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The Exciting World of South Korean Protests!
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Geckoman



Joined: 07 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:15 am    Post subject: The Exciting World of South Korean Protests! Reply with quote

The Exciting World of South Korean Protests!

http://www.who-sucks.com/people/the-exciting-world-of-south-korean-protests

The link above has great photos and info about South Korean protests.

Korean protesters are definitely extreme.

Cool
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jackooboy



Joined: 02 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Disgusting!
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toddswift



Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should turn this into a coffee table book and market it on the streets of seoul! Im sure lots of koreans would love to own one as sort of a family photo album!
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Pak Yu Man



Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol

Little Min-suk: "Look mommy...there's daddy on fire"
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Qinella



Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for posting this. Interesting read.
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gmat



Joined: 29 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WTF Shocked What is the point of tearing up a pig Question *beep*-tards.
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browneyedgirl



Joined: 17 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now I'm having second thoughts about moving to Korea Shocked
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Geckoman



Joined: 07 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:59 am    Post subject: Korean Protesters Tear Live Pig Apart! Reply with quote

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WTF What is the point of tearing up a pig *beep*-tards.


I actually recently posted a thread about that very episode under the
Current Events Forum.

I posted an article about the episode and a link to more pictures of it.

To see more information about that animal cruelty episode go to the thread at:

Korean Protesters Tear Live Pig Apart!
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=94388&highlight=

Cruelty to animals is wrong. Crying or Very sad
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MrsSeoul



Joined: 31 May 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very funny. Do these people have lives? Girlfriends? Boyfriends? Rolling Eyes
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Dev



Joined: 18 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's one thing a lot of these protests have in common: They're violent.

Korea needs more peace. Ther's been enough violence in this country for God's sake.
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Geckoman



Joined: 07 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:11 am    Post subject: More Pictures! Reply with quote

Regarding the protest in which some Koreans tore a live pig apart,
here are some more pictures of that savage and cruel act.

http://www.radiohankook.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=freeboard&page=4&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=1898
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chris_J2



Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:24 am    Post subject: Riots Reply with quote

I grew up watching tv news footage of various riots in South Korea since 1980. I used to think (wrongly) that student protestors were misguided, crazy, & that throwing rocks & molatov c0cktails at the army was a national 'sport'. My views changed after attending University. These students were heros, with the courage of their convictions, unlike a lot of armchair critics today. They did not want South Korea to go the same way as North Korea, & slide into a permanent military dictatorship. Do a quick check on the various South Korean Presidents since 1980, & their abuse of the democratic process, if you're unconvinced. I just got back from Gwangju, ground zero of the 1980 riot, in which hundreds (if not thousands) of students were massacred by the army.

The article linked to discusses the quirky & more unusual contemporary protests. Yes, a live piglet being killed is not pleasant, but far less horrific than the murder of hundreds of students by overzealous police & army.
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monkinwonderland



Joined: 17 May 2007

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:28 am    Post subject: Re: Riots Reply with quote

chris_J2 wrote:
I grew up watching tv news footage of various riots in South Korea since 1980. I used to think (wrongly) that student protestors were misguided, crazy, & that throwing rocks & molatov c0cktails at the army was a national 'sport'. My views changed after attending University. These students were heros, with the courage of their convictions, unlike a lot of armchair critics today. They did not want South Korea to go the same way as North Korea, & slide into a permanent military dictatorship. Do a quick check on the various South Korean Presidents since 1980, & their abuse of the democratic process, if you're unconvinced. I just got back from Gwangju, ground zero of the 1980 riot, in which hundreds (if not thousands) of students were massacred by the army.

The article linked to discusses the quirky & more unusual contemporary protests. Yes, a live piglet being killed is not pleasant, but far less horrific than the murder of hundreds of students by overzealous police & army.


How far they've come:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2878749
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endo



Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:47 am    Post subject: Re: Riots Reply with quote

monkinwonderland wrote:
chris_J2 wrote:
I grew up watching tv news footage of various riots in South Korea since 1980. I used to think (wrongly) that student protestors were misguided, crazy, & that throwing rocks & molatov c0cktails at the army was a national 'sport'. My views changed after attending University. These students were heros, with the courage of their convictions, unlike a lot of armchair critics today. They did not want South Korea to go the same way as North Korea, & slide into a permanent military dictatorship. Do a quick check on the various South Korean Presidents since 1980, & their abuse of the democratic process, if you're unconvinced. I just got back from Gwangju, ground zero of the 1980 riot, in which hundreds (if not thousands) of students were massacred by the army.

The article linked to discusses the quirky & more unusual contemporary protests. Yes, a live piglet being killed is not pleasant, but far less horrific than the murder of hundreds of students by overzealous police & army.


How far they've come:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2878749


At least the are active and doing something.

This is one thing I really respect and admire about Korean culture. Their activeness in civil society.

Now it can be extreme and off base in some instances, but other than that it's a healthy sign of a democracy.
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chris_J2



Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:49 am    Post subject: Riots Reply with quote

Judging from that article, I'd say that todays Korean student protestors have regressed! Excessive cellphone charges as a life or death matter indeed!

endo wrote:

Quote:
At least they are active and doing something. This is one thing I really respect and admire about Korean culture. Their activeness in civil society. Now it can be extreme and off base in some instances, but other than that, it's a healthy sign of a democracy.


Agreed.


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