Posted on 07/19/2018 10:21:17 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
There is evidence that young Koreans buck the global trend toward liberal and identity politics. A survey of 1,000 adults last month by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies showed that 58.4 percent of Koreans in their 20s are against ending joint U.S.-Korean military drills, the highest proportion in any age group.
A survey gauging support for an inter-Korean team during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang showed that 82 percent of respondents in their 20s and 30s were against it, which suggests a clearer eye than some of their parents' about what North Korea stands for.
In their own way they are rebelling against their parents, and many of them are alarmed at the leftward shift of public opinion after the mass protests that ousted President Park Geun-hye.
Park Gyol said, "Many people who were born during Korea's economic heyday are opposed to leftwing politics, but the existing conservative parties have failed to attract their support."
Ahn Byung-jin at Kyunghee University says there has been no culture in Korea of youngsters in suits and clean haircuts going into politics at college and climbing the political ladder.
Park Gyol (33) heads a committee that wants to launch a new conservative party.
"We need to put more stress on conservative values like small government and market economics."
Park recently registered the party with the National Election Commission and has started a six-month drive to set up five regional chapters with at least 1,000 members each.
Meanwhile the Seoul National University Truth Forum, a students' union launched in February of last year, has now grown into a bigger grouping called "Truth Alliance" of around 700 students at 60 universities across the country.
Universities are traditionally bastions of progressive politics, but the forum is quite different.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.chosun.com ...
Also aren’t most people in South Korea of the Mongolian race? That’s probably an antiquated term, but neither “Asian” nor “Far East Asian” works here.
There may be fractalism not evident to outsiders (who may see little difference between a Serbian and a Croatian, for instance).
Ping :)
Seems to me if they were truly ‘conservative’, they would push to defend themselves from all enemies, foreign or domestic, and not rely on the United States.
Still, it’s promising that those 20-somethings reject identity politics.
Yes there was another article where a 30-something said he knew the day would come that U.S. would no longer be first line of defense and he looks forward to new chapter in Korea and self-reliance. Hence the renewed focus on economic issues (as opposed to Cold War era stuff) and desire for new conservative party.
S.K. has a large Christian population—almost 30% according to Wikipedia.
The K-Pop vids I’ve seen are so colorful and joyful! Lots of fun!
I don’t like KPop, but I love KDramas, they are much more conservative there, and they are really well produced.
KDramas are the best!
I’m watching one now called “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” it’s hilarious.
I’ll check it out. Check out descendants of the sun. Quite good. They all are quite good actually.
Seen it.
Some of my other favorites:
Goblin
My Love From the Star
The Master's Sun
It's Ok, That's Love
Marriage, Not Dating
Please Come Back Mister
Fated to Love You
A Gentleman's Dignity
It does and the older, more devout ones remember clearly the legacy left by American missionaries, including some who were martyred in the North around the time of the Korean War.
Even as US Troops pull out in the coming years, it's vital the young people in the country acknowledge the role America's played in the life of their nation and the enormous sacrifices made on their behalf and for their freedoms -especially freedom of worship! Something North Koreans most certainly do not have...
Hopefully, Korean War veterans will be remembered and honored by the coming generations.
The current president Moon Jae-In may be cooperating well with Trump on NK negotiatons and within a strong alliance framework, but he and his party are notorious for demeaning the historic role American presence has had on the peninsula. Liberals relish in historical revisionism, blame the U.S. for the NK/SK standoff altogether, and idealize key elements of the communist experiment.
But South Korea owes so much of its success, peace, and prosperity to America. And maybe Americas need to understand this too and take pride esp. in light of all the cynicism pervading our culture. I say this as a half-Korean...
What a moving testimony to what you have seen, observed and know about South Korea. One of my relatives served there. I’ll never forget the day he came home in his crisp uniform when I was a little kid. Thank you for sharing, CP, and for your many contributions on FR!
Oh me too, I don’t like the music but those little hotties are sure cute!
Let’s hope you’re right, for their sake as well as ours. I still remember how that South Korean pop singer Psy ended up making anti-American statements and several others followed his lead after some kids got run over.
I’d personally not have America leave South Korea until Communism is extinct in not just North Korea, but also in South Korea (yes, there are unfortunately Communist sympathizers in South Korea. Moon Jae-In’s administration is an example of this). That way, we don’t have to come back.
“I’d personally not have America leave South Korea until Communism is extinct in North Korea.”
On THAT note, check out this piece on whether or not:
“Are Warming South Korea-Russia relations a game changer?” - Russia wants to replace USA or at least share USA’s role in the region. Not necessarily with troops presence obviously, but economic/diplomatic links.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3672446/posts
I’d welcome it ONLY if Russia also gives up Communism completely (ie, they tear down Lenin’s mausoleum, tear down the Karl Marx statue at Teatralyana Square, ban the Communist party in Russia, and make sure to write in the history books the true horrors of Communism, including giving full exposure to Stalin’s crimes). Otherwise, no deal on letting South Korea be an ally of Russia.
I agree. Completely!
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