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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| 3MB wrote: |
| If you are going to even suggest suicide in Korean culture is seen as an honorable way to go, you havent been paying attention |
Fact is though that IS how it is percieved in korean culture. He atoned for his crimes and took responsibility...by commiting suicide. That is the view in this country.
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| It was always about him, and only him. |
Thats a bit harsh I think considering he was a human rights lawyer defending the disadvantaged in society...
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| He routinely spat on the fundaments of Korean law. |
Korean law has always been flexible and open to the differing interpretations of whoever wields power.
"Law" in Asia does not have the same rigid meaning as it does in the west. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Whatever. The guy was a moron.
Koreans just need something to get their panties in a knot about. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
Whatever. The guy was a moron.
Koreans just need something to get their panties in a knot about. |
What I find a little nauseous these days is the mass group emotionalism. A sort of media-driven phenomenon whereby the enitire population bonds together over the TV screen. Same with the UK and Princess Dianas funeral. It becomes a sort of abnormal socially acceptable emotional release for the nation to go into grief over someone they never knew personally, whose persona is tinted and sensationalised by media presentation.
Such a national catharsis is to me symptomatic of an ill society with deeper issues. Its simply not possible for a human to go into deep grief over another human that they never had any contact with. What they are in fact doing is expressing a national sadness with issues in their society as a whole. Perhaps its just a rare group hug from a people that usually do not allow themselves expression. |
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