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moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

I traveled thru downtown tonight on the way to the cinema and couldn't believe all the police out or all the people still gathering - what's up with this?

yes, the present administration is behaving very badly - even despicably - for not letting the people gather on the grass in front of City Hall - but is it worth it to continue agitating like this? there was a week-long memorial, a public funeral, plenty of publicity, now it's time to go home.

if you don't like this president, vote him out of office - impeach him even if you must - but the only result continued mass gatherings are going to bring is more bad news for K as potential investors see nothing but civil unrest, a country that can't settle a decades old war and alienates foreigners by detaining them for alleged health issues.

NOT sparkling, Korea !

NOT dynamic, either !

and definitely NOT calm in the morning !

Intrepid · Joined: 13 May 2004 Location: Yongin

Definitely not calm in the morning, what with the various whatever-mongers shouting, etc.

But the respect--of course belated, and contradictory, and overly emotional--that they're showing for their first clean president ($6million in bribes, a pittance!) is pretty cool.

And to stick it to Lee MB for his vendetta against Roh, good on the people! Who (of us Yanks) is out there pushing back on Cheney and his bs attacks on Obama? OK, hold 'em, fold 'em, wait a minute, I've shown my cards, I'm done.

digsydinner · Joined: 24 May 2009

it's not that simple...if you don't understand why they're still there...don't bash it. paying respect here in korea is way different than paying respect in other countries...

FUBAR · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: The Y.C.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

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Forward Observer · Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: FOB Gloria

Ever since the world cup in 2002, Koreans have said (many times) that there is some kind of a psychological phenomenon going on with the masses gathering for something or the other. They love doing it, it's like an addiction. Can't be described in words they tell me, it's this need to get together for a common cause. It might have something to do with Confucianism, the way they operate in their society, the whole ignore strangers unless you know them thing...who knows. They're weird.

GoldMember · Joined: 24 Oct 2006

Does anyone know the name of any Korean Candle making companies, that are listed on the stock exchange? With all these candle light vigils going on all the time, I want to buy some stock in the companies making all the candles.

michaelambling · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Location: Paradise

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

Roh was a victim of Confuscianism. He took the fall for his older corrupt brother. If he were younger, I bet it would have been different.

I don't blame 2MB for this at all. There was a discrepancy with some bribe-taking, and questions were asked. Roh admitted to taking it, so they pressed charges. He cowardly (Yes, Hyeon Een, cowardly) took his own life rather than face justice.

All this for a president that had a popularity rating of less than 10%. People here are fickle.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Was it proven that he was "squeaky clean" and that ONLY his family was responsible for all of the bribes?

Seems to me, the prosecution was about to interview him to determine much of that when Roh committed suicide.

"It's sad how the historical record is romanticized without determined fact merely to provide the masses with a hero." - Maeritesch

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

The Left in this country will use nearly any reason to mobilize and come out in force. I say 'nearly any reason' because they never protest the injustices from the North, nor do they show such vigor in actually getting jobs.

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moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

If you actually ask Korean people they will tell you that they really don't like the style of 2MB. Too many flashbacks to the dictator days. Noh's death is a vehicle to protest against the strong-arm tactics being used by 2MB to prevent other protests.

2MB is a bit too fond of sending out the riot police. He also hates those candle-lit protests, yet Korean people love them. And it's not just leftist agitators. These protests consist of a pretty wide cross-section. A lot of high-school and college students.