NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThe Worrying Democratic Erosions in South Koreawww.newyorker.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoSouth Korea was overtly a puppet dictatorship until the mid 80s, now their military is still subordinate to US pacific command.
minus-squarefreaglelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 year agoWhy are we worried about “eroding democracy” when South Korea is a construct of the USA explicitly created to stop the self determination of the Korean people in order to defeat anti-capitalist ideology?
What?
South Korea was overtly a puppet dictatorship until the mid 80s, now their military is still subordinate to US pacific command.
Why are we worried about “eroding democracy” when South Korea is a construct of the USA explicitly created to stop the self determination of the Korean people in order to defeat anti-capitalist ideology?