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]]> By: gbnhj http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13777 gbnhj Sat, 09 Apr 2005 05:32:34 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13777 Perhaps (as robertneff103 noted in another thread) the use of nicknames, and the anonymity that they bring, fosters an atmosphere in which people feel less bound by social stricture. Or perhaps, because this type of communication does not allow for all the non-verbal communication, what we read becomes misinterpreted or overblown, and we overreact. I know that I??m as guilty as anyone in that regard. Also, it seems that we are fated to meet odd or irrational people on occasion, regardless of where we are, but the only way to deal with them is by either ignoring them or responding in this public forum. Perhaps (as robertneff103 noted in another thread) the use of nicknames, and the anonymity that they bring, fosters an atmosphere in which people feel less bound by social stricture. Or perhaps, because this type of communication does not allow for all the non-verbal communication, what we read becomes misinterpreted or overblown, and we overreact. I know that I??m as guilty as anyone in that regard.
Also, it seems that we are fated to meet odd or irrational people on occasion, regardless of where we are, but the only way to deal with them is by either ignoring them or responding in this public forum.

]]> By: The Marmot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13776 The Marmot Sat, 09 Apr 2005 03:36:03 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13776 Mark: Why do 75% of the comments strings on Marmot??s Hole transform into ethnic hatred? Korea??tossed-salad or melting pot? I wonder the same thing myself. Many of the comments I get are really quite insightful, and for this, I am extremely grateful. Heck, I'm grateful I get any readers at all. But as the anonymous commenter pointed out, some of my comment threads have developed in such a way that the good comments get overshadowed by the flaming and generalizations, something that not only hinders productive discussion, but also gives my blog a bad name. I don't know quite how to go about changing this situation without becoming a full-time discussion group monitor, which a have neither the intention nor desire of becoming. Mark: Why do 75% of the comments strings on Marmot??s Hole transform into ethnic hatred? Korea??tossed-salad or melting pot?

I wonder the same thing myself. Many of the comments I get are really quite insightful, and for this, I am extremely grateful. Heck, I’m grateful I get any readers at all. But as the anonymous commenter pointed out, some of my comment threads have developed in such a way that the good comments get overshadowed by the flaming and generalizations, something that not only hinders productive discussion, but also gives my blog a bad name. I don’t know quite how to go about changing this situation without becoming a full-time discussion group monitor, which a have neither the intention nor desire of becoming.

]]> By: non korean http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13775 non korean Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:42:24 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13775 Another case of Korea's leaders making some really huge, really stupid mistakes. Reminds me of the leadership in Korea in the time running up to Japanese annexation. Another case of Korea’s leaders making some really huge, really stupid mistakes. Reminds me of the leadership in Korea in the time running up to Japanese annexation.

]]> By: Pavlov3 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13774 Pavlov3 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:06:40 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13774 The topic was actually about the Unification Minister doubting North Korea does anything bad...its just those dasdardly Americans making stuff up....ok then..why... Has Austrialia, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and China seized North Korean ships smuggling drugs and counterfeit money....did North Korea admit to kidnapping Japanese citizens (many of whom died mysterious at young ages), did a Korean war POW escape from North Korea where he was held illegally for 50 years, did Libya get nuclear material from North Korea regardless of whose hands it went through first(it means they export it), and why on earth is the EU preparing to condeme North Korean Human rights. I skipped the gulags, mass pubic executions, political starvations etc etc etc. Hey Korea, this isn't a US conspiracy against the peace loving North Koreans, Korea is the only country that believes them. I had a chance to study with some really neat Chinese academics, they don't even like North Korea, it is just a buffer. The topic was actually about the Unification Minister doubting North Korea does anything bad…its just those dasdardly Americans making stuff up….ok then..why…

Has Austrialia, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and China seized North Korean ships smuggling drugs and counterfeit money….did North Korea admit to kidnapping Japanese citizens (many of whom died mysterious at young ages), did a Korean war POW escape from North Korea where he was held illegally for 50 years, did Libya get nuclear material from North Korea regardless of whose hands it went through first(it means they export it), and why on earth is the EU preparing to condeme North Korean Human rights. I skipped the gulags, mass pubic executions, political starvations etc etc etc.

Hey Korea, this isn’t a US conspiracy against the peace loving North Koreans, Korea is the only country that believes them. I had a chance to study with some really neat Chinese academics, they don’t even like North Korea, it is just a buffer.

]]> By: dave http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13773 dave Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:36:23 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13773 anonymous ... that's true ... i'm probably guilty of using anecdotal evidence and making generalised statements too. also, remember that the audience here is mostly foreigners in korea. as outsiders, people coming to korea have a polarised view of things based on their own culture. show me a culture *or country* that doesn't think they do things better ... that kind of thing would come across as ethnic hatred too. anonymous …

that’s true … i’m probably guilty of using anecdotal evidence and making generalised statements too.

also, remember that the audience here is mostly foreigners in korea. as outsiders, people coming to korea have a polarised view of things based on their own culture.

show me a culture *or country* that doesn’t think they do things better … that kind of thing would come across as ethnic hatred too.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13772 anonymous Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:21:41 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13772 Why do 75% of the comments strings on Marmot??s Hole transform into ethnic hatred? Just as, in economics, bad money drives out good; so in the blogosphere do stupid posters drive out smart. Dorks apparently have a lot more energy and free time. Why do 75% of the comments strings on Marmot??s Hole transform into ethnic hatred?

Just as, in economics, bad money drives out good; so in the blogosphere do stupid posters drive out smart. Dorks apparently have a lot more energy and free time.

]]> By: rowan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/08/unification-ministry-official-on-crack/#comment-13771 rowan Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:56:42 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1539#comment-13771 maybe i'm mistaken, but didn't the korean government also say that they doubted that NK actually had nukes? maybe i’m mistaken, but didn’t the korean government also say that they doubted that NK actually had nukes?

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