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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:03 am Post subject: Gord's contribution to Friendship Year 2005 |
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The most disturbing images of the year were drawings on exhibit at Gyulhyeon Station on the Incheon subway line. The crayon sketches from the students of Gyeyang Middle School depicted the Japanese islands either awash in flames or getting bombed, stabbed or stomped.
Warlike South Korean stickmen attacked bloodied Japanese stickmen; skulls and crossbones and burning flags were prominent motifs, along with the words "Kill! Die!" as well as some foul language. Photos of the exhibit were taken by a Canadian expatriate and posted online. The photos drew thousands of hits and much commentary. Shortly after the buzz on the web, the pictures were removed from the public eye. |
Is this an honor, Gord? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:23 am Post subject: |
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There are extremists everywhere. That is not news to anyone.
Up till the internet, extremists could disseminate their views in relative privacy among their target audience and foreigners would not know. Now that we have near instantaneous world-wide communication, governments will have to learn that they can't openly support extremist views and not have the entire world know they are doing it.
It's one thing to get drunk and spout off to your friends because you know they agree with you. It's another thing entirely to do it in a mixed crowd where lots of people think you are just a drunk idiot.
World-wide attention probably is a healthy development and will help moderate government-endorsed views. A good thing, in my opinion. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| Gord drew them with his coloured marker pens? |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
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i swear there was a thread about this topic before. Maybe it was on the "other" board, I can't remember. Either that or 2006 seems to be repeating 2005.  |
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