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[Ya-ta Boy]

Asia Times Online has a good writer who published a different look at the protests.

Party time at South Korea's protest 2.0
By Sunny Lee

SEOUL - This is strange. Even as anti-government demonstrations in South Korea go, this is an odd, odd scene. Even a foreigner thinks so. "I have never seen anything like this before," said Jeff Lazar, an American activist observing the ongoing protests here over the import of beef from the United States. "It's like a festival. They are even using a laser projector to write their protest words in the air. It's effective because it's fun. It's also a sure attention-grabber," he adds.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/JF13Dg01.html


His last article was also good:Can God save Mr Bulldozer?

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/JE29Dg01.html

[Gwangjuboy]

What was good about that? Yes, Sunny Lee isn't some half-literate ingrate but it didn't set the journalistic world on fire either. I detected a pro-protestor sentiment in an article which didn't reveal anything which we didn't already know. I would hardly call it enlightening.

[Unposter]

I always assumed one of the reasons protesting the Vietnam War in the U.S. became popular was because it was fun. Over time, protests became more and more serious; Liberals became more and more serious and well, people tuned out.

I think the Koreans have got the right idea. Maybe, the impetus was beef but lets hope it spreads to a whole spate of problems that Korea suffers from, if nothing else autocratic government.

I wonder what the British thought of the Boston Tea Party - If they don't like the tax then they just don't have to buy it???

[Gwangjuboy]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[mj roach]

countown to 'canlelight babies' in 9 mos. it'll be interesting to see % of the spike (if any?)

anyone else think so?