Lee says he grew up surrounded by Aborigines and ethnic Chinese from the mainland and was taught by many mainlanders at Hsinchu Normal. He argues that he is not prejudiced against mainlanders. Instead, his cultural views and support for Taiwanese independence have grown out of his understanding of Taiwan's difficult history.
由於從小和甫自大陸來台的唐山人、原住民生活在一起，就讀竹師時，也深受多位外省籍教師啟蒙，李喬自認沒有省籍情結，但是從瞭解台灣的苦難歷史中，逐漸累積出他的文化觀和台獨思想。