I was put on to a netflix series called "Port of Lies" (八尺門的辯護人), it's a great depiction on social-economic struggles happening in Taiwan.

The premise of this courthouse-crime-drama follows a homicide commited by an Indonesian immigrant to an Taiwanese-Aboriginal ship captain's entire family in response to severe exploitation in the fishing industry. The main character is a public defender of aboriginal descent (阿美 A-mei tribe) and the story wrestles with how the Republic of China's (Taiwan) legal system carries out capital punishment. The series takes place in the port city of Keelung (基隆) and contrasts the lives of common-folk outside of the modern city life most associate with Taiwan with those who live a life of privilege and power

The show depicts the inconsistencies in the Republic of China's constitution and how society wrestles with capital punishment (Taiwan still carries out capital punishment by firing squad), but what I find most interesting are the subtle historical bits and pieces that are introduced to explain the character's motivations throughout the generations because it makes the story believable; wouldn't be surprised if parts of the story have already played out in real life.

Looking at this series through an orange-pilled lens is a lot of fun, I think all problems in the show are the result of fiat-bullshit and Bitcoin fixes it all.

The show only appears on Taiwan Netflix (use a VPN) and currently only has Chinese subtitles (there's a diverse mix of languages that occurs throughout the film), I imagine the audience for this series wont be here, but I'll share this story (spoilers?) in hopes to explain parts of the series I find interesting, and perhaps drive curiosity for Taiwan (come visit!)

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