The Korean attitude towards protests, policing, and the martial law declaration itself is informed by the dictatorship years, where there was a massive military-police apparatus that hurt, disappeared, and killed people.
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99% of Americans know nothing about the ‘87 protests or Chun Doo-Hwan
apr 6, 2025, 1:02 pm • 2 0 • view
Right, but is that apparatus in place NOW? I get the impression the Korean armed forces mostly don’t want to fire on their neighbors, in the current state of things, or is that not the case? It sounds like Korea has already gotten past the state the US is currently in, hence the different vibes.
apr 6, 2025, 7:06 am • 3 0 • view
I’m not trying to play “Who Is More Oppressed” and I hope it didn’t come off that way! I’m mostly trying to gauge why the Korean impeachment and protests play out so differently from similar efforts in the US, and is there anything the US could pick up from that, what works differently, and why?
apr 6, 2025, 7:50 am • 2 0 • view
i think it's futile to liken Korea is to America in general. we have more police, more guns, and more violence.
apr 6, 2025, 8:52 am • 5 0 • view
videos i saw of old ladies pushing back on guns and such would not play out the same here. it would've been so much worse.
apr 6, 2025, 8:53 am • 4 0 • view