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As a Korean, I feel bittersweet for my mother country. It's embarrassing that this is happening, yet I feel relieved now that people of Korea can move forward -

As a Korean, I feel bittersweet for my mother country. It's embarrassing that this is happening, yet I feel relieved now that people of Korea can move forward - here's hoping for electing a more qualified president next.

nercht12 10y ago
Don't feel embarrassed. It's better that a country can actually fix its problems peacefully rather than outright denying it has a problem and trying to go on with business as usual. Peaceful resolution - for the better - is something to be proud of in a democracy.
throwaway17854 10y ago
You should feel more proud than embarrassed that this is happening. Occasionally, an unqualified candidate will be elected. The ability to remove that person from power is much more important than the difficult problem of making sure the person is never elected in the first place. On the other hand, I do feel empathy for your feeling of embarrassment, as I am an American (yes I'm referring to the Trump election).
system16 10y ago
Koreans have absolutely nothing to feel embarrassed about. I - and I'm sure many others - have actually gained a huge amount of respect for SK over this as it confirms the strength of your democracy and justice system.
kijin 10y ago
As a fellow Korean, please don't feel embarrassed. Unnecessary embarrassment at the sight of anything that could possibly cast a negative light on our country is one of the major causes of the trouble that we've been in. It makes us prone to hide our problems and pretend that everything is all right. It makes us blind to the shortcomings of our preferred political leaders. It makes us resent the few brave journalists and activists who dare to bring these problems to light. All of this hampers progress. The same misguided sense of pride and embarrassment is at the root of Japan's constant refusal to admit their war crimes. They feel embarrassed that they are grandchildren of war criminals. But if they keep thinking that way, they will never be free of embarrassment. The only way forward is to do admit that something bad happened and to take pride in your passion to fix it. I truly hope that all Asian cultures can learn this, including Koreans and Japanese.
mwfunk 10y ago
I'm not Korean, but overall this whole series of events gave me new respect for the nation. It's unfortunate that everyone had to suffer through her leadership, but it also really says something that democratic rule of law is so well established there that a malfunctioning leader could be peacefully removed.
magic_beans 10y ago
Why is it embarrassing for YOU personally?

nercht12 10y ago

Don't feel embarrassed. It's better that a country can actually fix its problems peacefully rather than outright denying it has a problem and trying to go on with business as usual. Peaceful resolution - for the better - is something to be proud of in a democracy.

throwaway17854 10y ago

You should feel more proud than embarrassed that this is happening. Occasionally, an unqualified candidate will be elected. The ability to remove that person from power is much more important than the difficult problem of making sure the person is never elected in the first place. On the other hand, I do feel empathy for your feeling of embarrassment, as I am an American (yes I'm referring to the Trump election).

system16 10y ago

Koreans have absolutely nothing to feel embarrassed about. I - and I'm sure many others - have actually gained a huge amount of respect for SK over this as it confirms the strength of your democracy and justice system.

kijin 10y ago

As a fellow Korean, please don't feel embarrassed. Unnecessary embarrassment at the sight of anything that could possibly cast a negative light on our country is one of the major causes of the trouble that we've been in. It makes us prone to hide our problems and pretend that everything is all right. It makes us blind to the shortcomings of our preferred political leaders. It makes us resent the few brave journalists and activists who dare to bring these problems to light. All of this hampers progress. The same misguided sense of pride and embarrassment is at the root of Japan's constant refusal to admit their war crimes. They feel embarrassed that they are grandchildren of war criminals. But if they keep thinking that way, they will never be free of embarrassment. The only way forward is to do admit that something bad happened and to take pride in your passion to fix it. I truly hope that all Asian cultures can learn this, including Koreans and Japanese.

mwfunk 10y ago

I'm not Korean, but overall this whole series of events gave me new respect for the nation. It's unfortunate that everyone had to suffer through her leadership, but it also really says something that democratic rule of law is so well established there that a malfunctioning leader could be peacefully removed.

magic_beans 10y ago

Why is it embarrassing for YOU personally?