Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| bosintang wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
| casey's moon wrote: |
| When it comes to other issues related to Japan, I tell him that my home country couldn't survive without tolerance. |
That's the difference: Korea wouldn't have survived as a distinct people with their own language if they were more tolerant.
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This may explain historical reasons for Koreans being so stubbornly irrational at times, but is this a good thing for contemporary Korean society? By being xenophobic, irrational, and dare I say a little backward, will this continue to keep Korea a "distinct" place? I suppose it will, after all it's been working for North Korea just fine.
As for the next generation of South Koreans -- and maybe even future generations of North Koreans -- I hope they grow up to be adjusted, happy adults in a safe and secure world where they can focus their abundant energy on more endearing things than hate, anger, and resentment. I hope they can be "distinct" in a positive way, rather than just being "distinct" for the sake of being "distinct". |
Actually, Korean ethnic nationalism was worsened by the Japanese occupation, which is an understandable result of their attempts to erradicated Korean identity. |
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