The 228 massacre was one of poorly resolved tragedy resulted from post-colonial and WWII aftermath's transitional government violence upon civilians. Because of the Cold War and an autocratic ruling regime, the historic event was held as political taboo for decades and only recently surfaced mostly as some politicians' manipulative discussion ploy. Many readers here may find no attachment to this historic past of Taiwan, however, much similar to the discussion of the Holocaust memorial in Berlin and else where, if memorial competitions were held for the political agenda of continuous amnesia for significant historic events, design professionals who have long championed "social justice" and "historic memory" must then pause and reevaluate the participation of such opportunities.