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sojusucks
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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:46 am Post subject: New Pledge of Allegiance to Reflect Growing Multiculturalism |
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The military has decided to omit the word "minjok," which refers to the Korean race, from the oath of enlistment for officers and soldiers, and replace it with "the citizen." The measure reflects the growing number of foreigners who gain Korean citizenship and of children from mixed marriages entering military service.
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Due to a persistently low birth rate, fewer young men are eligible for mandatory military service, while the number of multicultural families is increasing. According to the Ministry of Public Affairs and Security, there were 103,400 children (52,800 males) from multicultural families as of 2009. And among them, 6,431 were between the ages of 16 and 18.
In January, the military scrapped a rule excluding males of mixed-race families from mandatory military service. Around 350 men falling into that category underwent physical examination and around 100 of them are presently serving on active duty. And there are 140 career soldiers whose spouses come from abroad. |
Source: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/18/2011041801112.html |
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Julius
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:11 am Post subject: |
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The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. Thats great.
The Korean mindset is taking too long to do the same however. |
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comm
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. Thats great.
The Korean mindset is taking too long to do the same however. |
Eliminating the institutionalization of racism is the key element... I'm not surprised the Korean mindset isn't moving any faster though. Still, I wonder if the global economic crap-out will increase nationalism/racism around the world. |
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sml7285
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| The Korean mindset is taking too long to do the same however. |
Define too long. The 13th Amendment was adopted in the US in 1865, but the first step towards integration, Brown v Board, wasn't ruled upon until 1954. That's 89 years between the end of slavery and the beginning of integration. 58 years later, there are still people in the US who discriminate against African Americans.
It's human nature to stay the course and to hold on to one's beliefs, moral or not. This is not some sort of flaw with the "Korean mindset", it's a flaw with humans in general. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| sml7285 wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The Korean mindset is taking too long to do the same however. |
Define too long. |
When you have people who have been exposed to international media, lived abroad for years, dated or even married foreigners, studied abroad at universities..and so on.....who still harbor the same tired mindset..then hope begins to fade. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| sml7285 wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The Korean mindset is taking too long to do the same however. |
Define too long. |
When you have people who have been exposed to international media, lived abroad for years, dated or even married foreigners, studied abroad at universities..and so on.....who still harbor the same tired mindset..then hope begins to fade. |
I would say that most Koreans don't fit these categories. And most Koreans that DO probably have a different mindset.
And anyway it's still a pretty closed society.
It was just a few years ago that a survey showed that 42% of Koreans had never spoken to a foreigner. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:32 am Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
Is that supposed to make me feel optimistic? |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
The Koreans barely survived an attempt of cultural genocide by the Japanese and the American media will finish them off. |
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No_hite_pls
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Don't hate me because I'm right
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
The Koreans barely survived an attempt of cultural genocide by the Japanese and the American media will finish them off. |
Korean culture is very much alive and well. |
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comm
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| No_hite_pls wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| The Koreans barely survived an attempt of cultural genocide by the Japanese and the American media will finish them off. |
Korean culture is very much alive and well. |
The more English that Koreans use, the greater the torrent of Western media will drown out native Korean culture, for better or worse. |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Korea must become like everywhere else for the sake of diversity. |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| No_hite_pls wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
The Koreans barely survived an attempt of cultural genocide by the Japanese and the American media will finish them off. |
Korean culture is very much alive and well. |
Extrapolate current cultural trends and birth rates two hundreds year in the future. Then, the Koreans no longer exist. They're a footnote in human history. Nothing else. Nothing more. A footnote. |
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sml7285
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:48 am Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| No_hite_pls wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
The Koreans barely survived an attempt of cultural genocide by the Japanese and the American media will finish them off. |
Korean culture is very much alive and well. |
Extrapolate current cultural trends and birth rates two hundreds year in the future. Then, the Koreans no longer exist. They're a footnote in human history. Nothing else. Nothing more. A footnote. |
*Facepalm* Since birthrates never fluctuate... |
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luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
| The structures of institutionalized racism are slowly being dismantled. The country is slowly opening up to a more enlightened era. |
Gotta wait for the youngest generation, raised on MTV, to take over before any real change is noticeable. For some reasons why, see my post on "Communication differences" in this forum. |
The Koreans barely survived an attempt of cultural genocide by the Japanese and the American media will finish them off. |
oh please. Chinese are immigrating into Korea in huge numbers - if anything, Korean culture will continue to expand in Asia (from the influence upon the Chinese) and in the west, more Koreans speaking English and having families means sharing their culture with Westerners. "American" media is a mixture of cultures, btw. |
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