tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post3364351855159866468..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Korea's Presidential Election - Part I: Park Geun-hyeT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-19224279443632956342013-02-07T07:20:22.053-05:002013-02-07T07:20:22.053-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06576511094323732409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-27561752809674487152012-12-04T00:47:26.778-05:002012-12-04T00:47:26.778-05:00In the time that I lived in Seoul, Park's oppo...In the time that I lived in Seoul, Park's opponents seemed to have accidents, like falling off of mountains. It was well known that people could not say anything against him, even in common conversation on the street, and stay healthy. He rounded up 10 college students, accused them of being spies from the North, tried and executed them within three days. Many people loved him, including my landlady, for bring some kind of order to the horrible chaos. I think the love for him was a matter of perspective. Those that were old enough to remember the horror felt that they were living in utopia, but the younger ones, who never experienced that, were wanting something closer to freedom. As an American, I would not have wanted to live in Korea without the protection that we had as Americans. With my mouth, I would have been shot within a week.The High Plains Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412469487915588866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-34460205978455161822012-12-02T20:37:24.673-05:002012-12-02T20:37:24.673-05:00Considering the number of people that Park Chung-h...Considering the number of people that Park Chung-hee killed, the idea that Park Chung-hee was NOT a mass murderer is ridiculous. It shows the fundamental lack of historical understanding, along with the ridiculous claims that Park was ever elected democratically, Park's coup occurred shortly after the Korean War, etc. Get back to your 일베 hole.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-16413723453160785612012-12-02T20:19:00.354-05:002012-12-02T20:19:00.354-05:00That's the key, go after the driving force beh...That's the key, go after the driving force behind Korea's economic growth and somehow everyone will prosper.<br /><br />The chaebols don't dominate because of "unfairness". They dominate because they're the best at what they do, and they beat Americans, Japanese, et al. on the national stage too. Going after them for succeeding is not going to make Korea stronger. Korea's consistently ranked one of the best places to start a small business. Things could be easier if the government took another look at a lot of the regulations, especially in regard to labor, but overall it's not as though Korea's small business climate is anywhere close to unfavorable. So please don't bash the chaebols just because they're successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-31703885488181345702012-12-02T20:14:04.377-05:002012-12-02T20:14:04.377-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-67321104965689549572012-12-02T20:02:12.111-05:002012-12-02T20:02:12.111-05:00This post is way too black and white on Park Chung...This post is way too black and white on Park Chung-hee's legacy. To say that he can be characterized as a "mass murderer" is absurd. He may have leaned to the authoritarian side when it came to jailing/abusing protesters, stifling freedom of the press, etc., in the later parts of his presidency, but he was in no way a mass murderer. To compare his actions to what went on in the North is pure left-wing hysteria. <br /><br />Also it should be noted that he was elected democratically multiple times initially (though toward the end it was somewhat rigged) and that his initial coup took place at a time when Korea was in near chaos after the war, and he was even supported by the sitting President. The coup was popular with the people and so was he for the vast majority of his presidency. With the tactics of the North there would have been an extremely high chance that the South would have fallen to communist subversives if it weren't for Park's leadership. Instead Korea was defended from infiltration by the North while becoming an economic power involved in international affairs and respected by the rest of the world. Again, not to say that some terrible things didn't happen under Park, and by the end he was going too far with his strong-handedness, but his actions for the most part were necessary. You simply couldn't have a pure democracy under conditions Korea was in immediately following the war because of the state the country was in as well as the North's infiltration efforts.<br /><br />By the way, Kim Young-sam, a vehement opponent of Park who was almost jailed by him and was the first civilian President after Park is also Saenuri (NFP) and has met with Geun Hye, who he advised to do her best to end social divisions as President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-14422169775141482802012-11-28T03:55:29.337-05:002012-11-28T03:55:29.337-05:00I don't know if someone think like me but i ca...I don't know if someone think like me but i came from Cuba the only communist country in America. I know is sad the comparison but that dictator was mean for 18 years in Korea but at least Korea is now a good country with and excellent economy. My country has more than 50 years with the communist and it's more sad, one dictatorship build Korea, but my country has been destroyed by the communism, and it still keeps doing damages. I'm so sorry for the people who suffer, but i'm sorry more for them who still are under communism. We the last ones are seeing how our country is becoming ashes. So in my poor opinion if the black past of that woman is her father who avoid the communism in Korea, for me its not.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423761987058323042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-74077242885442546742012-11-18T18:09:59.476-05:002012-11-18T18:09:59.476-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.mockavelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422632387190422163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-8473234946533908542012-11-18T18:02:38.163-05:002012-11-18T18:02:38.163-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.mockavelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422632387190422163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-15957562915820812312012-11-15T23:08:10.430-05:002012-11-15T23:08:10.430-05:00Your article reminds me of a bible study conversat...Your article reminds me of a bible study conversation I had a year ago. We discussed that Paul states the poor shall not be a burden.ztraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936205806105183135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-73647865586549722352012-11-14T21:19:50.702-05:002012-11-14T21:19:50.702-05:00I disagree with you that welfare expansion is the ...I disagree with you that welfare expansion is the main issue. Of course it is an issue, but I think the bigger concern amongst South Korean voters is the seeming imbalance and unfairness they see within the Korean economy, as exemplified by the continuing dominance of the chaebols. There is a definite antipathy now pervasive within South Korean society against the chaebol, as they see them as choking out the growth of small businesses in their country.<br /><br />As it is right now, the main way to supposedly "succeed" in South Korea is to somehow get a job working for a chaebol. Many Koreans are upset and frustrated at the current system that overwhelmingly favors the chaebols, a system that was initiated by Park Guen Hye's father, as you well know I'm sure. Whichever candidate that can most effectively persuade voters that they will reign in the chaebols and reform the South Korean conglomerate dominated economy will win the election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-53404014801702113272012-11-14T19:54:08.664-05:002012-11-14T19:54:08.664-05:00"To be sure, there currently is a very strong..."To be sure, there currently is a very strong policy demand from Korea's electorate -- namely, expansion of the welfare state."<br /><br />I'd prefer the Singaporean model of welfare: http://www.economist.com/node/15524092<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-41238048566064653772012-11-14T12:18:41.988-05:002012-11-14T12:18:41.988-05:00I can predict who is going to win! It is going to ...I can predict who is going to win! It is going to be Ahn Cheol Soo (if he is indeed running). It is DEFINITELY not going to be Moon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-91505005420485292722012-11-14T10:33:50.652-05:002012-11-14T10:33:50.652-05:00I'd otherwise like Park Geun-hye, but the way ...I'd otherwise like Park Geun-hye, but the way she's handled the legacy of her father has turned me off.<br /><br />I thought Moon and Ahn were going to form a unified campaign. If this is the case, then I'm guessing that the odds are going to be in favor of Moon/Ahn.FarFromKoreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435256769410051796noreply@blogger.com