In those days, Taiwan's martial law denied citizens the right to assemble and protest. Nor were people aware of their own rights: important human rights such as consumer rights, workers 'rights, women's rights and environmental protection were all ignored. Chai Sung-lin therefore began to make speeches and write essays in the hopes of raising people's awareness of their rights.
當時由於戒嚴法令的限制，民眾不能集會抗爭，也缺乏保護自身權益的意識，消費者權益和勞工權、婦女權及環保權等重要人權一樣被漠視，於是柴松林開始四處呼籲，透過演講與文章，希望喚起社會大眾的注意。