"Nevertheless, since ancient times major affairs of state have been seen as the center of political activity, and are what most people think of when they think of 'politics,'" says Yeh. This is a distortion of a paternalistic society--promoting invasiveness, and lacking in acceptance and tolerance--which defined the political core, but it is by no means the only or normal nature of politics.
「不過，經國大事自古以來向被視作政治活動中心，也是一般人意識中『政治』的正統範圍」，葉菊蘭認為，這是父系社會的偏見﹘﹘帶侵略性、欠缺包容性，此乃定位政治核心的根本因素，並非政治的自然本質。