre and the #228_Massacre?

• The #Japanese 🇯🇵 have long since left #Nanjing.
• The #KMT ❂ are still in #Taiwan 🇳🇫.
#南京大屠殺
 #二二八大屠殺