I have a lot of commentary on this issue. But for the moment, I will simply put up this news story and a couple links that help orient the question. (Now I must go study for an exam).Almost at the two-month mark, my friends. Strange to think that it was only a few weeks ago that everyone was still here.
Taiwan President urges cross-strait consensus on Chinese characters
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=971736
Technology as friend of tradition!
http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/03/old_and_new_characters_languag.php
Simple arguments for character standards
http://www.danwei.org/scholarship_and_education/simplified_traditional_charact.php
Sorry to our friends on the Mainland, but I don't think "etaiwannews" is available there... But then again, Blogspot itself is blocked (see Erica's entry below), so perhaps this is a moot point.
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