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（2022-01-18）In addition to the referendum in Taiwan, what else can unite Taiwan together?
（2022-01-18）In addition to the referendum in Taiwan, what else can unite Taiwan together?
The 11 players on the pitch represent the “symbolic embodiment of the nation” (British historian Eric Hobsbawm).
THE DRIVING FORCE OF FOOTBALL
Economically: According to a report by EmeraldInsight, countries with developed sports are with stronger national competitive power.
The world's sports industry totals is valued at more than 140 billion US dollars.
Nr. 1 is football, with a market value of 60 billion US dollars, accounting for 43%.
2nd is American football, with a market value of 20 billion US dollars, accounting for 14%. 3rd is basketball, with a market value of 9 billion US dollars, accounting for 6%.
Football profit: broadcast rights, game bonuses, player transfer fees, etc.
Football dream: What if Taiwan scores the runner-up in the Asian Football Game, or even the world runner-up? What does this mean? What if Taiwan can become the second best team in Asia? Then go for the World?
Let baseball win the glory of champion, football goes for 2nd place.
"Football" itself has no power. It is the values and sports culture associated with football that have power: teamwork, and courageous spirit; football drives the power itself.
A win over a powerful football country would make the world will pay more attention to and have more respect for Taiwan.
Let Taiwanese understand football, believe in football, and engage in football; change Taiwan and the world through football. It sounds like an impossible dream. But as movie director WEI Te-Sheng said: "All dreams start from the impossible."
(Philippians 3:13-14) This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
THE POLITICAL POWER OF FOOTBALL
FIFA has 211 members, 28 more than United Nations of 183 members.
How do young people of colour have an influence in the world? How can an obscure area be heard and noticed by the world? - Through football. England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford - he put pressure on the government to help provide food for children in the UK.
Just as Aesop's fable of the North Wind and the Sun teaches us that persuasion is greater than threat, true influence cannot come from the 2000 missiles China aims at Taiwan.
Football does not involve politics, but in fact, politics can be defined as the authoritaive
allocation of values. (Taylor/Canadian Professor of Political Science). There are many presidents of countries in the world who played football when they were young, and even served as captains.
The most famous, Libya's President George Weah, has won the World Footballer, European Footballer and African Footballer of the year titles. Russian President Vladimir Putin, shows good football skills. former US President Donald Trump (Donald Trump American football) - this is a different sport for Taiwanese they see “football”.
VoxDev research results show that important sports achievements can enhance the feeling of national unity and weaken the deep-rooted mistrust of a nation.
FOOTBALL DRIVE
What Taiwan lacks is not money. Not human (Taiwan has a population of 23 million) Not land.
It is often said that Taiwan lacks "future scripts." (Director LEE Ang)
Is there still a shortage of people in Taiwan who are "willing to invest time in waiting for a "football fortune" dream to come true"?
Through football, change Taiwan and change the world. In 2022, wish the country grows better and better as the football grows better.
（Publisher of Brain magazine）
August 1st, 2019. Brøndby football stadium, Denmark. A rare picture.（Photo by Hope）
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延伸閱讀
動腦觀點1 翻轉產業的產業
動腦觀點2 產業翻轉：「門，開在哪裡？」
動腦觀點3 建立「愛的國度」 是執政的義務
動腦觀點4 危險意識 國之磐石
動腦觀點5 新創意時代
動腦觀點6 建設最該建設的
動腦觀點7 台灣需要大謀略
動腦觀點8 設計國家
動腦觀點9 翻轉台灣 捨易取難
動腦觀點10 一分鐘能翻轉什麼？
動腦觀點11 設計人權
動腦觀點12 大設計力
動腦觀點13 台灣的出路
動腦觀點14 中央社要力上加力
動腦觀點15 新年頭 追根究柢探源頭
動腦觀點16 新時代 新頭殼
動腦觀點17《台灣論》
動腦觀點18 產業龍頭 該做什麼？
動腦觀點19 重視無形資源
動腦觀點20 私運、眾運，影響國運
動腦觀點21 原創「木師教堂」
動腦觀點22 一府、二鹿、三艋舺、四洄瀾
動腦觀點23 東方瑞士
動腦觀點24 台灣未來
動腦觀點25 台灣未來 當責社會
動腦觀點26 誰主明日？
動腦觀點27 台灣 疫中疫後
動腦觀點28 壯世代來了！
動腦觀點29 足運 國運
