Over time, the southern half of Korea is becoming more and more divided and radicalized. It’s utterly dominated by monopoly capital, and some of the most far-right individuals in the world. At the same time, labor organizing is on the rise, and they just elected a soc-dem that is trying to normalize relations with the DPRK and PRC while distancing a bit from Japan and the US (though not a full pivot).
I think as the US Empire wanes, the trends in the ROK point towards either peaceful reconcilliation with the DPRK along the lines of expanded trade and cooperation, hopefully an actual merge of the two along the lines of the “one country, two systems” approach, or revolution outright in the southern half. The DPRK is far less divided politically, and the ROK depends on the US Empire’s millitary too much to remain stable as the US Empire fades.
They’re money worshippers and utterly plastic today because they got infected with the Western European/American virus, sadly. Not surprised they’re not having babies, it comes with the illness. And you’re probably right, but it’ll take at least 2 generations and a strong fever to make Korea healthy. And who knows if America, instead of fighting proxy wars everywhere decides to focus solely on China and intensifies its presence in SK? Let’s hope every neighbour makes peace and the troublemakers become more and more isolated.
It’s not that they got “infected,” they got occupied, and were under a brutal fascist dictatorship for decades. The brutal repression has resulted in a starkly divided ROK. I have a lot of sympathy for the southern half of Korea, and those trying to kick out US Imperialism.
Over time, the southern half of Korea is becoming more and more divided and radicalized. It’s utterly dominated by monopoly capital, and some of the most far-right individuals in the world. At the same time, labor organizing is on the rise, and they just elected a soc-dem that is trying to normalize relations with the DPRK and PRC while distancing a bit from Japan and the US (though not a full pivot).
I think as the US Empire wanes, the trends in the ROK point towards either peaceful reconcilliation with the DPRK along the lines of expanded trade and cooperation, hopefully an actual merge of the two along the lines of the “one country, two systems” approach, or revolution outright in the southern half. The DPRK is far less divided politically, and the ROK depends on the US Empire’s millitary too much to remain stable as the US Empire fades.
They’re money worshippers and utterly plastic today because they got infected with the Western European/American virus, sadly. Not surprised they’re not having babies, it comes with the illness. And you’re probably right, but it’ll take at least 2 generations and a strong fever to make Korea healthy. And who knows if America, instead of fighting proxy wars everywhere decides to focus solely on China and intensifies its presence in SK? Let’s hope every neighbour makes peace and the troublemakers become more and more isolated.
It’s not that they got “infected,” they got occupied, and were under a brutal fascist dictatorship for decades. The brutal repression has resulted in a starkly divided ROK. I have a lot of sympathy for the southern half of Korea, and those trying to kick out US Imperialism.
Good correction, and I empathize with them too.