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The deeming of Koreans or Asians as "unethical" is a valid observation. . .on the surface, but it gets a little more complicated, as do most things, when you seek to really understand what makes a people tick. It is more accurate to say Korean ethics are different. . .are more Confucian than Judeo-Christian (with the caveat that Christianity has had a profound effect upon Korea as much as any Asian nation.)

There is no question that the ancient Confucian value system is deficient in many ways, however there are aspects that are admirable. When you are dealing with Koreans you are dealing with people that can be unbelievably gracious, hospitable, can take the shirt off their backs, be passionate and caring and in the next minute be utterly contrary, selfish, dishonest, conniving and treacherous.

Of course, none are angels. . .but these non-angels are a special case for sure. When and if, North and South will get together, Korea will remain divided for decades to come because Koreans are divided on multi-dimensional levels. .not just North and South. The end of the Korean War will only usher in the beginning of the new war. . the one Koreans have been having even before there was a North and South. . .and it goes on inside every Korean.

The last and final hope for Korean unification is that there are Korean Jeffersons and Madisons that can rise up and point the way forward and that all Koreans can embrace the notion of endowed rights from the Creator, that the power to govern requires the consent of the people so endowed and that all, with the same endowed legal standing, are CREATED equal as per the intention of "the Governor of the Universe."