From that time forward the taboo on speaking about the 228 Incident was formally lifted for those in political, academic, civil society and even artistic circles. Whether it was legislative inquiries, demonstrations, commemorative gatherings, academic research, memorial tablets … all activities were carried out with enthusiasm and the suppressed resentment of more than 40 years of injustice poured out.
從此，在民間，包含政治、學術、社運團體甚至藝文界，「228」議題正式解禁，不論議會質詢、遊行集會、悼念追懷、學術研究、建碑紀念… …，各種活動熱烈進行，強忍壓抑了四十多年的冤屈悲憤，傾洩而出。