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So they are drinking beer and some comments were passed around, and the guy just shoots him? The only people who buy this crap are the pro-North koreans in Sout
by curiously 12y ago
So they are drinking beer and some comments were passed around, and the guy just shoots him? The only people who buy this crap are the pro-North koreans in South Korea. Everybody else who live in a sane reality don't believe this ludicrous story made to make Park Chung Hee seem like a monster.
The rift between Park Jong Chul (President's head of security) and Kim Jae Kyu (KCIA director) well preceded that evening when the president was assassinated. He premeditated the assassination by having the security detail paralyzed by his own loyal followers (who were all executed and jailed). The bullshit about how Kim Jae Kyu, the mastermind behind all the torture and brutal political suppression did it for democracy is laughable at best. The motive was simple, Kim Jae Kyu thought he could usurp power, he falsely mistook the American CIA's approval and repeatedly sought CIA's help after assassination. He was foolish because US fully supported PCH's dictatorship as a strong buffer against North Korea. They continued to support president Chun and Noh, both military generals and it was only until Kim Young Sam finally was elected through a democratic vote.
Was Park Chung Hee a dictator? Was he brutal in some of his methods? Of course. But he is also the reason why South Korea was allowed to thrive economically. Without the political stability brought on by a military rule with the backdrop of a serious security threat like North Korea (they were richer than South in 1960s), you'd have to be a hopeless romantic and naive to think that someone could've done a better job by "democratic" means.
Anyways, I think I'm done being trolled here. I suggest you to not try to twist and distort the post-Korean war history of South Korea with inaccuracies and ignorant statements.