tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post3114770695303642869..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Korean Politics Viewer's Guide: I. The Lay of the LandT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-18008295041726565152017-05-21T01:03:01.002-04:002017-05-21T01:03:01.002-04:00This is a great read. Especially on regionalism. ...This is a great read. Especially on regionalism. I now have a better understanding why my mom always said naturally Jeolla-do people don't like Gyeongsang-do people. And why my uncles used to rant about America a lot. Knowledge!d'lish d'ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095664441135593643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-14732879995637380402017-05-01T13:01:54.116-04:002017-05-01T13:01:54.116-04:00Out of topic: your blog is amazing! Hopefully, you...Out of topic: your blog is amazing! Hopefully, you can buy a domain name for this blog, so people can easily search this cool article. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224384733116511402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-12420960897159546232017-04-21T04:22:18.186-04:002017-04-21T04:22:18.186-04:00"There is no drug culture in Korea."
Yo..."There is no drug culture in Korea."<br /><br />You mean, except for that extraordinarily criminogenic drug, which for historical reasons doesn't usually get called a "drug"? For that one, Korea has a deeply entrenched drug culture that includes socially forcing the drug upon others. Pretty low on the political agenda, for sure, though.<br /><br />(Also my own favorite drug, BTW.)jinrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155470600628162027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-8631493050134045572017-04-12T19:28:15.042-04:002017-04-12T19:28:15.042-04:00Causing issues "for some kind of imaginary fr...Causing issues "for some kind of imaginary freedom" is probably one of the best ways to describe the issues with young people in America (even though you were talking about Korea!). I have been trying to find a way to describe this phenomenon and you've done so perfectly in just a few words. <br /><br />I shouldn't rant, but I find it irritating when people try really hard about an issue they don't understand, but just want to support because they think its good or better, without actually knowing what REALLY IS good or better. I am definitely someone who wants to fight for equality, but I kind of don't like to say I am "liberal" because I see many liberals only fight for the sake of "being a liberal," not actually true, sensible equality and freedom. People just like to be part of a group and they are becoming the very thing they initially opposed. <br /><br /><br />Also, great read. This article, and almost all of your articles, are a joy to learn from. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-31847062705417185002017-04-12T00:23:58.197-04:002017-04-12T00:23:58.197-04:00Thank you.
Very informative.
Do you think that the...Thank you.<br />Very informative.<br />Do you think that the Choi Soon-Sil gate will have some impact on the politic (Saenuri split, need for new politicians ?) and economy (chaebol-oriented)?<br /><br />By the way "laissez-faire"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720881047967481543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-52267037398671214352017-04-10T09:53:14.754-04:002017-04-10T09:53:14.754-04:00This is great stuff, as usual. One question though...This is great stuff, as usual. One question though:<br /><br />You mention the legacy of the dictatorship and the proper "extent" of Korea's democratization as the deepest divide between the right and left in Korea. How does that divide manifest itself at the grassroots?<br /><br />Are there specific issues that the parties fight over (I'm thinking similar to the recent controversy over textbooks), or is it more a matter of symbolism (ie. How the Korean government talks about that period)?Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655826578902935494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-48711179580603594782017-04-09T20:48:48.869-04:002017-04-09T20:48:48.869-04:00This was really interesting I've never really ...This was really interesting I've never really been a political person, but for some reason learning about foreign affairs is far more interesting than in my own country.Curious Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022591079933863361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-32522319067303772962017-04-09T06:06:05.118-04:002017-04-09T06:06:05.118-04:00A bit of suggestion here, shouldn't there be a...A bit of suggestion here, shouldn't there be a third "progressive/left-wing" category, encompassing around ~10% support for the left-wing parties* in Korea? It has been a distinctive force apart from liberal and conservative parties, imo. I'm a Swede, so I tend to find Americanized Conservative- "Liberal"dichotomy a flawed tool when explaining non-American politics. <br /><br />*Democratic Labor, Unified Progressive, New Progressive, Labor, Justice....Svenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108607691781867680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-48047936237300443812017-04-09T01:25:49.729-04:002017-04-09T01:25:49.729-04:00For a while, the South Korean Government did have ...For a while, the South Korean Government did have to ask the U.S. Commander of the U. N. Forces to deploy troops in the country. A classic example was the crushing of the Gwangju Democracy Protests. In a letter published 2 years after the massacre, the former U.S. Ambassador Note used the word permitted to transfer of ROK Troops to Gwangju. And this permission came from General John Wickham, who later became a U.S. Army of Staff. In U.S. Army Basic Training, I learned his name in the military hierarchy from Reagan, Weinberger, Wickham, etc.<br />We can see why South Korean Liberals are skeptical of U.S. Influence and Power. With a nuclear armed thug in North Korea, I would like to see how the liberals respond to the real threat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125178253306725041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-78547034291156430782017-04-08T22:02:22.167-04:002017-04-08T22:02:22.167-04:00I'm talking about the issues that divide conse...I'm talking about the issues that divide conservatives and liberals in Korea. Pollution is an important issue, but not a dividing issue.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-90814869506412668912017-04-08T22:01:41.672-04:002017-04-08T22:01:41.672-04:00Not really. What you said is all correct, but Chin...Not really. What you said is all correct, but China and Japan are not political fault lines for conservatives and liberals.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-34642735585767455322017-04-08T15:08:47.163-04:002017-04-08T15:08:47.163-04:00Don't you think that pollution is a major issu...Don't you think that pollution is a major issue, given how much worse the air quality is getting in Seoul and other metropolitan areas?Peter Y. Paikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586826811874234183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-77469532368505975812017-04-08T14:42:31.630-04:002017-04-08T14:42:31.630-04:00Will you discuss China and Japan in your next inst...Will you discuss China and Japan in your next installment? Perhaps not as front and center as North Korea and the United States, they are another complex part of the Korean political dialogue. Japan is a key issue in dealing with the colonial legacy and broader questions of historical interpretation and US geopolitics. China because of how it defines the modern Korean identity and directly tied into the issues of North Korea, US-ROK relations, trade and the environment.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282781923548522764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-55071472059558193292017-04-08T10:45:33.373-04:002017-04-08T10:45:33.373-04:00If you see "voters" as a whole, there ar...If you see "voters" as a whole, there are a lot more older people in that group.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-82384186969373799692017-04-08T10:33:43.725-04:002017-04-08T10:33:43.725-04:00Thanks for this series. Looking forward to the nex...Thanks for this series. Looking forward to the next installments.eclecticdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484091437305697367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-50710763398149122642017-04-08T08:19:20.600-04:002017-04-08T08:19:20.600-04:00"North Korea is probably the issue that gener..."North Korea is probably the issue that generates the most amount of emotion in South Korean politics. "<br /><br />This claim was a bit suprising. I thought the younger generations don't care about NK issues very much at all. (Hell Chosun memes seem to dominate) Older generations, maybe. JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057751527419614924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-62555038296790189592017-04-08T05:23:46.759-04:002017-04-08T05:23:46.759-04:00Thank you so much for this. I can't wait for t...Thank you so much for this. I can't wait for the next part! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191268998575534121noreply@blogger.com