Lin believes that those in support of a Republic of Taiwan have-perhaps as a result of the wounds of the February 28 Incident-long been embroiled in a political delusion that "recognizing the Republic of China" is equivalent to "accepting KMT rule" and have consequently rejected the reality of ROC sovereignty over Taiwan.
她認為，或許是因為「228 事件」造成的傷痛，台灣共和國論者老是陷於「承認中華民國」就等同於「接受國民黨執政」的政治迷思，因而拒斥中華民國領有台灣主權的歷史事實。