With regard to the current political scene, a number of critics have warned about the importance of "decoding leadership and power." At a China Evening Times forum, the writer Ping Lu pointed out that excessive emphasis on immediate political advantage has made "deconstructing the leadership myth" an urgent task in today's society.
針對台灣近來的政壇風潮，國內評論家也紛紛提出「領袖與權力解碼」的警言，中時晚報論壇中，作家平路指出，過度側重政治現實的功利價值，是當今社會率先必須被文化解碼的「領袖迷思」。