u/SmilingDragonMikmek - originally fromr/GenZhou
They “invaded the south” after the US invaded Korea, outlawed the People’s Republic, and set up a military dictatorship in the south of the peninsula. They “invaded the south” after thousands of their countrymen under occupation were massacred for trying to shake off the US puppet government during the Jeju uprising.
History books will tell you that the Korean War started with the North invading the South, but only because they brush away and ignore all the American aggression leading up to that moment. When we invaded half the country and overthrew their government, that didn’t count in the eyes of Western historians.
u/juanlonelycantaloupe - originally fromr/GenZhou
The North also won what started out as a civil war and had nearly routed all combatants in the matter of a few weeks…then the United States decided to invade to “help”. Less people would have died, less property would have been destroyed if the U.S hadn’t put boots on the ground. This would be the equivalent to England or France invading the U.S and “help” the Confederacy win the civil war at the last minute. Not to mention it was an illegal declaration of war made by Truman without authorization from congress. I basically have the “Korean War” test when getting to know people. If they’ve heard of “No Gun Ri” I will take their views on foreign affairs seriously. If not, they can go fuck themselves because they don’t know anything.
u/SmilingDragonMikmek - originally from r/GenZhouThey “invaded the south” after the US invaded Korea, outlawed the People’s Republic, and set up a military dictatorship in the south of the peninsula. They “invaded the south” after thousands of their countrymen under occupation were massacred for trying to shake off the US puppet government during the Jeju uprising.
History books will tell you that the Korean War started with the North invading the South, but only because they brush away and ignore all the American aggression leading up to that moment. When we invaded half the country and overthrew their government, that didn’t count in the eyes of Western historians.
u/TopperHrly - originally from r/GenZhouYeah it would basically be like saying “Korea invaded Korea”.
u/juanlonelycantaloupe - originally from r/GenZhouThe North also won what started out as a civil war and had nearly routed all combatants in the matter of a few weeks…then the United States decided to invade to “help”. Less people would have died, less property would have been destroyed if the U.S hadn’t put boots on the ground. This would be the equivalent to England or France invading the U.S and “help” the Confederacy win the civil war at the last minute. Not to mention it was an illegal declaration of war made by Truman without authorization from congress. I basically have the “Korean War” test when getting to know people. If they’ve heard of “No Gun Ri” I will take their views on foreign affairs seriously. If not, they can go fuck themselves because they don’t know anything.