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A comment on Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message from Sea Goddess. Parent comment

Re:Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message f... by Diederich on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @11:13AM (#19683260)
> 1. Mazu is big in Taiwan.

In your opinion, how much of an advantage is gained from the announcement being clearly aligned with Mazu? Thanks.

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Re:Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message f... by EastToWest on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @11:15AM (#19683277)
I don't think it will be a deciding factor, but it is definitively a positive factor for Guo.
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Re:Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message f... by _underfl0w_ on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @12:54PM (#19684259)
What's stopping the other candidates from arbitrarily saying they heard a magic deity tell them the same thing?
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Re:Foxconn's Gou Runs for Taiwan President, Citing Message f... by EastToWest on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @01:54PM (#19684848)
Nothing stops them from doing that.

On the other hand, candidates don't have to use the same strategy or excuse to gather support.

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