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I don't think that it's ever easy to determine what certain 'nation' wants. Fortunately, Korea, just like Germany before it, is an excellent opportunity to comp
by golergka 9y ago
I don't think that it's ever easy to determine what certain 'nation' wants. Fortunately, Korea, just like Germany before it, is an excellent opportunity to compare two different options: one with "American view of freedom" and one without.
Now, do you think that koreans as a whole prefer the northern or southern option?
- geofft 9y agoAt least as of mid-last-century, Koreans as a whole prefer a united, mildly communist Korea that doesn't need to turn into a reclusive militarized Korea to defend itself from American aggression and can freely participate on the world stage. South Korea only came into existence because the US was terrified of more countries' populations deairing communism. Had the US's military fortunes been a bit different, it would have been a Vietnam or a China or a Cuba or something. Now, if the world's greatest superpower is stationing soldiers in your country for decades and demanding performative capitalism for your country to not be constrained by tariffs and sanctions and travel bans, you're going to be real excited about performative capitalism.
- jacquesm 9y ago> American view of freedom You've got to be kidding.
- golergka 9y agoPersonally, I know no better approximation of my concept of 'freedom' than a traditionally American one.