Whereas in earlier days street demonstrations were characterized by a very tense atmosphere, now there was more of a sense of them being "family entertainment." Criticism of everyday politics has become equally lively, and star commentators can now voice their opinions freely without fearing imprisonment.
同樣是社運抗議遊行，早期的劍拔弩張，已被現在的「歡樂親子遊」氣氛所取代；同樣批評時政，現在的政論「名嘴」們可以大放厥詞，再也不必擔心會有牢獄之災。