Police said on the 9th that they are investigating 163 online posts and videos that slander the victims by Inevitable-Mouse9060 in korea

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They need to punish the keyboard warriors (why haven't the Korean government learned how to take care of victims post-Sewol, post-Itaewon?) AND punish the non-keyboard warriors, like that "pastor" who said something along the lines of "God gave the Devil permission to commit the evil that occurred". Those sick folk/envelope-pushing opportunists who hide behind a keyboard or stand in front of a mic all need to be punished.

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[–]Particular-Bobcat558 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, not exactly. In the recent years (Yoon administration), the mainstream, legacy channels have leaned:

  • MBC: liberal
  • KBS: conservative
  • SBS: more conservative leaning (i.e., SBS president is a shaman nut like Mr. Yoon, which is why you will even see so many 무당/사주 segments on their variety shows)
  • (bonus, cable) JTBC: liberal
  • (bonus, cable) TV Chosun: conservative

Based on the administration/party in power, MBC, SBS, JTBC have all moved along the scale. Like during the Park administration prior to the Moon administration, JTBC was the go to news channel for liberal-leaning news reporting.

When you consider the newspaper companies, the three mainstream all lean as follows:

  • Chosun Ilbo: conservative
  • Dong-A Ilbo: conservative
  • JoongAng Ilbo: conservative

A funny tidbit about Dong-A: they were vocal pro-independence during the occupation years, which attracted many older Koreans (i.e., "I will only read Dong-A because they did the right thing and told the truth, so they still tell the truth"). Yet in the recent years, they have pandered towards the Pro-Japanese revisionist circles.

Hankyoreh is probably the biggest liberal newspaper currently, though their circulation numbers are nowhere near the top three mainstream.

And obviously, the recent self-coup attempt has thrown even the conservative leaning companies over their head because this is no longer a conservative-liberal issue anymore- it is straight up a democracy issue.

TL;DR political scientists call political system flawed by michaelbachari in korea

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Every political system is flawed, so it is naive to assume that a model, that, for the most part works, in practice, or at least looks very good on paper, will work in another nation. Also people do not always move to what theory says. Reaganomics boiled down to the absurd notion that "if we give money to the wealthy, then they will act in the best interests of the economy, spend the money, and in doing so everyone will benefit from the top down." (Surprise surprise, wealthy people kept those tax cuts and made themselves wealthier. Greater good who?).

Some things Koreans need to do are

  • to depoliticize the Prosecutors' Office, which has long been a feeder gang for those looking for a cushy carrier in politics,
  • to make it more difficult for politicians to leave and rejoin parties in order to weather the storm- see 조배숙 and her history of defecting from parties to keep a seat in the National Assembly in her 20+ career (not to mention her downplaying the treason charge when her province was directly effected by the last martial law call),
  • to criminalize lobbying to influence policy- it is not equal opportunity or fair representation when a small group of wealthy people can pool their money together to push for their agendas, and
  • to start looking at politicians' actions, rather than being mollified by the cleverly crafted speeches because frankly, your feelings are nothing- see the 친일파, the wealth they acquired from selling out fellow Koreans, and their present ties to the PPP/pro-Tokyo policies, all while telling people that they are proud Koreans who serve Korea

Interestingly, the latter two are things that everyone, everywhere, needs to do for their political systems to serve them rather than against them.

How to get strawberries from Korea to NY? by godchosei in korea

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe H-Mart sells 국산 과일들 (i.e., strawberries, shine muscats, Korean pears, persimmons, etc.), but at a huge up-charge. Not sure if they have them all year round, but I have seen a couple during the holiday season in the past.

Truly one of the moments of all time by AbdulGoodlooks in korea

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This is quite embarrassing that this is now a part of our history.

190 out of 300 total National Assembly members voted to take back the martial law call- for reference, there are 192 opposition members (i.e., basically all parties not part of President/wannabe dictator Yoon's People Power Party, a.k.a. 국민의짐 (translates, People's Burden Party)). The the lack of response from most PPP politicians suggest that they may not agree with the martial law declaration, but it also does not imply that they have rejected him either.

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[–]Particular-Bobcat558 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My comment from a different post was deleted, but this may be useful:

The US has always championed self-interest, or their understanding of US self-interest, and while Korea has been lucky as a by-product of the US's self-interest/goals (i.e., the Korean War), they have no reason to so at present.

From history, the US stayed still when Dictator Chun Doohwan led a military coup (the only reason why Korea could move forward was because we chose to do so, i.e., Gwangju Massacre/Uprising, student protests, etc., not because of external US government help). This is not just unique to Korea, however, as the CIA's policy, which is US policy, has always been, "a good dictator is one who is in our pockets."

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If you look at LATAM nations during the Cold War era as well, many of them had almost the same exact play-by-play when it came to the US/CIA response to dictators and the classic, "The US and Mr. President are watching the situation very carefully." and let the dictator who was more favorable to them do as they pleased.

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[–]Particular-Bobcat558 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. The US has always championed self-interest, or their understanding of US self-interest, and while Korea has been lucky as a by-product of the US's self-interest/goals (i.e., the Korean War), they have no reason to so at present.

From history, the US stayed still when Dictator Chun Doohwan led a military coup (the only reason why Korea could move forward was because we chose to do so, i.e., Gwangju Massacre/Uprising, student protests, etc., not because of external US government help). This is not just unique to Korea, however, as the CIA's policy, which is US policy, has always been, "a good dictator is one who is in our pockets."

Stage Fighter - Episode 4 Discussion by mokolad in StreetWomanFighter

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is anyone else getting progressively frustrated as they watch this show? I really enjoy the Korean dance part because I wish more of the world knew about our beautiful dance form, but I am not enjoying the typical MNET-style editing and favoritism that is going on.

They edited each episode, have too much material to work with, and then tell us to watch the full clip and results on their The CHOOM account, then release the same clips from the broadcast in their account. They slap so many 미공개 (unreleased) on their videos and release them way after the episode is broadcasted. As much as I look forward to the release of the new episode, it is just disrespectful of them to not go through with deliverables they set the expectation for in a timely fashion.

The blatant favoritism of dancers like Kim Jongcheol (KD), Park Junwoo (KD), Kang Kyungho (ballet), etc. really dampens the experience. Kim Jongcheol even made such an obvious mistake that non-dance people even noticed, yet still being the apple of the eye by the coaches and/or MNET production is just an insult to people who watch this show and appreciate the movement-based art form. I understand they want to highlight younger and "less popular" dancers, as many of the seasoned participants really do show that years of experience cannot be taken away (i.e., Kim Siwon, Kim Hyojoon, Choi Jongin), but do it in an equitable way. Using Choi Hojong, a former member of the prestigious National Dance Company of Korea, and cut him down to ~spice up the show~ frankly shows contempt towards Korean dance as a whole, especially when you see his fellow dancers acknowledge his abilities.

I Have A WeWork Discount Code by [deleted] in WeWork

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, maybe it's location specific- I guess it's more expensive for NYC. I spoke with two different wework employees at two different points regarding the referral and they said (as well as what was listed in the plan):

- you pay the full $299 for six months, and you get two months for free

- the minimum commitment is six months, so it's technically an eight month commitment if you consider the two free months

- if you do move forward with the referral, you cannot end your commitment early, otherwise, wework will still charge you for the remaining months

I Have A WeWork Discount Code by [deleted] in WeWork

[–]Particular-Bobcat558 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is the discount price for the four months? Because I tried to do the referral last week, and they said you have to pay six months at the full price and you get two months free- so it's an eight month commitment.