Lin Wen-cheng states that in terms of daily life, differences between Taiwan's ethnic groups have largely disappeared. But, because ethnic cleavages are constantly being exploited in elections, inter-group political conflict remains serious.
林文程也表示，台灣的各省籍、族群間，生活上的隔閡早已消失無蹤，反而是政治上的族群衝突因不斷地在選舉中被激化，而越來越嚴重。