Comments on: Gwangju Uprising — Day 3 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/20/gwangju-uprising-day-3/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: link http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/20/gwangju-uprising-day-3/#comment-3766 link Mon, 24 May 2004 05:38:16 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=811#comment-3766 to. Marmot/ 80??? 5?????쨈???쩌??쩌 ??짚??흹 ??흸?????흹?쩌흹?짚???흹 ????짠? ?쨀??짠???흸???? ?째??????흹???? ???????scott??쨈??쩌?????????흸?짼???쩌 ?????쩌 ??짢?짠?????짼흸 ?짠흸??쑩?????????흸??? ????짠??짠흸, 5?????쨈???쩌 ??????????????짠???? ?짠????????흹쩌?징흹 ??째????????쩌??쩌 ??쨈??흸?쨀? ?????짚?쨀? ????째?????????짚. PING: TITLE: Kwangju, 5.18, and the Marmot BLOG NAME: Budaechigae ?쨋??흸??째흸?째흹 The Marmot reminds us all that the events of the Kwangju Uprising (May18-27) extended past 5.18 here and here. The timeline is a great way to see the events unfold in this emotionally charged, tragic, and important event. Kudos to to. Marmot/ 80??? 5?????쨈???쩌??쩌 ??짚??흹 ??흸?????흹?쩌흹?짚???흹 ????짠? ?쨀??짠???흸???? ?째??????흹???? ???????scott??쨈??쩌?????????흸?짼???쩌 ?????쩌 ??짢?짠?????짼흸 ?짠흸??쑩?????????흸??? ????짠??짠흸, 5?????쨈???쩌 ??????????????짠???? ?짠????????흹쩌?징흹 ??째????????쩌??쩌 ??쨈??흸?쨀? ?????짚?쨀? ????째?????????짚.

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The Marmot reminds us all that the events of the Kwangju Uprising (May18-27) extended past 5.18 here and here. The timeline is a great way to see the events unfold in this emotionally charged, tragic, and important event. Kudos to

]]> By: Tony http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/20/gwangju-uprising-day-3/#comment-3765 Tony Sat, 22 May 2004 09:01:04 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=811#comment-3765 I had heard an accusation that the US was involved, in light of US operational control over the Korean military. I never understood what the truth of that was. Are there any non-partisan sources discussing that? I had heard an accusation that the US was involved, in light of US operational control over the Korean military. I never understood what the truth of that was. Are there any non-partisan sources discussing that?

]]> By: Scott http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/20/gwangju-uprising-day-3/#comment-3764 Scott Sat, 22 May 2004 00:55:58 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=811#comment-3764 There was a reason this uprising happened in Kwangju and not elsewhere in South Korea. Some other posters have mentioned regionalism and it seems pretty clear that that is what it was all about. Had a political player with a power base in Cholla taken over the government the uprising would have occured in Busan or Taegu, while Kwangju would have been relatively calm (and I'm sure paratroopers from the Cholla region would have been just as willing to put the hurt on those damn Kyoungsang province upstarts). This is not to say Chun is forgivable for what he did, and it is sickening that he has gotten off without any real punishment. And it is true that what happened in Kwangju turned out to be a rallying cry for true democracy. But it seems like the motivation for the uprising itself is not as glamorously ideal as some people now try to paint it. It reminds me somewhat of when I watched the Mel Gibson movie, "The Patriot." The war for independence from Britain itself was not really the idealistic aim for freedom from tyrannical rule and democracy. It was just some rich men who didn't want to pay taxes anymore and wanted to be in charge. They wanted "their" group to be in power, not others. Might not Kwangju come from the same type of motivation? There was a reason this uprising happened in Kwangju and not elsewhere in South Korea. Some other posters have mentioned regionalism and it seems pretty clear that that is what it was all about.

Had a political player with a power base in Cholla taken over the government the uprising would have occured in Busan or Taegu, while Kwangju would have been relatively calm (and I’m sure paratroopers from the Cholla region would have been just as willing to put the hurt on those damn Kyoungsang province upstarts).

This is not to say Chun is forgivable for what he did, and it is sickening that he has gotten off without any real punishment. And it is true that what happened in Kwangju turned out to be a rallying cry for true democracy.

But it seems like the motivation for the uprising itself is not as glamorously ideal as some people now try to paint it.

It reminds me somewhat of when I watched the Mel Gibson movie, “The Patriot.” The war for independence from Britain itself was not really the idealistic aim for freedom from tyrannical rule and democracy. It was just some rich men who didn’t want to pay taxes anymore and wanted to be in charge. They wanted “their” group to be in power, not others.

Might not Kwangju come from the same type of motivation?

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