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The feud is very much real and exists especially if you've ever been to South East part of Korea. It is not at all on par with white supermacist but it's a trad

The feud is very much real and exists especially if you've ever been to South East part of Korea. It is not at all on par with white supermacist but it's a tradition of segregation that is regardless of how advanced or modern Korea is exist in some way or another. It may not be visible on the open but people from South East openly discriminate people from South West. The two regions were separate kingdoms couple thousand years ago and the beef still remains. You can see clearly the disparity in income and economy between South West and South East which reflects the economic policies of the past. It may not be as explicit than before but you can see that there's a reason why South West voted for the 10 year for a leftist administration in Korea that brought much danger to the security of republic of Korea as a result of practicing sunshine policy. The website is well known in Korea called ilbe.com and it's extremely popular right wing views gaining the attention of mainstream. IT has many entertaining articles written in non-honorifics and ton of swear words which is quite a departure from the mainstream media. It's common to see people spreading their hatred for Jeolla (South West) region and it's people often referring to them as some really awful stinky fish dish from that regioncalled Hong-uh (홍어, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellate_spot_skate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellate_spot_skate) and pictures of former presidents Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun have become a sort of meme.

yongjik 12y ago
I'm sorry, I can't take serious any person who would describe Ilbe as "extremely popular right wing" site, talking about that (almost racist) epithet about that fish as if it's normal. If you are Korean, shame on you. Otherwise, find a better source to learn about Korea. (Also, 10 years of "leftist administration"? For heaven's sake, in both elections there were basically two choices. One party harbors those people who sent troops to murder their friends and families in 1980. So they voted for the other one. Turned out these two presidents were about as "leftists" as Obama, which in turn disappointed some of their supporters who wanted faster progress.) And if you want to bitch about how they brought "danger to the security of republic of Korea", you might want to dig up on the whole "gun-wind affair (총풍 사건)" in 1997, where several government officers of the "rightist" regime met North Korean officers shortly before the presidential election, and basically asked them if they could start a border skirmish, to persuade South Koreans to not elect the "leftist" candidate Kim Dae-Jung (who later received a Nobel Peace Prize for the Sunshine policy that's so cheaply mocked these days).
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- curiously 12y ago
  There's lot of inaccuracies here. First, president Park Chung Hee was the only choice as a result of a military coup d'etat in May 16th, 1961. Democratic organs only acted to appease United States, they did not function at all. Yes, Park Chung Hee was from South East (Kyongsang) region. Kim Dae Jung was from South West (Jeolla) region. PCH tried to have KDJ killed many times for his pro-North views and viola, KDJ becomes president in 1998, billions of slush funds travel to Kim Jong Il despite the warnings from US, Kim jong il tests a nuclear weapon 5 years later, KDJ wins the nobel prize. This is why he is mocked in Korea, he traded the security of his country for a fucking medal. The fundings continue when Roh Moo Hyun executes his predecessor's "Sunshine Policy". Of course, KDJ and RMH were popular presidential candidates in South West because of promises of economic development PCH completely neglected (the prejudice against Jeolla region was far more blatant back then). As you know Park Chung Hee was assassinated by his own intelligence director in fall of 1979 causing a major state of chaos. General Chun Doo Hwan seized power eventually. The timing of the Gwangju Uprising or Gwangju Rebellion is really peculiar as Chun had just begun to seize complete power after 7 months since the tragedy of PCH. A strong response was the only way to stabalize the country as there are reports that it was instigated by North Korean sleeper agents based on first hand accounts. The official case leaves this out but North Korean defectors admitted that North Korean agents in South Korea were placed strategically in cities to instigate armed rebellion should conditions allow it. Lot of pieces are missing with the official version that Gwangju civilians ran into a cache of guns and ammunition but they leave out the first hand reports that the people handing out the guns had a different dialect one that was closer to North Korea. This explains why an Air Force commandos, the military response because they were responding to a rebellion instigated by a foreign enemy country. We see this happening today in Crimea, Donetsk by Russia. You might have heard that recently, a South Korean lawmaker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Korean_sabotage_plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Korean_sabotage_plot) was known to have been leading a similar armed saboteur group called RO (Revolutionary Organization) to assist North Korea in the case of a war by assassinating various figures, attacking vital infrastructure. The evidence against them was overwhelming including recordings and informants. He is sentenced to 12 years in prison. 총풍 사건, the "gun wind affair" was blown wildly out of proportion and is a popular topic for left wing elements to use in their arguments but in reality it was found to be groundless accusation and the presidential candidate would try to run for office 10 years later after winning a large defamation lawsuit. I am Korean btw, and shame on you for attacking me and being flagkilled earlier. If you want to sound convincing please keep it civilized.

yongjik 12y ago

I'm sorry, I can't take serious any person who would describe Ilbe as "extremely popular right wing" site, talking about that (almost racist) epithet about that fish as if it's normal. If you are Korean, shame on you. Otherwise, find a better source to learn about Korea. (Also, 10 years of "leftist administration"? For heaven's sake, in both elections there were basically two choices. One party harbors those people who sent troops to murder their friends and families in 1980. So they voted for the other one. Turned out these two presidents were about as "leftists" as Obama, which in turn disappointed some of their supporters who wanted faster progress.) And if you want to bitch about how they brought "danger to the security of republic of Korea", you might want to dig up on the whole "gun-wind affair (총풍 사건)" in 1997, where several government officers of the "rightist" regime met North Korean officers shortly before the presidential election, and basically asked them if they could start a border skirmish, to persuade South Koreans to not elect the "leftist" candidate Kim Dae-Jung (who later received a Nobel Peace Prize for the Sunshine policy that's so cheaply mocked these days).

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curiously 12y ago
There's lot of inaccuracies here. First, president Park Chung Hee was the only choice as a result of a military coup d'etat in May 16th, 1961. Democratic organs only acted to appease United States, they did not function at all. Yes, Park Chung Hee was from South East (Kyongsang) region. Kim Dae Jung was from South West (Jeolla) region. PCH tried to have KDJ killed many times for his pro-North views and viola, KDJ becomes president in 1998, billions of slush funds travel to Kim Jong Il despite the warnings from US, Kim jong il tests a nuclear weapon 5 years later, KDJ wins the nobel prize. This is why he is mocked in Korea, he traded the security of his country for a fucking medal. The fundings continue when Roh Moo Hyun executes his predecessor's "Sunshine Policy". Of course, KDJ and RMH were popular presidential candidates in South West because of promises of economic development PCH completely neglected (the prejudice against Jeolla region was far more blatant back then). As you know Park Chung Hee was assassinated by his own intelligence director in fall of 1979 causing a major state of chaos. General Chun Doo Hwan seized power eventually. The timing of the Gwangju Uprising or Gwangju Rebellion is really peculiar as Chun had just begun to seize complete power after 7 months since the tragedy of PCH. A strong response was the only way to stabalize the country as there are reports that it was instigated by North Korean sleeper agents based on first hand accounts. The official case leaves this out but North Korean defectors admitted that North Korean agents in South Korea were placed strategically in cities to instigate armed rebellion should conditions allow it. Lot of pieces are missing with the official version that Gwangju civilians ran into a cache of guns and ammunition but they leave out the first hand reports that the people handing out the guns had a different dialect one that was closer to North Korea. This explains why an Air Force commandos, the military response because they were responding to a rebellion instigated by a foreign enemy country. We see this happening today in Crimea, Donetsk by Russia. You might have heard that recently, a South Korean lawmaker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Korean_sabotage_plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_South_Korean_sabotage_plot) was known to have been leading a similar armed saboteur group called RO (Revolutionary Organization) to assist North Korea in the case of a war by assassinating various figures, attacking vital infrastructure. The evidence against them was overwhelming including recordings and informants. He is sentenced to 12 years in prison. 총풍 사건, the "gun wind affair" was blown wildly out of proportion and is a popular topic for left wing elements to use in their arguments but in reality it was found to be groundless accusation and the presidential candidate would try to run for office 10 years later after winning a large defamation lawsuit. I am Korean btw, and shame on you for attacking me and being flagkilled earlier. If you want to sound convincing please keep it civilized.