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In Korea, Lee Kuan Yew is actually more often cited as a target of criticism. Of course, a small number of people praise him, but he is usually mentioned in the
by jdw64 5mo ago
In Korea, Lee Kuan Yew is actually more often cited as a target of criticism. Of course, a small number of people praise him, but he is usually mentioned in the context of nostalgia for dictatorship (like Park Chung-hee in Korea), and more often than not, he is talked about as a kind of idealized image of dictatorship created by the West.
[1] https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0104_201503231558059503 https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0104_201503231558059503
- zuzululu 5mo agoRight and you are quoting left leaning media outlets as basis for your claims.
- jdw64 5mo agoEven on the largest wiki in Korea, the negative descriptions are fundamentally longer. It is also taught negatively in textbooks [1] https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%A6%AC%EC%BD%B4%EC%9C%A0/%ED%8F%89%EA%B0%80 https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%A6%AC%EC%BD%B4%EC%9C%A0/%ED%8F%89%EA...